1. Boman Irani was born on 2 December 1959 and is an Indian actor and comedian who works primarily in Hindi-language films.
19 Facts About Boman Irani
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Boman Irani made his directorial debut with the self-starring drama The Mehta Boys.
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Boman Irani's father died 6 months before Irani was born.
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Boman Irani has 3 elder sisters: Shirin, Shenaz and Roshan.
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Boman Irani grew up with dyslexia in his childhood, which he eventually overcame.
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Boman Irani finished his secondary schooling at St Mary's School, after which he undertook a 2-year waiter course at Mithibai College in Mumbai.
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Boman Irani managed a bakery and namkeen shop in Mumbai that was run by his mother, Jerbanoo.
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Boman Irani continued to work as a photographer, and asked the then President of the Indian Boxing Association, Aspy Adajania if he could become the photographer for the World Boxing Championships in Mumbai.
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Boman Irani continued to cover other state boxing matches, until he was finally appointed by Adajania as the official photographer for the Indian Boxing Association.
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Boman Irani would go on to become the photographer for the Norwegian Boxing Team and photograph specific photos that were needed of Norwegian boxer, Ole Klemetsen.
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Boman Irani's appeared in many theater plays such as Roshni, which was played at the Regional Theater in Versova.
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Boman Irani acted in many TV serials such as Family Ties and Mahatma vs Gandhi, playing Gandhi after the role was turned down by actor Darshan Jariwala.
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Boman Irani appeared in a number of commercials for Fanta, Ambuja Cements and CEAT Limited.
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Boman Irani would go on to star in its sequel Lage Raho Munna Bhai for which he received several IIFA award nominations.
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Boman Irani starred in the comedy-drama 3 Idiots opposite Aamir Khan which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.
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Boman Irani has appeared in Kaun Banega Crorepati with Sanjay Dutt, and has featured in various commercials.
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Boman Irani launched his production house Irani Movietone in January 2019.
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Boman Irani is a brand ambassador for Puri Oil, Exotica, Kent RO, Ahead NGO, and Saffola.
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In 2020, Boman Irani began a masterclass named Spiral Bound with the aim of uniting amateur and professional screenwriters.