Riyad Vinci Wadia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Riyad Vinci Wadia

Indian film director

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 30-Nov-2003

Profession: film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Riyad Vinci Wadia

  • 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.
  • 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 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.

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