Working breakneck since the day I came into movies, says Boman Irani
If shooting for a film in itself wasn’t hectic, now there are round-the-clock promotions, too, that take up most of an actor’s time. When we catch up with Boman Irani for one of his film’s promotions, we ask the actor how tougher it has become for actors now.
Boman recalls, “I don’t remember a great deal of promotions... say, for Munna Bhai MBBS (2003). I don’t remember anything [we did] at all, except for a photoshoot and a music launch. I can’t, for the life of me, remember too much!”
He adds that the first time he spent a day promoting a film was Don (2006). “We had booked a hotel, and we were in and out of three-four rooms to promote the film. It was like a junket. That was just one day. But now, they are doing a whole thing of this. When did it become this whole [thing]?,” he asks.
Clearly, he’s a bit tired at the moment we speak. But apart from this, in his career too, Boman was cruising at a high speed — so much so that he felt the need to put on the brakes. He has slowed down considerably on the number of projects he takes up.
“Let me say it again — the reason was that I had been working breakneck from the day I started off in movies, till the day I decided to take a bit of a breather,” says the 59-yearold, recently seen in Made in China.
“I started writing my own film. You have to spend a little time. You can’t do both — you can’t be hysterically busy and say you are writing a film, at the same time,” Boman adds.
Adding that playing his role as a real-life grandfather, too, is imperative, he says, “When I became a grandfather, I decided to spend more time at home. It has a double benefit. I can write, too. It came to a point where I had to step back and smell the roses a bit here and there. Now, I am good to go again!”