Boman Irani is one of the most successful and talented actors in Bollywood. Despite coming from an absolutely non-filmy background, he established himself in the competitive industry of films as irreplaceable and iconic. He has been a part of some pathbreaking films such as 3 Idiots, Munnabhai MBBS, Veer Zara, Waqt: The Race Against Time, Don, Heyy Babyy among so many others. While the actor leads a humble personality off-screen, did you know that he initially started off his career by working as a shopkeeper making namkeen, potato chips and tea at his family’s hereditary Irani bakery? Well, the actor divulges unheard anecdotes about the same.
Boman Irani recalls living in a house with no roof, reveals having no house of his own till 47
In a podcast with Jist, Boman Irani recollected memories from his past when he was all but a struggling lad in a fast-moving city like Bombay. The actor mentioned that for the longest time, he lived in a home without roof and that the sky was visible right above his bed. Retrospecting his life to be cruel, the actor revealed:
“I didn’t have a house in my name till I was 47. There was a time when my building had to be repaired because I could see the sky from my bed. Life can be cruel, childhood can be cruel. Some people get it easy. But it is tastier when it comes hard.”