: More than Fearless Nadia: Rare memorabilia from films by the Wadia brothers on auction #IndiaNEWS The legacy of the storied Wadia Movietone banner is often equated with the 41 films it produced with

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More than Fearless Nadia: Rare memorabilia from films by the Wadia brothers on auction #IndiaNEWS
The legacy of the storied Wadia Movietone banner is often equated with the 41 films it produced with the actor Fearless Nadia. Introduced by the studio in Lal-e-Yaman in 1933, the stunt film legend (real name Mary Ann Evans) and Wadia Movietone were synonymous long after her final film, Khiladi, in 1968.An upcoming online auction seeks to remind cinephiles that there is more to Wadia Movietone than Fearless Nadia. The Prinseps Auction House and Gallery is offering original posters, lobby cards and song booklets from films that go beyond its whip-wielding heroine. These include artwork related to the productions Balam (1949), Captain Kishore (1957), Madhosh (1951), and Tasveer (1966).Wadia Movietone was set up by JBH Wadia and his brother Homi Wadia in 1933. Its productions included stunt and fantasy films, mythologicals and dramas about social issues. The siblings directed films as well as hired outside talent to helm their productions.In 1942, Homi Wadia set up Basant Pictures, under which he produced and directed his own films. The brothers continued to collaborate under a third banner, Wadia Brothers.“The individual films might not be remembered, but their collective imprint is still there,� Roy Wadia, JBH Wadia’s grandson, told Scroll.in. “Rightly or wrongly, stunt films continue to define Wadia Movietone because of Nadia’s outsized personality. But...Read more

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