Jerbanoo, the mother of actor Boman Irani, died on Wednesday morning at the age of 94, according to a late-night Instagram post by the actor. “She was and will always be a star,” Boman Irani posted with a photo of his mother. “Mother Irani died quietly in her sleep early this morning,” he added. Jer was 94 years old. Since she was 32, she has acted as both a mother and a father to me. What a force of nature she was.
In his post, the 61-year-old actor also reflected on some of his favourite childhood memories with his mother and wrote “Filled with funny stories that only she could tell. The longest arm that always dug deep into her pockets, even when there wasn’t much there. When she sent me to the movies, she made sure all the compound kids came with me. ‘Don’t forget the popcorn’ she would say.”
“She loved her food and her songs and she could fact-check Wikipedia and IMDb in a flash. Sharp, sharp, sharp, till the very end, she always said ‘You are not an actor for people to praise you. You are an actor only so you can make people smile’. ‘Make people happy,’ she said,” he added.
Boman Irani signed off his emotional post with these words: “Last night she asked for Malai Kulfi and some mango. She could have asked for the moon and the stars if she wished. She was, and always will be…….A Star.”
Jerbanoo Irani, Boman’s mother, turned 94 in November of last year. The actor had shared a gorgeous photo of themself with her on her birthday, along with a heartfelt remark. “You have inspired a generation and more,” Boman Irani remarked, referring to his mother as “the finest.” Every blue time in our lucky lives has been driven away by your sense of laughter.
Boman Irani’s credits include Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Main Hoon Na, Veer-Zaara, Don, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Heyy Babyy, Dostana, 3 Idiots, Housefull, Housefull 2, Jolly LLB, PK, Bhoothnath Returns, Housefull 3, Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, and Sanju.
