Rustom Kaikhushru Irani

 

Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

Born : 4th July, 1898 - Ahmednagar , MS,India

Died : 1940 , Indian Himalayas

Parents : Father - Kaikhushru Sarosh Irani ( Khan Saheb ) & Mother - Gulmai Irani

Sibling : Adi K., Dolly K., Piroja K.   Married : Freiny Jehangir Irani

Children : Meheru R., Mehloo R., Falu R., Naggu R., Behram R., Jangoo R.

Education : Bharda New High School - Bombay

                    St.Xavier's College.

                    Sydenham College.

Nationality : Indian

 

Rustom left Meher Baba's ministry in the late 1930s and disappeared into the Himalayas.

Courtesy of Lord Meher, Vol.4 : Bhau Kalchuri
Courtesy of Lord Meher, Vol.4 : Bhau Kalchuri
1923 : Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
1923 : Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Courtesy of Lord Meher : Vol.2 page 400-1, 1st Edition
Courtesy of Lord Meher : Vol.2 page 400-1, 1st Edition
Early 1920s : Image rendition by Anthony Zois
Early 1920s : Image rendition by Anthony Zois
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Courtesy of Glow Int. magazine - Spring 2018
Courtesy of Glow Int. magazine - Spring 2018
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri - Vol.7-8 : p2713
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri - Vol.7-8 : p2713

Rustom had flown in a Farman F60 " Goliath " ( 1928 ) from Paris to London.

 

 

Courtesy of Glow International magazine - Spring 2012
Courtesy of Glow International magazine - Spring 2012
WEDDING RECEPTION PANDAL
WEDDING RECEPTION PANDAL
9th May 1923 : Rustom & Freiny's Wedding, standing outside the Parsi Fire Temple in Ahmednagar. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
9th May 1923 : Rustom & Freiny's Wedding, standing outside the Parsi Fire Temple in Ahmednagar. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

 

Wedding attendees above / below that are known are :

 

* KHANSAHEB - Kaikhushru Sarosh Irani, the father of the groom RUSTOM, also his   daughters - PIROJA & DOLLY and husband of GULMAI.

* Meher Baba's mother SHIREEN came with her youngest son ADI & daughter MANI.

* Gulmai's sister's husband KAIKHUSHRU MASA Z.B. Irani came with his daughter KHORSHED.

* Shireen's niece NAJA is standing next to her.

* FREINY ( the bride ) has her mother DAULAT standing behind her.

 

 

9th May, 1923 : Rustom & Freiny's wedding
9th May, 1923 : Rustom & Freiny's wedding
Rustom & Freiny' on their wedding day. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Rustom & Freiny' on their wedding day. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Courtesy of Lord Meher, Vol.4 : Bhau Kalchuri
Courtesy of Lord Meher, Vol.4 : Bhau Kalchuri
Courtesy of MN Collection
Courtesy of MN Collection
China, 1932 - Men mandali at the statue of Deng Shiru and his cave in Hangzhou, China, prior to Meher Baba's visit.
China, 1932 - Men mandali at the statue of Deng Shiru and his cave in Hangzhou, China, prior to Meher Baba's visit.

FILM  : "THE PERFECT MAN'  or  "NIGAH-E-KAMIL"  1938



This is a rare trailer to a much talked about 1938 Bollywood film directed by an early disciple of Meher Baba, Rustom Irani. Amy and Jangu Irani recently discovered the original trailer in their house in Nasik and had it digitized. This is posted with their kind permission.

Rustom Irani, Directed, Produced, Wrote and starred in this film titled 'The Perfect Man'. His film-name is given as Rukesh Ranjit. His co-star (credited as Seeta) was said to be a famous Bollywood starlet at the time, but I have no further information on her. The film had its world premiere in the Circle Theatre in Nasik where Meher Baba, along with many of his disciples attended.

 

Produced by Circle Pictures