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Aruna Irani

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Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani at 18th Lions Annual Gold Awards.jpg
Irani at 18th Lions Annual Gold Awards
Born (1946-08-18) 18 August 1946 (age 77)
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
💼 Occupation
👩 Spouse(s)Kuku Kohli
👪 RelativesIndra Kumar (brother)
Adi Irani (brother)
Firoz Irani (brother)
Bindu (cousin)

Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1985) and Beta (1993), and has been nominated for a total of ten awards, holding a record for the most nominations in the category. In January 2012, Irani was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards.

Early life[edit]

Aruna Irani was born in Mumbai, India to an Irani father and a Hindu mother. Her father Faredun Irani ran a drama troupe, and her mother Saguna was an actress. She is the eldest of eight siblings, and gave up studies after sixth standard because her family did not have enough money to educate all the children.[1] She claims to have learnt dancing while working in the films because she could not afford professional training from a master.[citation needed] Her brothers Indra Kumar, Adi Irani and Firoz Irani are all associated with the film industry. Actress Bindu is her cousin.

Career[edit]

Aruna Irani made her debut in the movie Ganga Jamna (1961) playing Azra's childhood character. She then acted in the movie Anpadh (1962) as Mala Sinha's childhood character. She next did several small roles in films such as Jahanara (1964), Farz (1967), Upkar (1967) and Aaya Sawan Jhoomke (1969). She later acted with comedian Mehmood Ali in films such as Aulad (1968), Humjoli (1970), Devi (1970) and Naya Zamana (1971).

In 1971, she starred in Caravan. She later starred in Mehmood Ali's Bombay To Goa (1972), Garam Masala (1972) and Do Phool (1973). Her films have included Farz (1967), Bobby (1973), Fakira (1976), Sargam (1979), Red Rose (1980), Love Story (1981), and Rocky (1981).[2]

She won her first Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984).[3]

In the late 1980s and 1990s Irani switched to playing motherly roles, notably in Beta (1992), for which she won her second Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.[4] She acted in the Kannada remake of the same film with the same role. Some of her Marathi films are Aandhla Marto Dola, Bhingari, Changu Mangu, Lapwa Chapvi, Ek Gadi Baki Anadi, Mitwaa and Bol Baby Bol.

In her later career, Irani also switched to television, performing character roles in various serials. She also took up direction and production of tele-serials such as Mehndi Tere Naam Ki, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, Rabba Ishq Na Hove, Vaidehi and more.[5]

On 19 February 2012, she was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the annual Filmfare awards function in Mumbai.[6]

Personal life[edit]

She is married to Bollywood film director Kuku Kohli.

Selected filmography[edit]

Television shows[edit]

Year Show Character Channel Notes
1995-1997 Zamana Badal Gaya Veena DD Metro Main Lead
2001-2005 Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Teji Star Plus Also as a Producer under AK Films
2002 Mehndi Tere Naam Ki Sharda Malik Zee TV
2003-2005 Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan Shalini
2005-2006 Zameen Se Aassman Tak Balraj's Mother Sahara One
2006 Vaidehi Sita Sony TV
2005-2006 Rabba Ishq Na Hove Veera's Mother Zee TV
2006-2007 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki Narayani Devi Star Plus Balaji Telefilms
2007 Maayka Durga Khuranna Zee TV
2007-2009 Babul Ki Bitiya Chali Doli Saja Ke Dadima Sahara One Also as a Producer under AK Films
2007-2009 Naaginn Maasa/ Triveni Zee TV
2008 Saas v/s Bahu Judge Sahara One
2009-2011 Jhansi Ki Rani Vahini Sahiba Zee TV
2010-2011 Sanjog Se Bani Sangini Rajrani
2011-2012 Dekha Ek Khwaab Rajmata Mrinalini Devi Sony TV Lead
2011-2012 Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki Sharda Agnihotri Life OK
2012 Parichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka Sulekha Diwan Colors TV
2013–2014 Sanskaar - Dharohar Apno Ki Ansuya Vaishnav
2015-2016 Bhagyalakshmi Vasundhara Prajapati & TV [7]
2015 Uzalo Producer of AK Films SABC 1 Producer
2016 Saubhagyalakshmi Vasundhara Prajapati & TV
2018 Porus The Oracle Sony TV
2018-2019 Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali Hamida Banu Begum (Mariam Makani) Colors TV
2019 Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji Mrs Khosla StarPlus
2019 Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai Aruna Irani Sony TV [8]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Filmfare Awards
Indian Telly Awards

References[edit]

  1. Meera Joshi (3 September 2013). "Mehmood & I never married - Aroona Irani". Filmfare.
  2. "Exclusive biography of #ArunaIrani and on her life". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 14 April 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. "Filmfare Awards: Aruna Irani wins the Lifetime Achievement Award". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "5 lesser known facts about Aruna Irani | Tata Sky Blog Buster". Tata Sky Blogbuster. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. "'An actor should consider no role small or big': Aruna Irani". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. "Aruna Irani on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. Coutinho, Natasha (2015-11-30). "I respect acting as a craft: Aruna Irani". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  8. "Aruna Irani to enter Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai, to play an important role in Sameer and Naina's life". India Today. Retrieved 2019-09-05.

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