
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 (June 1959).

Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to an Irani Zoroastrian family. Irani launched his production house Irani Movietone on 24 January 2019. His performance in 3 Idiots won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Irani's highest-grossing releases came with several films that rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009), Don 2 (2011), Housefull 2 (2012), Happy New Year (2014), PK (2014), Dilwale (2015), Sanju (2018), and Total Dhamaal (2019).

He subsequently starred in numerous highly successful productions including Main Hoon Na (2004), Veer-Zaara (2004), No Entry (2005), Don (2006), Heyy Babyy (2007), Kismat Konnection (2008), Dostana (2008), Housefull (2010), Cocktail (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), Bhoothnath Returns (2014), Housefull 3 (2016), and Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018). After making his film debut with the 2003 anthology horror film Darna Mana Hai, Irani had his first commercial success with the 2003 comedy Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, voice artist, and photographer who works in Hindi films and theatre.
