Kayoze Irani: My father Boman Irani and I making our directorial debuts together this year was unplanned

This year, Boman and Kayoze Irani both directed their first films, The Mehta Boys and Sarzameen. Kayoze talks about the co-incidence, and his next directorial.

Actor Boman Irani and son Kayoze Irani pulled off a rare feat this year the father-son duo both made their directorial debuts only months apart. Boman helmed The Mehta Boys, which fetched a lot of acclaim earlier this year, while Kayoze directed Sarzameen, which featured Ibrahim Ali Khan in the lead role.

Boman with son Kayoze Irani

Interestingly, both their projects were direct to OTT releases. Mention this to Kayoze, and he beams, "It was completely unplanned. My father has always wanted to make a film, and been writing for years. It just so happened that we also shot our respective films around the same time."

The 37-year-old, who is prepping for his second directorial shares, "I was shooting in Manali, while dad was filming in Mumbai. It's such a strange thing that our debuts happened this year." Ask if he's afraid of comparisons with his dad and the actor-director replies, "I'm very happy about it. It's a distinction, I don't know of any other father-son duo achieving this."

As for his next project, Kayoze tells us, "I'm going into it, thinking it's my launch. My next is comedy film; it's in the process of being written and will go on floors next year, if all goes well."