Alyque Padamsee was born on 5 March 1928 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He was a writer and director, known for Gandhi (1982), Liril (Soap Advertisement) (1985) and A Force More Powerful (1999). He was married to Sharon Prabhakar, Dolly Thakore and Pearl Padamsee. He died on 17 November 2018 in Mumbai, India.