Boman
Irani
has
done
it
all;
from
waiting
table
to
being
a
professional
photographer,
later
an
actor,
and
now
a
budding
filmmaker.
Ahead
of
the
'World
Photography
Day',
Boman
recalled
his
days
as
a
photographer,
and
shared
what
the
art
form
taught
him
and
the
place
it
holds
in
his
life.
Boman
was
drawn
to
photography
because
of
his
father.
"I
never
met
my
father,
so
it
(a
few
cameras
and
some
negatives)
was
the
only
thing
that
was
a
physical
memory
of
him.
His
was
not
the
first
camera
I
used,
though,
because
they
used
to
be
bulky.
I
got
myself
a
basic
camera
so
that
I
could
do
sports
photography,"
he
told
Hindustan
Times.
Sharing
how
photography
helped
him
evolve
as
an
artist,
he
said,
"Photography
taught
me
patience.
It
taught
me
that
art
has
an
expression.
I
found
a
lot
of
solace,
patience
and
discipline.
It
was
a
stepping
stone
to
what
I
eventually
wanted
to
do.
Everything
I
want
to
express,
started
from
photography."
Boman
has
never
felt
limited
by
lack
of
equipment.
"I'm
not
saying
equipment
isn't
necessary,
but
for
me,
all
my
photography
came
out
of
lack
of
equipment.
The
moment
I
feel
I
am
being
stunted
if
I
don't
have
an
additional
lens,
I'm
finished.
At
that
point
in
time,
I
never
had
the
notion
that
I'd
increase
my
kit.
Then,
you
rely
on
vision,
expression
and
creativity.
You
rely
on
what's
behind
those
eyes.
Even
though
specific
kind
of
photography
would
need
equipment,
never
be
stunted
by
it," he
said.
Talking
about
films,
Boman
will
next
be
seen
in
'83,
a
film
by
Kabir
Khan
which
is
based
on
India's
cricket
World
Cup
win
in
1983.
The
film
also
stars
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone,
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin,
Saqib
Saleem,
Pankaj
Tripathi
and
others.