Boman Irani: I will always be an actor; have found new craft of writing

“I will always be an actor. It is just that I have found a new craft, writing. Ever since I was a kid I used to write but was writing badly,” Irani told reporters.

The actor has invited Alexander Dinelaris, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Alejandro G Inarritu’s Birdman, for a day-long screenwriting workshop, to be held on Thursday.

See photos from the launch of Boman Irani’s production banner

Amitabh Bachchan flagged off the launch event of Boman Irani’s production house. (Express Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Amitabh Bachchan and Boman Irani walk in at the launch of latter’s production banner. (Express Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Dia Mirza and Farhan Akhtar at the launch of Boman Irani’s production banner. (Express Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Radhika Apte attended the launch event of Boman Irani’s production banner. (Express Photo: Varinder Chawla)

Boman Irani clicked at the launch of his production banner. (Express Photo: Varinder Chawla)

“Over the years, I decided to learn the craft by reading books and I met Alex in New York. He is like my brother. We discussed my script and he encouraged me.

“When I met Alex and his friends, I learnt so much. I am glad he agreed to come here,” the actor-turned-producer said.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan flagged off the event.

Irani also revealed that he has written a script, which will hopefully go on floors soon.

“At the moment, we are putting our name out there. We have Alex to help young writers. The first production hopefully is the one that I have written but if something else comes, then (we’ll focus on) that.

“The idea is to develop good stories and if they are on the page, we will have a good cinema on screen,” he said.

Irani has frequently collaborated with filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, having starred in his films like Munna Bhai series, 3 Idiots, PK and most recently in Sanju.

The actor considers Hirani to be a “great influence” on his growth as an actor.

He, however, steered clear of commenting on the allegation of sexual misconduct against Hirani.

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