Riyad Vinci Wadia (19 September 1967 – 30 November 2003) was an Indian independent filmmaker from Bombay, known for his short film, BOMgAY (1996), possibly the very first gay themed movie from India.[1] Born into the filmmaking Wadia family, he inherited the production company Wadia Movietone which is known for the Fearless Nadia movies which are one of their kind in the superwoman and stunt genre[2] when other movies of their time usually portrayed women in submissive roles. Wadia is also known for his award-winning documentary on Nadia, Fearless: The Hunterwali Story (1993), which was written about in Time magazine and made a name for Riyad at the very outset of his brief but impactful career.[3]
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RiyadVinciWadia (19 September 1967 – 30 November 2003) was an Indian independent filmmaker from Bombay, known for his short film, BOMgAY (1996), possibly...
Bomgay is a 1996 Indian anthology of short films directed by RiyadVinciWadia and Jangu Sethna. The film stars Kushal Punjabi and Rahul Bose with music...
birthday, due to age-related diseases. In 1993, Nadia's grandnephew, RiyadVinciWadia, made a documentary of her life and films, called Fearless: The Hunterwali...
Year Title Role Director 1996 Bomgay RiyadVinciWadia, Jangu Sethna 1998 Bombay Boys Kaizad Gustad 2003 Andaaz Raj Kanwar 2003 Sssshhh... Nikhil Pavan...
the same banner in 1947, which functioned till 1981. RiyadVinciWadia, grandson of J.B.H. Wadia inherited the studio in 1990. He is most known for his...
of Gay Men to be held in Bombay. 1996 - RiyadVinciWadia produced an Independent short film, Bomgay. Riyad was then in the process of generating funds...
Rose Venkatesan First transgender TV host in India[citation needed] RiyadVinciWadia Filmmaker Vijayarajamallika Transgender poet Sruthy Sithara Actress...
Instituted in memory of late filmmaker RiyadVinciWadia, who made India’s first gay film BOMgAY, the RiyadWadia Award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker...
Lai Bandit Queen — Shekhar Kapur Fearless: The Hunterwali Story — RiyadVinciWadia The Kite (Patang) — Goutam Ghose Roja — Mani Ratnam Strawberry and...
titled Fearless: the Hunterwali Story was made by Nadia's grandnephew RiyadVinciWadia in 1993 on the actress' life. In April 2013, during the centenary...
AIDS activist Gideon Mendel. She has also worked with Roy Wadia, brother of RiyadVinciWadia who worked for World Health Organization. She is the creative...
queens' Gulabi Aaina which came 9 years after India's first gay film, RiyadVinciWadia's Bomgay. Gulabi Aaina has screened at more than 70 international film...
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