Comedian
Boman
Irani
is
a
movie
buff.
He
eats,
drinks
and
sleeps
cinema.
So
it
is
hardly
surprising
that
he
is
the
first
choice
as
host
of
the
quiz
show,
'Bollywood
Ka
Boss'.
The
fashion-photographer-turned-actor
has
always
had
a
thing
for
cinema.
When
he
was
a
child,
living
next
to
the
Novelty
Cinema
at
Grant
Road,
the
theater
staff
knew
him
quite
well,
because
he
used
to
haunt
the
place.
At
the
time
of
Amar
Akbar
Anthony,
when
all
theaters
were
running
house
full,
Boman
watched
the
movie
at
the
only
place
where
he
could
get
a
seat.
"When
I
went
back
home,
my
mother
asked
me
where
I
had
been,
and
I
told
her.
She
gave
me
one
tight
slap,
and
asked
me
if
anyone
had
seen
me
there," recalls
the
actor,
"I
said
that
only
Amitabh
Bachchan
had
seen
me.
She
then
forbade
me
to
go
back
there,
because,
she
said,
the
hall
was
filled
with
bugs."
The
place
in
question
was
the
Taj
Theater,
at
Kamathipura.
No
wonder
his
mother
threw
a
fit!
Boman
began
his
career
with
the
critically
acclaimed
'Let's
Talk'.
However,
he
received
his
due
recognition
only
in
Munnabhai
MBBS.
The
actor
does
not
believe
in
the
length
of
roles,
but
it
the
impact
they
have.
"Gabbar
Singh
had
only
twelve
scenes
in
Sholay,
but
he
was
the
life-blood
of
the
film," he
points
out.
His
personal
favourites
include
Balraj
Sahni
and
Nargis.
He
juggles
his
time
between
his
loves
–
film,
theater
and
television.
"You
also
do
various
jobs.
You
go
to
many
places.
How
do
you
arrange
your
time?"
he
asks.
Famous
as
Dr
J
Asthana,
Boman
has
films
like
Love
Story
2050,
Maharathi
and
the
English
film
Jiju
in
his
kitty.
In
Love
Story
2050,
he
plays
a
scientist,
who
helps
people
travel
through
time.
And
now
the
man
who
sat
in
the
hot
seat
across
Shahrukh
Khan
in
'Kaun
Banega
Crorepati
3'
is
going
to
host
a
show
of
his
own.
Now
the
audience
will
judge
him
as
a
host.
As
he
says,
"I
am
as
filmy
as
anybody
else." There
will
be
two
stages
of
the
show
–
contestants
will
first
be
selected
through
either
SMS
or
written
test.
The
winner
will
take
home
Rs
50
lakh.