Boman Irani

Boman Irani (born October 1, 1962 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Boman was born into a Irani family on 1st October 1962. Sources dispute his date of birth as 2nd October but Boman in an interview said he was born at 8:45 Pm on the 1st. He is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai. After his graduation he pursued a career-initially with the Life Insurance Corporation of India from 1982 to 1985. At t... more

Boman Irani (born October 1, 1962 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Boman was born into a Irani family on 1st October 1962. Sources dispute his date of birth as 2nd October but Boman in an interview said he was born at 8:45 Pm on the 1st. He is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai. After his graduation he pursued a career-initially with the Life Insurance Corporation of India from 1982 to 1985. At the same time he also established an Uncle Chips franchise in Dadar which ran until 1986 before shutting down owing to a loss. Boman moved into Photography in 1987 and persisted with Photography until 1989. He is a professional photographer. Bomans love of acting was always present even during school and college. He trained under acting coach Hansraj Siddhia from 1981 to 1983 and adopted professional acting methods. Unlike national theatre, Boman's expertise was more of british theatre and he soon developed fantastic accents. Boman's mentor was... less