I still reject lead roles, as I don’t accept any role if I don’t find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections.
BOMAN IRANIOur film industry as well as the audiences are now open to unconventional pairings and subjects, which has aided my journey greatly.
More Boman Irani Quotes
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The moment you say, ‘I want to do a role,’ the story suffers. I don’t set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.
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I’m not a hero or a superstar. I’m an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.
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Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films and I want to see whether 3 Idiots will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country…
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To find one’s calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.
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I don’t have a father, but my kids tell me every day that they love me… even when I am not in my best mood.
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I usually go with roles that I find entertaining. But every once in a while, there comes along a film that has an important social message. As actors, we have a certain responsibility toward our audience.
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When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.
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Fear is one thing that can ruin everything. It’s the greatest problem.
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I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in ‘Well Done Abba.’ I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don’t ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal’s film. It is the chance of a lifetime.
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I am very proud to be a part of ‘3 Idiots,’ and happy that the character has worked in a big way.
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For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.
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There’s a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life.
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I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.
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Chilli ice cream doesn’t taste bad. But I wouldn’t eat it again.
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I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for ‘Sadak’. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career.
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