Aruna Irani entered the film world when she was just 9 years old. She started her career in 1958. As a child actress, she worked in films like Shikwa, Talaq, Sarhad, Ganga-Jamuna, Gungi Ladki, Tarzan the Storm. Apart from Hindi, Aruna Irani has worked in films in Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati languages. The actress, who has worked in more than 500 films in her entire career, recently shared an anecdote related to her co-star Shabana Azmi.
Aruna Irani told that once Shabana Azmi screamed a lot after seeing the tilak on her forehead, the actress also told the reason why. Recently, many clips of Aruna Irani went viral on social media. Apart from having cancer twice, the actress revealed many secrets about her film journey and co-actors. One of these stories is also about Aruna and Shabana Azmi, which she narrated in a special conversation with Lahare Retro.
When Aruna Irani was recently asked about her unusual fashion of wearing a bindi with shirts and jackets, the actress remembered the day when she was scolded by Shabana Azmi for this. She said, “I remember there was a movie called Hum Paanch, it was Boney Kapoor’s movie. We were shooting in Melakote. At that time I had to go for the shoot, so I was wearing a tika with a skirt and blouse. Seeing that, Shabana ji shouted loudly saying Aruna and she called me and said come here…someone is putting a tilak on this dress”.
Aruna Irani further said while talking, “As soon as he removed the teeka, I said give it here. He told me that you apply teeka on such a dress, so I told him that I will apply it on bikini too”. Let us tell you that Shabana Azmi and Aruna Irani worked together in a dozen films including Anokha Bandhan, Fakira, Chor-Sipahi, Khoon Ki Pukaar, Nasihat.