Aruna Irani (born May 3, 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 (1992), and has been nominated most of the time, holding the 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
Aruna Irani was born in Mumbai, India, to an Iranian 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 studying after the sixth grade because her family did not have enough money to educate all the children.
She claims to have learned to dance while working on the films because she could not afford professional training from a master. 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 in the 1961 film Gunga Jumna, playing Azra\’s childhood friend. 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 Ali in films such as Aulad (1968), Humjoli (1970), Devi (1970), and Naya Zamana (1971).
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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). citation needed]
She won her first Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award 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 Best Supporting Actress Award. She acted in the Kannada remake of the same film in 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 the direction and production of teleserials such as Mehndi Tere Naam Ki, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, Rabba Ishq Na Hove, Vaidehi, and more.
On February 19, 2012, she was awarded the \”Lifetime Achievement Award\” at the annual Filmfare awards function in Mumbai.