Boman Irani Birthay: Became a waiter, also took care of the bakery at home… Boman Irani’s film journey has not been easy.

Boman Irani Birthday Special: There have been many actors in Hindi cinema who started their film career after they were 30 or 40 years old. An actor like Sunil Shetty made his debut after the age of 30, whereas Bollywood’s most dreaded villain like Amrish Puri made his debut in Hindi cinema at the age of about 40. Whereas well-known actor Boman Irani made his Bollywood debut after 40 years. Today Boman Irani is 66 years old.

Boman Irani was born on 2 December 1959 in ‘Mayanagari’ Mumbai. Boman, who has appeared in many excellent films, has also worked as a waiter and photographer before becoming an actor. Apart from this, he also managed the bakery of his house. Today, on Boman Irani’s birthday, let us tell you some special things related to him.

Became a waiter, also took care of the home bakery

Boman Irani worked in the famous Taj Hotel in Mumbai as a teenager. It is said that between 1979 and 1980, the actor worked as a room service, waiter and bar tender. After this the actor also worked as a photographer. While under compulsion, he took care of the responsibility of the house and also ran the bakery of the house. Which was earlier handled by his mother. But, after mother’s health deteriorated, Boman took over its work.

Became a Bollywood actor at the age of 42

Boman had worked in many plays before coming to films. He had told in an interview that many famous directors-producers used to come to watch his plays. His debut in Bollywood was with the 2003 film ‘Darna Mana Hai’. This 22 year old horror film also featured actors like Sheila Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Nana Patekar and Aftab Shivdasani.

Stepped into direction at the age of 65

Sanjay Dutt’s 2003 film ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ brought a lot of popularity to Boman. After this he never looked back. In his career, Boman has appeared in many great films including Main Hoon Na, Three Idiots, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, No Entry, Don, Housefull, PK and Jolly LLB. At the age of 65, he has also directed the film The Mehta Boys (2025), which released on OTT. Whereas just before his 66th birthday, he has also announced his second film as a director.