Homi Adajania (born 1972) is an Indian film director and writer. He made his directorial debut with ''

Being Cyrus ''Being Cyrus'' is a 2005 Indian English-language thriller film directed by Homi Adajania. The film revolves around a dysfunctional Parsi family. The film was originally titled '' Akoori'', a reference to a traditional Parsi scrambled-eggs-like s ...

'' (2006), an English-language psychological drama. He followed this with the commercially successful Hindi-language romantic comedy ''

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'' (2012). After this Adajania directed the satire ''

Finding Fanny ''Finding Fanny'' is a 2014 Indian English- language satirical road film directed and written by Homi Adajania and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films and presented by Fox Star Studios. Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Pankaj Kapur, D ...

''.

Career

Adajania entered the film industry directing and co-writing the English-language psychological drama ''

'' (2006) starring

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, and

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. The film earned critical acclaim, despite being commercially unsuccessful. Film critic Rajeev Masand called it "a stylish thriller that's told in an immensely engaging style." Adajania's second directorial venture was the Hindi-language romantic comedy ''

'' (2012). The film was written by filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan under their banner

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. The lead roles were played by Khan,

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, and debutante actress

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, while Kapadia and

featured in supporting roles. After its three-week run,

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declared the film a hit in India and abroad. It earned mixed to positive reviews from critics. Adajania's third directorial venture, the satirical comedy ''

'', was released in September 2014 in both English and Hindi. The film starred an ensemble cast including Shah, Kapadia,

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, Padukone, and

Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance ''Ishaqzaade'' which ...

. The film received mostly positive reviews, and had a steady run at the box office. His next project was a Hindi film, ''

Angrezi Medium ''Angrezi Medium'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Homi Adajania and produced under the production banner Maddock Films. A spiritual sequel to the 2017 film ''Hindi Medium'', the film stars Irrfan Khan, Radhika ...

'', starring

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Radhika Madan Radhika Madan (born 1 May 1995) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films. After graduating from the Jesus and Mary College, she began her acting career with the television soap opera ''Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' (2014–2016). ...

and

Deepak Dobriyal Deepak Dobriyal (born 1 September 1975) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is recipient of a Filmfare award. He worked in many Bollywood films such as '' Omkara'' (2006), ''Shaurya'' (2008), ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), ...

which released on March 12 2020.

Personal life

Anaita Shroff Adajania, Homi Adajania at India's 50 Best Dressed Men, 2012 (18)

Adajania was born in a

Parsi Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim conq ...

family. His father,

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, was an Indian Army officer and a pioneer of

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in India who went onto serve as a top administrator of the sport and as a referee officiated high profile matches. Homi lost his sister, Zia Diwan Adajania, to a stroke in 2014. He is married to fashion stylist and the Fashion Director of ''

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'',

Anaita Shroff Adajania Anaita Shroff Adajania is an Indian fashion stylist, costume designer and actress. She is the Fashion Director for ''Vogue India'' magazine. Early life Adajania was born in Mumbai in a Parsis, Parsi family. She attended The Bombay International ...

and has two children. His sister-in-law, Scherezade Shroff - a well known YouTuber, is married to actor

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. He played in his youth for the

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rugby football team in Mumbai. He is a certified CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) dive instructor, and used to teach in the

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islands.

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* Living people Indian male screenwriters Film directors from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors Cathedral and John Connon School alumni 1972 births Parsi people from Mumbai {{India-film-bio-stub