Popular Mumbai restaurateur Boman Kohinoor passes away; Twitterati share condolences

Boman Kohinoor, owner of the old Parsi hotel, passed on Wednesday. He was in the ICU for the past two weeks and breathed his last 6 pm.

By Mumbai Live TeamSociety

Mumbai

India's biggest fan of the British royal family, Boman Kohinoor, also a Parsi restaurateur, passed away on Wednesday. As per reports from Parsi General Hospital, Boman was in the ICU, undergoing treatment over the past two weeks as he suffering from cardiac issues. He breathed his last at 4:45 pm.

He took the responsibility of the restaurant at a young age. Located in South Mumbai, Britannia & Company was founded in 1949 and was started by his father Rashid Kohinoor, a Zoroastrian traveler from Iran. After Rashid's Kohinoor, the restaurant was owned by Bowman Kohinoor when he 2 years old at the time.

Boman was known as a happy man and it is said that he loved chatting with customers who visited the restaurant. He would win their hearts and would also show old photos of the restaurant to his customers. He also promoted his wife's Berry Pulao as a must try dish along with the casserole.

Back in 2016, his dream came true when he met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton - during their visit to India. The video of the same also went viral. Boman's father also ensured that the interiors of the restaurant showed his love for the British royals. It is also said that his father and he regularly sent letters to Queen Elizabeth and have also received a reply from Windsor Castle's official royal residence representatives.

Boman's well wishers also took to Twitter to share their grief and pay their condolences. Here's what many wrote...

Not a MasterChef, not a nouveau food blogger or influencer, yet he won hearts and legions of happy, customers through his endearing food & storied banter as he ran Ballard Estate's Britannia for 7+ decades.

Boman Rashid Kohinoor, you've earned your rest at 97. RIP. pic.twitter.com/R4auW9ZZaB
— Ashok Lalla (@ashoklalla) September 26, 2019

Bombay lost a little a part of its soul today. Boman Kohinoor, without really knowing us, had been like a distant family member — someone we think of fondly, and visit once a year. Here’s a picture of him taking our last food order. Folks up above, you’re in for a treat. RIP. pic.twitter.com/4QmvPCFbML
— Rahul Fernandes (@newspaperwallah) September 25, 2019

Resharing an old @indiatimes story on the legend of #Brittania and the man who created it #bomankohinoor The only regret remains that I've been craving Berry Pulao for 3 years but life, laziness got in the way. @the_epicurious https://t.co/bbbhV1Fw3B
— Kabeer Sharma (@ka_beer) September 26, 2019

A rare video of Sh Boman Kohinoor where he declares his ambition to be 146!

RIP, fellow restauranteur. Love to all foodies and fans - including (as we were told) the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! pic.twitter.com/Gc3yWo8eSY
— Panda Wokk (@pandawokk) September 26, 2019

End of an era - via bombaywalla blog.... farewell, Boman Kohinoor, who gave us Britannia, the home of the berry pulao, sali boti, dhansak, and that magnificent rooster. pic.twitter.com/4sktBYExRZ
— Salil Tripathi سلیل تریپاٹھی સલિલ ત્રિપાઠી (@saliltripathi) September 25, 2019

Gutted to hear about the passing away of the late Boman Kohinoor. Mumbai has become poorer with his passing away. Can’t imagine Britannia without him taking the order, smiling and saying, ‘good boy (or girl),’ if he approved of your order. A true icon & an ambassador of the city https://t.co/VbXaPUTacR
— Kalyan Karmakar (@Finelychopped) September 25, 2019

He had once said to your’s truly “The real Kohinoor is still in India, the British only took a piece of stone”. He shall be missed. RIP Boman Kohinoor

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ps: Thank @MenonSmitha for this heart touching obituary.https://t.co/cHUL4sQsUC via @CNTIndia
— Suparno Satpathy (@SuparnoSatpathy) September 26, 2019

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