Boman Irani
Boman Irani | |
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Born |
[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2 December 1959
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation |
Film actor voice actor |
Years active | 2000βpresent |
Spouse(s) | Zenobia Irani |
Children | Danesh and Kayoze Irani (son) |
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian film and theatre actor, voice artist and photographer of Parsi Irani descent. 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.
Early life
Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Mumbai. He finished his schooling in St. Mary's School, Pune. In a talk in 2014 at the SRCC Youth conference, Irani recounted that at school, he was a quiet child as he used to lisp, and was dyslexic and ADHD.[2] He got over his lisp eventually. He studied a six months waiter course at Mithibai College in Mumbai. After his polytechnic diploma course, he joined the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and worked there as a waiter and room service staff.[3] He gradually got promoted and finally worked as a waiter at the roof top French restaurant, Rendezvous. He worked at Taj Mahal for two years.[2]
Career as a boxing photographer
While he was at school, he would watch movies daily at Alexander cinema daily after school. His mother often encouraged him to watch the movies repeatedly, to observe their cinematography and art.[2] Irani's father died three months before Irani was born, but had a farsan making shop, which his mother took over thereafter. Irani also worked at this shop in Grant road till he was 32 years old. This ancestral bakery and farsan shop was located in Grant road area of Mumbai, between Novelty and Apsara Cinemas, and was also where he met his wife first.[2]
While working at the Taj, using the tips that he received, Irani bought a camera and took sports pictures (school cricket and football matches), selling them for twenty to thirty rupees, which he continued till well after marriage.[2] His epiphany came when he saved money for seven years to take his family for their first ever vacation to Ooty, but they ended up in a desolate run down hotel, ironically called Shawham palace. Irani decided to take control of his life, and instead of living the petty existence of a photographer selling small photos and making a living, he would start to dream and live big and provide for his family in a better manner. Irani calls it his "zero number bulk moment".[4]
Irani continued to be a photographer, but now at the age of 32 went six months prior to the world boxing championships at Mumbai to meet Adajania, the then president of the Olympic boxing association of India, and requested to become the official photographer of the world cup. When Adajania told him there was no need for him, Irani offered to work at his office for six months for free in return for a ring side badge to cover the event. He continued to try to convince Adajania, and covered a state boxing match in a different manner from other photographers. Adajania was impressed by his photos and his passion and appointed Irani as the official photographer.[2]
Meanwhile, he became the photographer for the Norwegian boxing team and photographed specific photos that they needed of Ole_Klemetsen. When asked about his charges, Irani asked for the international rate. Irani took the required photos with his K-1000. [2]
Career
Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to films in 2000. Irani gained attention for his role in the 2003 comedy Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.. He later appeared in Lage Raho Munna Bhai for which he received several IIFA award nominations and in 3 Idiots opposite Aamir Khan which earned him a Filmfare Award and a Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Villainous Role.
Theatre career
Acting had been a passion to Irani during school and college days. He trained under acting coach Hansraj Siddhia from 1981 to 1983 and adopted professional acting methods. Irani preferred British theatre, and he soon developed different accents.
Irani's mentor was Alyque Padamsee β the veteran theatre actor best known for his role as Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Gandhi. He was introduced to Padamsee by Shiamak Davar.[3][5] Irani's earliest theatrical appearance was in Roshni where he played a cameo at the Regional Theatre in Versova. He followed this up with serials like Family Ties and Mahatma vs Gandhi, playing Gandhi after the role was turned down by Darshan Jariwala. His most illustrious play till date has been I am not Bajirao which ran for 10 years.[3]
Film career
Irani started out in a number of advertisements like Fanta, Ceat and Krackjack biscuits (as Mr. Jack of the Krack and Jack duo).[6]
His small but significant role in Darna Mana Hai earned him acclaim. The film didn't fare too well, but his was one of the most remembered segments of the film along with Sanjay dutt. With Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Irani became popular. His role as J. Asthana earned him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Comedian. His comic as well as minor antagonist type role in 3 Idiots is also still remembered. Irani has appeared in many comedic (Main Hoon Na, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Dostana, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Waqt: The Race Against Time, No Entry, Housefull, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Housefull 2 and Cocktail), supporting (Veer-Zaara, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara, Lakshya, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd., Sorry Bhai!, Page 3, My Wife's Murder), and negative roles (Don: The Chase Begins Again , Don 2: The King Is Back, Eklavya). He acted in his first Telugu film Attharintiki Daaredhi as the grandfather of Pawan Kalyan.
Irani hosted the IIFA Awards with actor Ritesh Deshmukh in 2008 in Bangkok, 2009 Macau, 2010 Colombo and 2011 in Toronto.[7] He has been on Kaun Banega Crorepati with Sanjay Dutt. He also hosted the quiz show Bollywood Ka Boss. Irani featured in OneTouch Glucose Meters TV commercials in 2015 with Simone Singh.[8]
Personal life
Boman Irani is an Irani and follows the religion of Zoroastrianism. He speaks English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and Marathi fluently. Irani is a member of the Parsee Television Actors Community and is its secretary. He is married to Zenobia, with whom he has two sons, Danesh and Kayoze Irani.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Everybody Says I'm Fine! | Mr. Mittal | |
2002 | Let's Talk | Nikhil | |
2003 | Darna Mana Hai | Hotel owner | |
Boom | Diamond Dealer | Cameo Appearance | |
Munnabhai M.B.B.S. | Dr. J. C. Asthana | Nominated, Filmfare Best Comedian Award | |
2004 | Main Hoon Na | Principal | Nominated, Filmfare Best Comedian Award |
Lakshya | Mr. Shergill | ||
Veer-Zaara | Jahangir Hayaat Khan | ||
2005 | Page 3 | Deepak Suri | |
Waqt: The Race Against Time | Natu | ||
My Wife's Murder | Inspector Tejpal Randhawa | ||
No Entry | Minister P.J. Gupta | ||
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara | Public Prosecutor | ||
Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak | Michael Burnett / Santa Claus | ||
Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow | Yashwant Dayal | ||
Bluffmaster | Dr. Bhalerao | ||
Mr Prime Minister | |||
Being Cyrus | Farokh Sethna | ||
2006 | Shaadi Se Pehle | Dr Rustam | |
Pyare Mohan | Tony Alias Dholakia | ||
Yun Hota To Kya Hota | DCP | Special appearance | |
Lage Raho Munna Bhai | Lucky Singh | Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award | |
Khosla Ka Ghosla | Kishen Khurana | ||
Don - The Chase Begins Again | DCP DeSilva / Vardhaan | ||
2007 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Rana Jayawardhan | |
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Oscar Fernandes | ||
Heyy Babyy | Bharat Sahni | ||
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | Tony Singh | ||
2008 | Woodstock Villa | ||
Love Story 2050 | Professor Yatin Khanna / Uncle Ya | ||
Kismat Konnection | Rajiv Batra | Guest appearance | |
Rishton Ki Machine | |||
Dostana | M (Murali) | ||
Yuvvraaj | Dr P.K. Banton | ||
Sorry Bhai! | Navin | ||
Maharathi | AD Merchant | ||
2009 | Luck by Chance | Dinaz Aziz | Cameo Appearance |
Little Zizou | Boman Pressvala | ||
99 | Rahul | ||
Kambakkht Ishq | Doctor | Cameo Appearance | |
Perfect Mismatch | Mr. Patel | ||
Fruit and Nut | Maharaja Harry Holkar | ||
Durbar | |||
Front Page | |||
3 Idiots | Viru Sahastrabuddhe (Virus) | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
Mungilal Rocks | |||
2010 | Well Done Abba | Arman Ali / Rahman Ali | |
Teen Patti | Special Appearance | ||
Hum Tum Aur Ghost | Kapoor | ||
Mirch | Asu Hotmal | ||
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai | Special Appearance | ||
Housefull | Batuk Patel | ||
2011 | F.A.L.T.U | Principal Sharma | Special Appearance |
Game | O. P. Ramsay | ||
Love Breakups Zindagi | Sheila's Dad | Cameo Appearance | |
Don 2: The King is Back | Vardhaan | Nominated, IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role | |
2012 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Rahul's father | |
Housefull 2 | Batuk Patel | ||
Tezz | Sanjay Raina | ||
Ferrari Ki Sawaari | Deboo | ||
Cocktail | Randhir kapoor(Randy) | ||
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | Farhad | ||
Student of the Year | Harkishan Sanan | Guest Appearance | |
2013 | Jolly LLB | Advocate Rajpal as star advocate in film | |
Attarintiki Daredi | Raghu Nandan | Telugu film | |
2014 | Youngistaan | Prime Minister Dashrath Kaul | Guest appearance |
Bhoothnath Returns | Bhausaheb | ||
Happy New Year | Tehmton Irani (Tammy) | ||
PK | Cherry Bajwa | ||
2015 | Bengal Tiger | Ashok Gajapathi | Telugu film |
Dilwale | King | ||
2016 | Santa Banta Pvt Ltd | Santheshwar Singh Solaid/ Santa | |
Housefull 3 | Batuk Patel | ||
The Legend of Michael Mishra | Fp | ||
Ventilator | Doctor | Marathi Film | |
2017 | FU: Friendship Unlimited | Marathi Film |
Awards
Year | Award Show | Award | Film | Won |
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2004 | Screen Weekly | Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role | Munnabhai M.B.B.S. | Yes |
2007 | Filmfare Award | Filmfare Best Villain Award | Lage Raho Munnabhai | Nominated |
2010 | Star Screen Award | Star Screen Award for Best Villain | 3 Idiots | Yes |
Filmfare Award | Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | Yes | ||
IIFA Award | IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role | Yes | ||
2013 | Kalakar Awards | Award for Best Actor | Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi | Yes |
See also
References
- β Pacheco, Sunitra (2 December 2014). "Actor Boman Irani turns 55". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [www.youtube.com "Josh talks - Boman Irani"] Check
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value (help). www.youtube.com. Josh talks. Retrieved 30 June 2017. - 1 2 3 "Boman Irani gets candid". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- β "From waiter to a rising star: Boman Irani". The GenX Times. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- β "The making of an actor". Bomanirani.com. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- β "Actor β Ad Films β India". Boman Irani. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- β Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani are IIFA hosts again
- β LOWE LINTAS HIGHLIGHTS THE βSWEETβ SIDE IN THE LIFE OF A DIABETIC FOR ONETOUCH Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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