The actor, who was laid low for a few weeks due to a slipped disc, stages a comeback with Dinesh Vijan’s upcoming comedy
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; August 2, 2018)

After the Homi Adajania-directed Being Cyrus and Cocktail, Boman Irani is reuniting with producer Dinesh Vijan for a quirky comedy, Made In China. Rajkummar Rao plays a struggling Gujarati businessman whose ‘hottie’ wife, Mouni Roy, encourages him to undertake a bizarre journey to China in the hope that it will make him a successful entrepreneur. Boman plays a doctor.

“I almost didn’t do this film because of my slipped disc for which I was advised rest for a few weeks. Then, one day, Dino (Dinesh) came across and introduced me to a bunch of young boys saying he was confident I’d work it out with them. I discussed my role, the subject and the treatment in detail with director Mikhil Musale. A single session extended to four-five follow-up meetings and I’m on,” informs Boman, adding that he has known Homi and his stylistwife Anaita since they were kids as Homi’s dad, Aspi Adajania, gave him a break as a photographer.

In Made In China, Raj’s character approaches Boman with a business opportunity, and although reluctant initially, the doctor relents by the end of their conversation. The actor, who starts shooting in Ahmedabad shortly, is all praise for his co-star. “I have followed Raj’s work for a long time and I am excited to work with him because your performance improves if your co-star is superb,” he reasons.

Quiz him on his brief turn in Rajkumar Hirani’s Sanju and Boman points out that he has been in all of Raju’s films. The filmmaker even included a scene from Munnabhai MBBS in the biopic but wanted Boman to do something new and offered him the role of Ruby’s Parsi father. “I was willing to do even a passing shot for Raju. The one-day schedule extended to four to five days,” says the actor.

He has a pivotal role in Indra Kumar’s Total Dhamaal and was kicked about working with Madhuri Dixit. “She is so beautiful, simple and has a strong screen presence. Anil (Kapoor) brings in another kind of energy and this is my second outing with Ajay (Devgn). Then, there is that rascal called Riteish Deshmukh who I love, my old friend (and Munnabhai co-star) Arshad Warsi and Vijay Patkar. In between shots, we would sit in a circle and there would be lots of laughs and banter,” he says.