Actress Amyra Dastur, who made her Bollywood debut with ‘Issaq’, is all set to turn an entrepreneur. She was last seen in Jackie Chan-starrer ‘Kung Fu Yoga’. She will soon be opening a Parsi restaurant in the city.
“My brother and I had dreamt of becoming chefs. My dream was to open a cafe in Goa. Once I started earning and saving, our conversations turned into business plans. Now that my brother has graduated from London’s Le Cordon Bleu, we’ve decided to set up a quaint Parsi restaurant in south Mumbai,” says Dastur.
Amyra’s love for “ghar ka khaana” encouraged her to zero in on Parsi cuisine. “As kids, we would wait for festivals and weddings to feast on authentic Parsi dishes like patra ni machhi, dhansak chawal and papeta par eedu. Mumbai doesn’t have many restaurants that serve authentic Parsi food. Our plan is to come up with a fun, family-friendly eatery,” she says.
The actress is currently working on an untitled Telugu film, admits that balancing her film career and restaurant will be difficult. “My brother and I will divide the work. I will be funding the business and plan to handle the marketing. He will take charge of the menu and kitchen. We are hoping to put together a strong team,” she says.