Aruna Irani

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 received two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for ''Pet Pyaar Aur Paap'' (1984) and ''Beta'' (1992), and holds the record for the most nominations in the category (10). In January 2012, Irani received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards.

Early life

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. She wanted to become a doctor and had to give up studies after sixth standard because her family did not have enough money to educate all the children. She said she learnt dancing while working in films because she could not afford professional training. Her brothers Indra Kumar, Adi Irani and Firoz Irani are all associated with the film industry. Actress Bindu is her cousin.

Career

Aruna Irani made her debut as a child artist in the film '' Ganga Jumna'' (1961) playing Azra's childhood character. She then acted in the film ''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 in films such as ''Aulad'' (1968), ''Humjoli'' (1970), ''Devi'' (1970) and ''Naya Zamana'' (1971).

In 1971, she starred in ''Caravan,'' as a knife-thrower, earning her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. 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), earning nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Bobby'' and ''Rocky''. She also starred in '' Do Jhoot'' (1975) and '' Khoon Pasina'' (1977) which earned her two more nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

After having lost the award five time, she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Pet Pyaar Aur Paap'' (1984).

In the late 1980s and 1990s, Irani switched to playing motherly roles, notably in ''Beta'' (1992), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She earned two more nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in ''Suhaag'' (1994) and ''Kartavya'' (1995). 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''.

She earned her record-setting tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' Ghulam-E-Mustafa'' (1997).

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.

On 19 February 2012, she was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life

She married Bollywood film director Kuku Kohli in 1990.

Filmography

Television shows

Awards and nominations

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Living people
Indian film actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Filmfare Awards winners
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Gujarati cinema
Actresses in Hindi television
Actresses from Mumbai
Irani (India) people
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
1946 births