- Boman Irani
Infobox actor
imagesize = 240 × 222 px
name = Boman Irani
birthdate = birth date and age|1962|10|1
location =Mumbai ,Maharashtra IND
notable role =Boman Irani (born in 1962,
Mumbai ,Maharashtra ) is anIndia n film and theatre actor.Career
Before moving into the entertainment industry Boman Irani was involved in selling potato chips. [cite news | first=|title= Walk the Talk| publisher= NDTV 24x7|] He started his career as a
photographer , but soon expanded totheatre with a first cameo in Alyque Padamsee's play "Roshni" and a double role oppositePearl Padamsee in Raell Padamsee's play "Family Ties" in 1996. He portrayedMahatma Gandhi in theFeroz Abbas Khan play "Mahatma vs. Gandhi". This play explored Gandhi's troubled relationship with his eldest sonHarilal Gandhi . [cite news | first=| last=| url=http://www.ferozkhan.com/fz_mahatmasynopsis.htm| title= Mahatma v. Gandhi| publisher=ferozkhan.com| date=| accessdate=2006-11-17] He then did some T.V. commercials,CEAT tyres being one of them.He made hisBollywood film debut in "Josh" (2000). He shot to fame as the eccentric Dr. J.C Ashtana in the hit comedy film "Munnabhai M.B.B.S. " (2003). He also appeared in the sequel, "Lage Raho Munna Bhai " (2006), as a different character, Lucky Singh.His recent noteworthy performance includes Khosla ka Ghosla, where he plays a comic negative character. Recently he appeared in the romantic dramaKismat Konnection He has appeared in many Bollywood films playing a variety of character and supporting roles ranging from comic roles in films such as "
Main Hoon Na " (2004), "" (2005) and "Khosla Ka Ghosla " (2006) as well as serious dramatic roles in "Lakshya" (2004), "Veer-Zaara " (2004), "Don - The Chase Begins Again " (2006) and the English language film "Being Cyrus " (2006). His roles have ranged from father, friend, uncle, doctor, abusive neighbour, courtroom judge, corrupt businessman, eccentric murderer and police officer.He follows
Zoroastrianism and hails from the Gujarati-speaking Parsi community ofMumbai ,Maharashtra . He has also been onKaun Banega Crorepati withSanjay Dutt .Filmography
References
External links
Boman's photographs: http://www.bomanirani.com/bi_series.htm
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