Actor
Boman Irani
Born 2 December 1959 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Boman Irani (born 1959, Mumbai) is an Indian actor and photographer who came to theatre first and entered films in 2000, aged 44. He became a leading character actor in Hindi cinema, known for comic and villainous roles, notably in the Munna Bhai films and 3 Idiots.
Key films
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
His breakthrough comic role, as the strict medical college dean, brought him wide attention.
Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006)
A well-regarded comedy in which he played the central role of a middle-class father fighting a land grabber.
3 Idiots (2009)
His performance as the college director Viru Sahastrabuddhe earned him a Filmfare Award.
Jolly LLB (2013)
A prominent courtroom satire in which he played a sharp, high-profile lawyer.
Main Hoon Na (2004)
An early mainstream hit that helped establish him as a reliable supporting actor in big commercial films.
Key awards
- 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (3 Idiots)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 105
- 2001Everybody Says I'm Fine!Actor
- 2002Let's Talk · as NikhilActor
- 2003Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. · as Dr. J. C. AsthanaActor
- 2003Darna Mana Hai · as Hotel OwnerActor
- 2003Boom · as Diamond DealerActor
- 2004Main Hoon Na · as The PrincipalActor
- 2004Veer-Zaara · as Jahangir Hayaat KhanActor
- 2004Lakshya · as Karan's FatherActor
- 2005No Entry · as Minister P.J. GuptaActor
- 2005Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara · as Public Prosecutor / Stage ActorActor
- 2005Bluffmaster! · as Dr. BhaleraoActor
- 2005Waqt · as Nattu BhaiActor
- 2005Page 3 · as Deepak SuriActor
- 2005Being Cyrus · as Farokh SethnaActor
- 2005My Wife's Murder · as Inspector Tejpal RandhawaActor
- 2005Home Delivery · as Michael BurnettActor
- 2005Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow · as Yashwant DayalActor
- 2006Don · as DCP DeSilvaActor
- 2006Lage Raho Munna Bhai · as Lucky SinghActor
- 2006Khosla Ka Ghosla! · as Kishan KhuranaActor
- 2006Shaadi Se PehleActor
- 2006Pyare Mohan · as TonyActor
- 2006I See You · as Dr. Omi PatnaikActor
- 2006Yun Hota To Kya Hota · as DCP PaulActor
- 2007Heyy Babyy · as Bharat SahniActor
- 2007Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. · as Oscar FernandezActor
- 2007Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal · as Tony SinghActor
- 2007Eklavya: The Royal Guard · as King JaywardhanActor
- 2007Cash · as BholaramActor
- 2007PositiveActor
- 2008Dostana · as MActor
- 2008Kismat Konnection · as Rajeev BatraActor
- 2008Love Story 2050 · as Dr. Yatinder KhannaActor
- 2008Yuvvraaj · as Dr. BantonActor
- 2008Maharathi · as AD MerchantActor
- 2008Woodstock VillaActor
- 2008Sorry Bhai · as NavinActor
- 2008Little Zizou · as Boman PresswalaActor
- 20093 Idiots · as Viru "Virus" SahastrabudhheActor
- 2009Luck by Chance · as Dinyar SabriActor
- 2009Kambakkht Ishq · as ENT Mental DoctorActor
- 200999 · as RahulActor
- 2009Perfect Mismatch · as Mr. PatelActor
- 2009Fruit & Nut · as Hari HolkarActor
- 2010Housefull · as Batuk PatelActor
- 2010Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai · as Doctor (Cameo)Actor
- 2010Well Done Abba · as Armaan Ali / Rehman AliActor
- 2010Mirch · as Asu HotmalActor
- 2010Hum Tum Aur Ghost · as KapoorActor
- 2011Don 2 · as Vardaan MakhijaActor
- 2011Game · as Op RamsayActor
- 2011F.A.L.T.U. · as Principal Sharma (Special Appearance)Actor
- 2011Love Breakups Zindagi · as Sheila's FatherActor
- 2012Student Of The Year · as Harikishan SantaActor
- 2012Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu · as Mr. KapoorActor
- 2012Housefull 2 · as Batook PatelActor
- 2012Cocktail · as Randhir "Randy" KapoorActor
- 2012Ferrari Ki Sawaari · as Behram Ardeshir DebooActor
- 2012Tezz · as Sanjay RainaActor
- 2012Delhi Safari · as Bagga (voice)Actor
- 2012Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi · as Farhad PastakiaActor
- 2013Jolly LLB · as Tejinder RajpalActor
- 2013Atharintiki Daaredi · as RaghunandanActor
- 2014PK · as Cherry BajwaActor
- 2014Happy New Year · as Tammy IraniActor
- 2014Bhoothnath Returns · as BhausahebActor
- 2014Youngistaan · as Dashrat KaulActor
- 2015Dilwale · as KingActor
- 2015Bengal Tiger · as Ashok GajapathiActor
- 2016Housefull 3 · as Batuk PatelActor
- 2016Force 2 · as Karan Pratap SinghActor
- 2016Ventilator · as Dr. ShroffActor
- 2016Santa Banta Pvt Ltd · as SantaActor
- 2016The Legend of Michael Mishra · as Full PantActor
- 2018Sanju · as Ruby's father / Dr. AsthanaActor
- 2018Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran · as Himanshu ShuklaActor
- 2018Naa Peru Surya - Naa Illu India · as Col. Sanjay ShrivastavActor
- 2018Agnyaathavaasi · as Govindha 'Vindha' BhargavActor
- 2018Welcome to New York · as Mr. GarryActor
- 2018Khajoor Pe Atke · as AbhishekActor
- 2019Drive · as IrfanActor
- 2019Total Dhamaal · as Shamsher "Don" SinghActor
- 2019Kaappaan · as MahadevActor
- 2019Made In China · as Dr. VardhiActor
- 2019PM Narendra Modi · as Ratan TataActor
- 2019JhalkiActor
- 2020Yeh Ballet · as Show Judge #1Actor
- 2020Maska · as HimselfActor
- 202183 · as Farokh EngineerActor
- 2022Runway 34 · as Nishant SuriActor
- 2022Jayeshbhai Jordaar · as Pruthvish (Jayesh's father)Actor
- 2022Uunchai · as Javed SiddiquiActor
- 2022Naam Tha KanhaiyalalActor
- 2023Dunki · as Geetu GulatiActor
- 20231947: Brexit India · as Anchor & NarrationActor
- 2024The Mehta BoysDirector
- 2024The Mehta Boys · as Shiv MehtaActor
- 2025Sarzameen · as I.S KanwarActor
- 2025Detective Sherdil · as Pankaj BhattiActor
- 2025Tanvi the Great · as Raza SaabActor
- 2026Peddi · as Kiran Singh BaiswalActor
- 2026The Rajasaab · as Dr. PadmabhushanActor
- 2026Raja Shivaji · as Peer BabaActor
- 2026Haiwaan · as Judge PradhanActor
- 2026Last Man in Tower · as Dharmen ShahActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.