While working at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, using the tips that he received, Irani bought a camera and took sports pictures (school cricket and football matches), selling them for 20 to 30 rupees, which he continued till well after marriage. Located on Mumbai's Grant Road between Novelty Cinema and Apsara Cinema, this shop was also where Irani first met his mother-in-law. Until he was 32 years old, Irani also managed the bakery and namkeen shop that belonged to his mother-who took over from Irani's father after his passing-where he used to make and sell potato chips and tea. With a promotion, he became a waiter at the hotel's rooftop French restaurant, Rendezvous Mary's School, after which he undertook a 2-year waiter course at Mithibai College in Mumbai.įollowing his polytechnic diploma course, he joined the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower where he worked as a waiter and in room service for two years. He finished his secondary schooling at St. 9 June 2021) often encouraged him to repeatedly watch movies at the Alexander Cinema-where he would go daily after school-to observe their cinematography and art. Irani was dyslexic, as well as having ADHD and a lisp, which he eventually overcame. His father died 6 months before Irani was born (May 1959). Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to an Irani Zoroastrian family. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career.

Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada and Malayalam.

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