Boman Irani
Boman Irani
Boman Iraniis an Indian film and theatre actor, voice artist and photographer. He is widely known for his comedic and villain roles in Bollywood films such as Don, Munna Bhai MBBS, 3 Idiots, Happy New Year, PK and Dilwale...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 December 1959
CityMumbai, India
CountryIndia
ice-cream ice taste
Chilli ice cream doesn't taste bad. But I wouldn't eat it again.
challenges roles enough
I still reject lead roles, as I don't accept any role if I don't find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections.
ruins problem one-thing
Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It's the greatest problem.
fun home legs
No affairs for me. It is so wonderful to have a family to come home to, to sit with them, pull each other's legs... To lose all of that for what? Who's got the time? I'm having great fun working.
roles stories done
I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime.
important world calling
To find one's calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.
night careers three
I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for 'Sadak'. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career.
country memories years
Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.
years play theatre
There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life, I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.
society might firsts
The day we learn to allow an ambulance to pass through in traffic, might be the first step towards being a truly responsible society.
thinking missing scared
I get scared when I think I'm going to miss my flight. I get obsessed when I actually miss a flight.
dark relief roles
I'm an actor, and I don't look at myself as providing comic relief. I have done diverse and dark roles such as a psycho, murderer, and others in films such as 'Don', 'Eklavya' and '3 Idiots.'
business came chips family flow gave movies planned potato selling suggested took
Nothing was planned in my career. I just went with the flow and took everything that came to me. Selling potato chips was obvious, as it was a family business. When friends suggested I should try theatre, I gave it a shot. Then I did a lot of advertisements, and then movies happened.
afford armed bug family job knowledge magazine proper various
It used to bug me that I couldn't even afford to take my family for a proper holiday. I didn't have any professional knowledge, and getting a photographer's job in a magazine was out of the question. So, armed with a Pentax K1000, I started going to various maidans of Mumbai, looking for subjects.