26-457: Being Cyrus is a 2005 Indian English-language drama 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 side dish. The film is the directorial debut of Homi Adajania and Saif Ali Khan 's first film in English. Upon its release, the film was reported to be released in
52-591: A Hindi dubbed version in 2007, however, the director cancelled the plan. The plot is sometimes narrated from the perspective of Cyrus Mistry. Dinshaw Sethna is a retired sculptor who lives with his wife Katy in Panchgani . Dinshaw's brother Farrokh, their father Fardoonjee, and Farrokh's wife Tina reside in Mumbai. Cyrus Mistry, a wanderer hailing from Jamshedpur , arrives at Dinshaw's house one morning. He professes his admiration for Dinshaw's work and asks if he can become
78-408: A curiously original film." Homi Adajania Homi Adajania (born 28 February) is an Indian film director and writer. He made his directorial debut with Being Cyrus (2005), an English-language psychological drama. He followed this with the commercially successful Hindi-language romantic comedy Cocktail (2012). After this Adajania directed the satire Finding Fanny . Adajania entered
104-506: A drug business with her daughter and her two daughter-in-laws. The show streamed on 5 May 2023 with positive reviews on Disney+ Hotstar . His sixth directorial venture is murder-mystery drama called Murder Mubarak which stars Sara Ali Khan , Vijay Varma , Dimple Kapadia , Pankaj Tripathi , Karisma Kapoor , Sanjay Kapoor , and Tisca Chopra . It is an adaptation to the best-selling novel, Club you to Death , by Anuja Chauhan . The film will be streamed on Netflix in 2024. Adajania
130-407: A dysfunctional Parsi family. The film was originally titled Akoori , a reference to a traditional Parsi scrambled eggs-like side dish. The film is the directorial debut of Homi Adajania and Saif Ali Khan 's first film in English. Upon its release, the film was reported to be released in a Hindi dubbed version in 2007, however, the director cancelled the plan. The plot is sometimes narrated from
156-701: A sculpting apprentice. Dinshaw and Katy agree, and soon the young man becomes a part of their life. Katy makes sexual advances towards Cyrus, which he tolerates, while cryptically telling the audience that he is "playing Katy". As time passes Cyrus gets to know the oddball couple better – Dinshaw is an affable, perpetually zoned-out eccentric, while the promiscuous Katy, tired of slow-moving Panchgani life and her marriage, has embarked on an affair with her brother-in-law Farrokh in Mumbai . Katy makes Cyrus her pawn, sending him to Mumbai to visit her father-in-law Fardoonjee, who lives in an extension of Farrokh's flat, with orders to get
182-449: A stash of money Fardoonjee supposedly has. On meeting Fardoonjee, Cyrus realizes that he is ill-treated by Farrokh. Farrokh's timid young wife, Tina, is unable to be herself except during the few hours Farrokh is at work. She enjoys smoking, loud music and goes to beauty appointments when Farrokh is gone. Katy convinces Cyrus to murder both Fardoonjee and Tina, so that she can be with Farrokh. Unknown to Cyrus, Farrokh plans to kill him after
208-449: A stash of money Fardoonjee supposedly has. On meeting Fardoonjee, Cyrus realizes that he is ill-treated by Farrokh. Farrokh's timid young wife, Tina, is unable to be herself except during the few hours Farrokh is at work. She enjoys smoking, loud music and goes to beauty appointments when Farrokh is gone. Katy convinces Cyrus to murder both Fardoonjee and Tina, so that she can be with Farrokh. Unknown to Cyrus, Farrokh plans to kill him after
234-533: A well known YouTuber, is married to actor Vaibhav Talwar . He played in his youth for the Bombay Gymkhana rugby football team in Mumbai. He is a certified CMAS (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) dive instructor, and used to teach in the Lakshadweep islands. Being Cyrus Being Cyrus is a 2005 Indian English-language drama film directed by Homi Adajania . The film revolves around
260-654: Is in her apartment when Cyrus arrives. Apparently, he has come to finish the last murder. Instead, the pair embrace and it is revealed that they are actually siblings . The murders are shown to be an elaborate plot concocted by Tina to inherit the Sethna property. With Fardoonjee and Farrokh dead, and Katy and Dinshaw incarcerated, the plan has succeeded. While Tina is showering, Cyrus sees a newspaper where Tina has marked another prominent, wealthy family for this scheme. Unwilling to participate in this murderous scheme any further, Cyrus flees with their stolen money, leaving Tina alone. At
286-605: Is in her apartment when Cyrus arrives. Apparently, he has come to finish the last murder. Instead, the pair embrace and it is revealed that they are actually siblings . The murders are shown to be an elaborate plot concocted by Tina to inherit the Sethna property. With Fardoonjee and Farrokh dead, and Katy and Dinshaw incarcerated, the plan has succeeded. While Tina is showering, Cyrus sees a newspaper where Tina has marked another prominent, wealthy family for this scheme. Unwilling to participate in this murderous scheme any further, Cyrus flees with their stolen money, leaving Tina alone. At
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#1732908792156312-407: The 52nd Filmfare Awards held in 2007, Being Cyrus received 7 nominations, all in the technical categories. This was the most number of nominations for a film that did not win any awards. At the 2nd Global Indian Film Awards , the film received 3 nominations; 2 for Adajania and 1 for Kapadia. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Rajeev Masand rated the film 3 out of 5, praising
338-406: The 52nd Filmfare Awards held in 2007, Being Cyrus received 7 nominations, all in the technical categories. This was the most number of nominations for a film that did not win any awards. At the 2nd Global Indian Film Awards , the film received 3 nominations; 2 for Adajania and 1 for Kapadia. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Rajeev Masand rated the film 3 out of 5, praising
364-446: The deed to close the loose end. Cyrus arrives at a time when Tina is coincidentally out for a waxing appointment. He meets with Fardoonjee and feeds him his favorite food before stabbing him to death immediately afterwards. Cyrus implies to the audience that he actually mercy killed Fardoonjee, to release him from his wretched life. Farrokh sneaks into the house but Cyrus kills him first. When Katy calls to check on Farrokh, Cyrus picks up
390-446: The deed to close the loose end. Cyrus arrives at a time when Tina is coincidentally out for a waxing appointment. He meets with Fardoonjee and feeds him his favorite food before stabbing him to death immediately afterwards. Cyrus implies to the audience that he actually mercy killed Fardoonjee, to release him from his wretched life. Farrokh sneaks into the house but Cyrus kills him first. When Katy calls to check on Farrokh, Cyrus picks up
416-544: The film a hit in India and abroad. It earned mixed to positive reviews from critics. Adajania's third directorial venture, the satirical comedy Finding Fanny , was released in September 2014 in both English and Hindi. The film starred an ensemble cast including Shah, Kapadia, Pankaj Kapur , Padukone, and Arjun Kapoor . The film received mostly positive reviews, and had a steady run at the box office. His fourth directorial project
442-512: The film industry directing and co-writing the English-language psychological drama Being Cyrus (2005) starring Saif Ali Khan , Naseeruddin Shah , Dimple Kapadia , and Boman Irani . 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
468-413: The performances and story. The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5. Anupama Chopra from India Today termed the film as a "competent, well-crafted debut." Indrani Roy Mitra from Rediff.com rated the film 3 out of 5, terming it as "a unique attempt". Poonam Joshi from BBC rated the film 3 out of 5, terming it as "The emphasis here is on strong storytelling and riveting visuals, making for
494-409: The performances and story. The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5. Anupama Chopra from India Today termed the film as a "competent, well-crafted debut." Indrani Roy Mitra from Rediff.com rated the film 3 out of 5, terming it as "a unique attempt". Poonam Joshi from BBC rated the film 3 out of 5, terming it as "The emphasis here is on strong storytelling and riveting visuals, making for
520-436: The perspective of Cyrus Mistry. Dinshaw Sethna is a retired sculptor who lives with his wife Katy in Panchgani . Dinshaw's brother Farrokh, their father Fardoonjee, and Farrokh's wife Tina reside in Mumbai. Cyrus Mistry, a wanderer hailing from Jamshedpur , arrives at Dinshaw's house one morning. He professes his admiration for Dinshaw's work and asks if he can become a sculpting apprentice. Dinshaw and Katy agree, and soon
546-469: The phone and tells her that her plan has failed. Cyrus then vanishes. Katy and Dinshaw are taken by the police for interrogation. She constantly blames Cyrus for the murders, but the police find no evidence of any person named Cyrus existing in Panchgani. Katy and Dinshaw are arrested for the murders, while Tina is sent home after being told that she was lucky to be away at that time. A few months later, Tina
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#1732908792156572-417: The phone and tells her that her plan has failed. Cyrus then vanishes. Katy and Dinshaw are taken by the police for interrogation. She constantly blames Cyrus for the murders, but the police find no evidence of any person named Cyrus existing in Panchgani. Katy and Dinshaw are arrested for the murders, while Tina is sent home after being told that she was lucky to be away at that time. A few months later, Tina
598-596: The young man becomes a part of their life. Katy makes sexual advances towards Cyrus, which he tolerates, while cryptically telling the audience that he is "playing Katy". As time passes Cyrus gets to know the oddball couple better – Dinshaw is an affable, perpetually zoned-out eccentric, while the promiscuous Katy, tired of slow-moving Panchgani life and her marriage, has embarked on an affair with her brother-in-law Farrokh in Mumbai . Katy makes Cyrus her pawn, sending him to Mumbai to visit her father-in-law Fardoonjee, who lives in an extension of Farrokh's flat, with orders to get
624-464: Was a Hindi film, Angrezi Medium , starring Irrfan Khan , Radhika Madan and Deepak Dobriyal which released on 12 March 2020 but had a limited release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adajania's fifth directorial venture was an OTT series called Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo which stars Dimple Kapadia , Radhika Madan , Angira Dhar and Isha Talwar which is about a matriarch in a rural village who runs
650-529: Was born in a Parsi family. His father, Aspy Adajania , was an Indian Army officer and a pioneer of amateur boxing in India who went on to 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 Vogue India , Anaita Shroff Adajania and has two children. His sister-in-law, Scherezade Shroff -
676-458: Was the Hindi-language romantic comedy Cocktail (2012). The film was written by filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan under their banner Illuminati Films . The lead roles were played by Khan, Deepika Padukone , and debutante actress Diana Penty , while Kapadia and Boman Irani featured in supporting roles. After its three-week run, Box Office India declared
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