Boman Irani has worked with Sanjay Dutt in the 2003 film Munnabhai MBBS.
Vancouver:
Long before Bollywood discoveredactor Boman Irani, he was just a regular film fan and evenstood in line in the middle of the night to see Sanjay Duttand Pooja Bhatt shoot for 1991 film Sadak.
Boman, 53, who is here to host the debut Times of IndiaFilm Awards (TOIFA), says he has realized the fan frenzy onlyafter becoming an actor.
The Jolly LLB star was touched to see fans standingoutside his hotel in the rainy and cold Canadian weather toget a glimpse of Bollywood stars.
"I like the cold, I don't have problem with cold and Idon't have problem with rain either as long as people aresmiling. You know, early in my career, I used to wonder aboutthis fan frenzy but now I realize that there is genuine love,respect and affection which makes me very proud to be anactor.
"Sometime you go out and you wonder why these people arestanding in the rain and then you realize that years ago youwere a fan too. I too was chased by cops for watching myfavourite celebrities," Boman told PTI on the sidelines ofTOIFA.
When asked about the celebrities he waited for as a fan,Boman revealed that it was none other than his Munnabhaico-star Sanjay Dutt.
"I used to follow celebrities and I remember I watchedSanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for Sadak. I wasstanding on the road at three in the night but little did Iknow that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some pointin my career," Boman said.
The actor, who has hosted many award shows in past, isteaming up with the new talent of Bollywood - Ranbir Kapoorand Anushka Sharma - to host his first TOIFA and he hopes toentertain the fans in Vancouver, which has a huge Indianpopulation.
"We do our best as actors and I think in these award showsfans want you to enjoy. They don't like it if you don't enjoy.A city is made by its people and here I can feel the love thatthey have for us. They want to have a good time," he said.Boman believes it was one of the best years of cinema inBollywood with women taking centre stage.
"Earlier, it was largely male-dominated but Vidya (Balan)has changed a lot of things with Kahaani and The DirtyPicture. It has been really a very interesting year forBollywood."
Boman, 53, who is here to host the debut Times of IndiaFilm Awards (TOIFA), says he has realized the fan frenzy onlyafter becoming an actor.
The Jolly LLB star was touched to see fans standingoutside his hotel in the rainy and cold Canadian weather toget a glimpse of Bollywood stars.
"I like the cold, I don't have problem with cold and Idon't have problem with rain either as long as people aresmiling. You know, early in my career, I used to wonder aboutthis fan frenzy but now I realize that there is genuine love,respect and affection which makes me very proud to be anactor.
"Sometime you go out and you wonder why these people arestanding in the rain and then you realize that years ago youwere a fan too. I too was chased by cops for watching myfavourite celebrities," Boman told PTI on the sidelines ofTOIFA.
When asked about the celebrities he waited for as a fan,Boman revealed that it was none other than his Munnabhaico-star Sanjay Dutt.
"I used to follow celebrities and I remember I watchedSanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for Sadak. I wasstanding on the road at three in the night but little did Iknow that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some pointin my career," Boman said.
The actor, who has hosted many award shows in past, isteaming up with the new talent of Bollywood - Ranbir Kapoorand Anushka Sharma - to host his first TOIFA and he hopes toentertain the fans in Vancouver, which has a huge Indianpopulation.
"We do our best as actors and I think in these award showsfans want you to enjoy. They don't like it if you don't enjoy.A city is made by its people and here I can feel the love thatthey have for us. They want to have a good time," he said.Boman believes it was one of the best years of cinema inBollywood with women taking centre stage.
"Earlier, it was largely male-dominated but Vidya (Balan)has changed a lot of things with Kahaani and The DirtyPicture. It has been really a very interesting year forBollywood."
