Aruna Irani

About Aruna Irani

Aruna Irani has acted in more than 500 films in Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, mostly in supporting and character roles, according to Wikipedia.

Born into a theatre family

She was born in Mumbai, the eldest of eight children. Her father ran a drama troupe and her mother was an actress. She dreamed of becoming a doctor but had to leave school after the sixth standard because of money, and she learned to dance on film sets because she could not afford lessons.

A child star

She debuted as a child artist in Ganga Jumna (1961) and Anpadh (1962), then took small roles in films such as Upkar (1967) before a string of films with comedian Mehmood, including Aulad (1968) and Humjoli (1970).

Filmfare record holder

Playing a knife-thrower in Caravan (1971) brought her first Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to Bombay to Goa (1972), Bobby (1973), Fakira (1976) and many more. She won Filmfare's Best Supporting Actress for Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984) and Beta (1992), holds the record for the most nominations in that category (10) and received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in January 2012.

Back to work

In an emotional Instagram video, she thanked fans for their love and support, which she said helped her return to work more than 50 days after losing her husband, Kuku Kohli. Read Aruna Irani returns to work and thanks fans. We're sending her our warmest wishes.

Sources: Wikipedia