This year seems to be the debut year of Bollywood nepo kids after Ahaan Panday and Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. Now, actor Boman Irani’s son Kayoze Irani has also made his debut as a director with the film Sarzameen. But he has carved his niche in the film industry before this. Kayoze Irani attended an interview in which he said, ‘I think I am not a thinker, so I cannot make any big claim. But I think that when you make a film where you are sharing something from your life, then honesty comes into your film’.
Kayoze Irani
Kayoze further said, ‘When that honesty comes, the film itself becomes good. See where to put the camera of the film, how the craft should be, it can happen, but the story is king. Your script should be strong; otherwise, no one can save you.’ Talking about the hard work to get fame and success in the industry, Kayoze said, ‘You have to work very hard. I am the son of a big actor, but I started as an intern. In my first job, I had to sweep the set of an ad film. So I used to clean the set by getting under the actor’s feet.’
Kayoze Irani
Talking about the differences with his father, Bama Irani, Kayoze said, ‘There is a lot of love in my house. I get so much love from my mother, but I feel that a child wants to be like his father. We have different thoughts on some topics with Papa, but our friendship is very strong. Whenever we talk, everyone listens to each other, but when Papa gives his opinion, it is just an opinion; he does not say that this is how it should be. That means we have the freedom to express our views and follow them.’
Kayoze Irani
Talking about casting Kajol, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Ibrahim Ali Khan in his first directorial film ‘Sarzameen’, he says, ‘I never felt that I am working with such big stars like Kajol ma’am and Prithviraj sir. They have given me a lot of respect. They made it very easy for me to make this film. They helped me a lot. As far as today’s generation is concerned, we are in the era of social media.’