'I ENJOYED BEING AN ACTOR, BUT I LOVE BEING A DIRECTOR'

Director Kayoze Irani discusses his directorial debut, Sarzameen, his experience of working with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kajol, and Ibrahim Ali Khan, taking feedback from his father Boman Irani, and more

- Shreyas Pande

Kayoze Irani has walked in the footsteps of his father Boman Irani in many ways. Boman turned director earlier this year with The Mehta Boys, after having acted in films for more than twenty years. The film explored a complex father-son relationship with nuance. Now, Kayoze has made his directorial debut with Sarzameen, which also tells the story of a father and son set against the backdrop of insurgency in Kashmir. The debutant director finds it a strange coincidence as well. "Both father and son are making their directorial debuts with father-son movies. What is really happening in this house?" Kayoze says with a smile.