Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, 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.
Aruna Irani

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- 1946.
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- India.
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- actor, film director, television director and television actor.
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Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, 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.
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Aruna Irani (born 1946) is an actor, film director and television actor, among other activities, of Indian nationality. The actor was born in Mumbai.
Languages used include Hindi. Honours include Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Early life
Early life
Aruna 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 aspired to become a doctor, but had to discontinue her studies after the sixth standard due to financial constraints. She later stated that she learned dancing while working in films, as she could not afford formal training. Her brothers Indra Kumar, Adi Irani and Firoz Irani are associated with the film industry. Actresses Sarita Joshi and Bindu are her cousins.
Career
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
Personal life
She married Bollywood film director Kuku Kohli in 1990.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1946
Aruna Irani was born on 18 August 1946.
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- Library of Congress Name Authority File, Aruna Irani (USE Irani, Aruna) (no96050552).
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- VIAF cluster 272451040 for Aruna Irani, aggregating national library name authorities.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q158225: Aruna Irani
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- “Aruna Irani”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- OpenAlex author record A5084570323 for Aruna Irani.
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Awards and nominations
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- 1.Aruna Irani Birthday: बॉलिवुड की सबसे खतरनाक खलनायिका थीं अरुणा ईरानी, इस एक डर ने काम छोड़ने पर कर दिया था मजबूर. Navbharat Times.
- 2.EP-37- Tell-all with veteran actress Aruna Irani - ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash. YouTube.
- 3.Meera Joshi. Mehmood & I never married - Aroona Irani. Filmfare. 3 September 2013.
- 4.Gaurav Malani. Aruna Irani on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award. ETimes. 31 January 2012.
- 5.Aruna Irani Biography. IMDb.
- 6.Filmfare Awards: Aruna Irani wins the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Times of India.
- 7.5 lesser known facts about Aruna Irani Tata Sky Blog Buster. Tata Sky Blogbuster. 17 August 2018.
- 8.'An actor should consider no role small or big': Aruna Irani. The Indian Express.
- 9.Aruna Irani on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Times of India.
- 10.HT Entertainment Desk. Aruna Irani talks about husband Kuku Kohli after his first wife's death. Hindustan Times. 20 February 2022.
- 11.TOI. Kuku Kohli, Aruna Irani's husband. Times of India. 25 August 2026.
- 12.When Aruna Irani ‘married a married man’ Kuku Kohli: ‘Wives always blame the other woman’. The Indian Express. 26 August 2026.
- 13.Patthar (1985) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director. Cinestaan.
- 14.Ghosh, Avijit. CINEMA BHOJPURI. Penguin UK. 22 May 2010. 978-81-8475-256-4.
- 15.Na-Insaafi. TVGuide.com.
- 16.Hungama, Bollywood. Kis Mein Kitna Hai Dum Cast List Kis Mein Kitna Hai Dum Movie Star Cast Release Date Movie Trailer Review- Bollywood Hungama. Bollywood Hungama. January 1992.
- 17.Fauj - Movie - - Box Office India. boxofficeindia.com.
- 18.Jalso - A Family Invitation (2025) - Movie Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Mumbai. BookMyShow.
- 19.Coutinho, Natasha. I respect acting as a craft: Aruna Irani. The Asian Age. 30 November 2015.
- 20.Aruna Irani to enter Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai, to play an important role in Sameer and Naina's life. India Today. 8 July 2019.
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