Homi Adajania is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for directing the 2012 blockbuster film ‘Cocktail’. In 2023, he directed and produced the TV series ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo’, which premiered on Disney+Hotstar.
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Wiki/Biography
Homi Adajania was born in 1972 (age 51 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai. He completed his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: brown
Family
He belongs to a Parsi family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Espy Adajania; He was an Indian Army officer. He was a pioneer of amateur boxing in India and also served as an administrator of the sport and a referee for various high-profile matches. His mother’s name is Persis Adajania. Homi Adajania had a sister named Zia Dewan Adajania, who died due to heart disease in 2014.
wife and children
Homi Adajania married Anaita Shroff Adajania in 2002. The couple has two sons named Zane Adajania and Zereh Adajania.
Homi Adajania with his wife
Homi Adajania’s wife and son
other relatives
Famous YouTuber Sherezade Shroff is his sister-in-law. She is married to Vaibhav Talwar, who is an actor and model.
livelihood
film
Homi Adajania made his directorial debut with the Indian English-language film Being Cyrus (2005), starring Saif Ali Khan. However, the film could not do much at the box office.
Poster of the movie ‘Being Cyrus’
In 2012, he directed the Bollywood film ‘Cocktail’, which was declared a box office hit. He worked as a director and screenwriter for the film ‘Finding Fanny’ (2014). It was a bilingual film which was released in Hindi and English languages. He debuted as a producer with the short film ‘My Choice’ (2015); He also wrote and directed the film. This short film was a part of Vogue’s women’s empowerment campaign. In 2017, he produced the Bollywood film ‘Raabta’ starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon.
Poster of the movie ‘Raabta’
Adajania worked as the story writer for the Hindi comedy-drama film ‘The Fakir of Venice’ (2019). In 2020, he directed the film ‘Angrezi Medium’.
TV series
In 2023, he directed and produced the crime drama TV series ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo’ which premiered on Hotstar. The TV series starred Dimple Kapadia, Radhika Madan and Naseeruddin Shah in lead roles.
Poster of TV series ‘Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo’
Controversy
Criticism for short film ‘My Choice’
In 2015, Homi Adajania was widely criticized for giving the wrong message in his short film ‘My Choice’. The film was based on women empowerment and talked about women’s freedom of choice. Critics considered the film to be ‘sexist or male-condemning’ for one of the dialogues in the film, which quotes,
To marry or not to marry is my choice… to have sex before marriage or to have sex outside marriage is my choice…”
Adajania later said that his film was misunderstood by audiences. He clarified in an interview that he had no intention of hurting people’s perceptions and notions. However, he also said that it became more viral due to misunderstandings and criticism about his film. Talking about this in an interview he said,
Ironically, it was because of the misunderstanding that #MyChoice went viral and if that’s what people need to discuss gender equality, then I’m willing to suffer the consequences and be misunderstood. More power to women and let’s hope a healthy discussion on gender equality continues.”
Awards and Achievements
- In 2006, he won the Silver Hanuman Award at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival for the film ‘Being Cyrus’.
- In 2013, he was nominated for the ‘Best Director’ award at the Producers Guild Film Awards (now known as Apsara Awards) for the film ‘Cocktail’.
- In 2021, he was nominated for ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Film Director’ awards for the film ‘Angrezi Medium’.
pony
He has a fish tattooed on his right bicep.
Homi Adajania has a tattoo on his right bicep
Favorite
- Authors: Gabriel García Márquez, Isabel Allende and Albert Camus
Facts/General Knowledge
- Homi Adajania always wanted to be a commercial scuba diver, but since that job involved the risk of death, he decided to pursue a career in the film industry and joined an advertising kingpin after completing his college.
- His father ran a petrol pump in the red light area of Mumbai and after his death when he was 23, Homi Adjaina took over the business. He found it very difficult to run a petrol pump in an area where there were prostitutes, mafia and policemen all around. In an interview, he shared a terrible incident that happened to him while working there. He said,
This was extremely non-constructive and dangerous. I remember how once my manager was caught in front of me while taking cash to the bank and his fingers were cut off.
- In an interview, he revealed that it took him 10 years to get out of the state of fear that had developed in his mind while working in the red light area. He said he traveled for 10 years to prepare himself to work elsewhere. He also revealed that he took up various odd jobs to meet his travel expenses.
- Apart from film production, Adajania also has a keen interest in sports. He has played as a winger for the rugby team named ‘Bombay Gymkhana’ in Mumbai. He is also a certified CMAS (Conféderation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques) scuba diving instructor and has worked in the Lakshadweep Islands for almost eight years.
- He shot his first film ‘Being Cyrus’ in his bungalow in Panchgani, Maharashtra, which he later sold to Bollywood actor Aamir Khan.
- In 2014, he was criticized by the paparazzi after he was caught kissing Deepika Padukone at a party while he was drunk.
Homi Adajania kissing Deepika Padukone
- He is the best friend of Dinesh Vijan, who is a Bollywood director.
Homi Adajania (left) with Dinesh Vijan
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