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The
zany Zorabian tied the knot yesterday
to Boman Irani. “No,
not the actor but the real estate developer. You know when
my Boman met the actor Boman’s wife, he told her maybe
they should whip up something together. But the actor Boman’s
wife, Zenobia, knew that once the name of my Boman was out
the first rumour would be that I was having an affair with
Boman Irani, the actor. The mistaken identity continues.
The actor is still asked what he’s doing with Perizaad!”
the busybee bride-to-be broke into laughter, days before
the wedding.
Perizaad can’t stop singing
praises of Boman. “He’s extremely supportive,
a very driven person. I’ve known him for a year now.
It was more a mutual attraction than love at first sight.
We met at an event where I was a judge. I loved the way
he conducted himself. He was very real and sensible. Yeah,
he’s a Parsi, just like me. Now that’s something
I never expected. I had warned my mom and dad that I’d
marry anyone whom I fell in love with. How was I to know
that I’d fall in love with someone from my own community!
I hardly ever met a Parsi, except Boman Irani the actor,
in the industry. They’re all Punjabis, Sindhis, etc.”
Perizaad intends to continue working
after marriage. “I’d really love to. I’m
reassured by my friends in the industry including Subhash
Ghai that there’s a place for me in the industry after
marriage. That’s the advantage of not being straitjacketed
in an image. I’ve just finished shooting for N. Chandra’s
Breaking News. Can you believe it, I was shooting
until 12 days before my ‘D’ Day? But I had a blast
shooting even then, and so what if I had a wedding round
the corner.”
Days before the wedding, Perizaad
was now thick into preparations. “I know marriage will
change a lot of things in my life. Even being in a relationship
changed my priorities. You know, we actors are very self-centred.
Once I fell in love with Boman I found myself becoming
considerate about him. I’m sure marriage is going to
increase my sense of responsibility. I’ve zero sense
of responsibility. Ask my mother. She’s scared about
how I will cope. For the four years that I lived in America
I took care of everything in my apartment. I even cooked,
though my friends said all my cooking tasted the same. But
in Mumbai I left everything to Mom. I’m told the sense
of responsibility will just follow after marriage.”
She’s looking at marriage
as a beginning of a long-enduring partnership. “I
look at my parent’s marriage and see how much Mom supports
Dad even in his work. I’d like to be the backbone in
my marriage. I don’t want to be a spoilt little brat
with 10 servants. I want to remain grounded, to be domesticated
while continuing with my career. I also hope to support
my husband in his work.”
The actress from Jogger’s
Park and Morning Raga has four releases coming
up. “There’s Zohaib Khan’s suspense thriller
Highway 203 with K.K. Menon, a hilarious one-night
comedy called Kabhi Up Kabhi Down about a struggling
actress who kidnaps a director, with Sanjay Suri (directed
by Raman Bhardwaj based on a Neil Simon play), Meghna Gulzar’s
Baat Pakki where I’m part of a huge ensemble
cast and N. Chandra’s Breaking News which captures
the life and rhythm of Mumbai where I play a TV channel’s
creative head.”
The future? “I am scared
about my career. I can’t pretend that marriage won’t
make a difference. I had to drop out of Sanjay Gupta’s
Alibaug and Nikhil Advani’s Salaam-e-Ishq
because they were clashing with my marriage.
Nikhil’s film got pushed
forward. Otherwise I’d have loved to do it. Nikhil
was so sweet about it. But I didn’t want to marry when
I had no other option. I wanted to take the plunge when
the going was good. I’m told I’ve my own niche.
But I’d be lying if I said I don’t feel insecure
about my future. But I’m an optimist. I hope I
can balance marriage and career.”
She ended with a giggle. “I
can’t believe Boman is marrying an actress. He’s
so shy of publicity.”
Subhash K. Jha |
