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A |     Boman Irani has been a part of the film industry for decades, but at 66, the actor marked his directorial debut with The Mehta Boys, proving that age is just a number. And his hard work paid off well as the film won the Filmfare Award for Best Web Original Film: Critics at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2025.     As Irani walked on stage to receive the iconic Black Lady from Abhishek Bachchan, the moment turned instantly warm and memorable. Abhishek, who was presenting the award, stepped down from the stage and walked towards the front row to greet Irani with a hug, before escorting him on stage. Beginning his acceptance speech, Irani joked that it might take him a while to finish. Playing along, Abhishek brought a chair onto the stage and placed it beside him, drawing laughter from the audience.     The actor started his speech by saying, "I have no business being on stage here. I'm 66 now, debuting as a director. This is going to be a long speech. Take out your popcorn and let's enjoy this moment."     He continued, "When I was a kid, I made a promise to an 11-year-old boy that someday I would direct a film. And that little boy's name was Boman Irani. And I just feel so stupid that it took so long. But that's fine. About 14 years ago, I decided to make my film when everything was going pretty well as an actor. I wrote a beautiful script, which I threw in the dustbin in the morning. And then I wrote a script which took me about 10 years to write. Because it's just a slice of life film, as they say. But slice-of-life films can be boring. And for that, I needed to study. Study the science of writing. It took me 10 years to do this. And it took me an eternity to sell it."                                                                      View this post on Instagram          A post shared by Filmfare (@filmfare)               Irani added that he had to start from scratch to direct this film. "My students say,' If it took you so long and you got refused so many times. It was so difficult for you to get funding for casting. Then what about us?' I have this answer to all you youngsters out there. I have been acting for the last 35 years on stage and screen. But it does not necessarily mean that I qualify to be a director. Just because I've been acting for 35 years. You've got to start from scratch. You've got to pay your dues. You've got to work your way up, put that foot in the door and not shut up, so that somebody agrees to make this film."     The actor also shared that Sujoy Ghosh came to narrate the story to him, but Irani wanted to direct it, instead of acting in it. And Ghosh gave away the film to him without second thoughts.          "And I want to thank one more gentleman. His name is Sujoy Ghosh. He came to narrate this story to me. It was a one-liner. And I said that I don't want to act in this film, I want to direct it. He gave it to me for free without asking me a single question. Thank you, Sujoy Ghosh. It's very difficult in this day and age for people to have such a big heart." He concluded his speech by thanking his producer and his entire cast and crew.     Besides directing the film, Irani also played a key role in it, along with Avinash Tiwari     Also Read: Filmfare OTT Awards 2025: Boman Irani Walked The Red Carpet With His Family。    在中国福利彩票发行39周年到来之际，由鄂尔多斯市民政局主办、鄂尔多斯市福彩中心承办的“暖城福彩 公益同行”鄂尔多斯福彩公益文化宣传日主题活动，于7月26日在东胜区每天百货商场盛大启幕。深耕公益三十九载 初心答卷温暖全城1987年7月27日，新中国第一张福利彩票正式发售，开启了中国福彩公益惠民的崭新篇章。至今，三十九载风雨兼程，中国福利彩票持续为民生公益事业赋能添力。多年来，鄂尔多斯福彩始终坚守公益初心，聚焦民生短板、紧盯群众需求，持续将福彩公益金精准投入养老服务、儿童福利、助残帮扶、社会救助等民生领域，用点滴善意汇聚民生暖流，用长久坚守书写公益答卷。本次活动创新打造“为中国福利彩票庆生朋友圈”“暖城福彩简历”“暖城福彩成绩单”特色展示板块，重点梳理展示“十四五”时期鄂尔多斯福彩公益成果，将行业政策、公益金流向、惠民成效转化为群众看得懂、记得住、乐于传播的公益故事，让公众直观知晓每一笔福彩公益金的去向、每一份爱心善意的落点，进一步增进广大群众对福彩事业的认同感、信任感与支持度。六大特色亮点赋能 打造沉浸式公益盛宴本次活动线上线下双向联动、品牌文化双向赋能，让福彩公益文化走进群众、贴近生活、浸润人心。亮点一：寻福彩“同龄人”，共贺三十九载生辰本次活动特发起“我与福彩同岁”征集活动，通过官方抖音平台、户外大屏、楼宇广告多渠道面向全城寻找1987年7月出生、7月27日福彩诞生当日出生的市民朋友。活动现场，福彩同龄人通过线上线下送上真挚生日祝福，鄂尔多斯市福彩中心工作人员为同龄代表颁发专属纪念礼品，以温情共情的创新形式，拉近福彩与市民的情感距离。亮点二：本地品牌全新启幕，视听同频唱响公益乐章“暖城福彩 公益同行”鄂尔多斯福彩公益品牌正式启动，启动环节全程视听联动、氛围感十足，现场不仅滚动播放鄂尔多斯福彩专属公益宣传MV、展播全方位诠释福彩公益初心与履职全貌的工作纪实宣传片，更邀请专业歌手登台，现场演绎鄂尔多斯福彩原创文化主题歌曲。亮点三：网络达人实地采风直播，温情讲述福彩公益故事活动特邀本地网络达人全程专场直播，依托福彩官方视频号、抖音号、快手号实时推送。前期，网络达人团队深入鄂尔多斯市各类福彩公益资助项目实地采风，以第一视角记录公益金落地成效、帮扶暖心瞬间，录制温情宣传短片。活动当天，通过直播讲解、场景展示、线上问答、实时互动等形式，打破线下商圈地域局限，让鄂尔多斯福彩公益故事云端传播、全网出圈，让更多网友直观感受福彩公益的温度与力量。亮点四：受助代表感恩回馈，双向奔赴传递温暖多年来，福彩公益金持续助力全市养老机构、儿童福利院、助残帮扶项目蓬勃发展，为特殊群体撑起民生保护伞。本次活动特别设置公益受助单位致谢环节，由养老机构、儿童福利院代表现场赠送手作礼物，来自伊金霍洛旗居家社区养老综合服务中心老人们的特色CD、鄂尔多斯市儿童福利院40名孩子们的纯真手绘画作，承载着受助群体最真挚的感恩之心，生动诠释福彩公益“善意循环、温暖双向奔赴”的动人内涵，直观展现福彩公益金实实在在的民生价值与社会效益。亮点五：趣味游园沉浸式体验，寓教于乐传播公益理念活动创新打造福彩生日主题乐园互动体验区，推出集章游园闯关模式，将公益科普、政策宣传、文化体验深度融合。现场设置福彩飞行棋、公益填色画、浮雕手工、主题版画、拼豆DIY、巨型刮刮乐六大趣味项目。市民通过闯关集章、手工创作、趣味答题，打卡自带公益宣传水印照片，在轻松玩乐中了解福彩资金构成、公益金用途、发行宗旨等专业知识，实现“参与即传播、体验即科普”。同时，活动设置幸运大转盘、砸金蛋抽奖，合规购彩参与即可解锁福彩文创好礼，充分营造全民参与、全民知公益、全民传公益的浓厚氛围。亮点六：融情于景融教于乐，扎实铸牢中华民族共同体意识本次活动将铸牢中华民族共同体意识宣传贯穿活动全程，实现公益文化、民族文化、宣传教育深度融合、一体推进。现场互动体验区精心设计打造专属门头，将民族团结、守望相助理念融入文艺表演、游园互动、手工创作、公益问答各个环节，以沉浸式场景营造“民族团结一家亲、公益向善暖全城”的浓厚宣传氛围，让广大群众在观赏民族文艺、参与趣味体验、学习福彩公益知识的过程中，潜移默化增强民族认同感、归属感与自豪感。深耕公益路，笃行再启航本次活动立足“扶老、助残、救孤、济困”发行宗旨，深度融合民族文化宣传与公益品牌建设，通过线下沉浸式体验、线上全景直播传播、多元互动科普、本地品牌启新等创新形式，全方位、立体化展示鄂尔多斯福彩“取之于民、用之于民”的社会承诺与责任担当。