Boman Irani Date of Birth

Bollywood Actor Boman Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Mumbai.

Boman Irani Age

He is 59 years old.

Boman Irani Family

Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Mumbai. He finished his schooling in St. Mary’s School, Mumbai. Irani was dyslexic and had ADHD and had a lisp.

He overcame his lisp eventually. Later he undertook a two-year 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 in room service.

He was promoted and finally worked as a waiter at the rooftop French restaurant, Rendezvous. He worked at the Taj Mahal for two years

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 on Grant Road till he was 32 years old.

This ancestral bakery and farsan shop was located in the Grant road area of Mumbai, between Novelty and Apsara Cinemas.

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Boman Irani Wife

He met his wife Zenobia in his bakery shop. Awestruck, Boman made small talk to get the conversation started.

Very soon the acquaintance grew into something more, Zenobia became a shop regular, walking in almost every single day to meet Boman on the pretext of buying something.

Later it seems luck was in the favour of the young couple as it turned out that Zenobia too hailed from the close-knit Parsi community.

The twosome didn’t have to face the strict marriage rules of Zoroastrianism and convinced their folks quite easily to give them their blessings. On the January 28, 1985, a 25-year-old Boman tied the knot with Zenobia in a traditional Parsi ceremony.

Boman Irani Son

He is married to Zenobia, with whom he has two sons, Danesh and Kayoze Irani.

Boman Irani Daughter

He has one daughter called Sanaya

Boman Irani Biography

he joined the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and worked there as a waiter and in room service. 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.

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 called Shawham Palace.

Irani decided to take control of his life, and instead of living the petty existence of a photographer selling small photos, he would started to dream and live big and provide more for his family.

Boman Irani First Movie

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.

Later Irani started out in a number of advertisements such as Fanta, Ceat and Krackjack biscuits. He began his acting career in theatre and moved to films in 2000. Irani gained attention for his role in the 2001 movie Everybody Says I’m Fine!

Boman Irani Movies

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 Saif Ali Khan.

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.

Soon Irani has appeared in many comedic roles, supporting roles and negative roles.

Boman Irani Caste

Boman Irani is an Irani ethnicity and follows the religion of Zoroastrianism. He speaks English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi fluently. Irani is a member of the Parsee Television Actors Community and is its secretary.

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