![]() ![]() He’d stand in the balcony and gaze at it for hours. Smiles Aruna, “One month before he passed away, I bought a Fiat car for Rs 9,000. With grit and hard work, his eldest daughter proved him wrong. Her father always regretted not having a son as his first born someone who could have looked after the family when he was no more. When someone said ‘butter’ I’d check the spelling and realise it was spelt butter and not ‘ butar’.”Īruna’s father, Faredun Irani, owned a drama troupe and her mother Saguna was an actress. It had English to Hindi and Hindi to English translations. I bought a small Oxford dictionary for Rs 3.75. If anyone asked me ‘What’s your name?’ I’d reply, ‘My name is Aruna.’ Then I heard people just reply with their name. She reveals her secret, “English was taught from the fourth standard and by the time I reached the sixth, I was out of school. People often asked Aruna how she managed to speak English since she stopped going to school at a young age. What would a boy have achieved without education? But there are no regrets I have deep respect for my parents.” It’s good I was a girl, naach gaa ke kama liya. But in our family there was little money for the boys too. ![]() ![]() Money was to be spent on educating the boys. Sixty years ago, it was enough if a girl knew how to sign her name. I couldn’t stand up to my parents, especially my father. She refused to give up her studies and managed to clear her matriculation. Aruna recalls, “My younger sister was stubborn, though. ![]() She was forced to stop studying after the sixth standard. A topper at school, she wanted to be a doctor. As a child, work was far from Aruna’s mind. The reality today is that even the hero and the heroine hardly have parents in films so where’s the question of a mama, chacha or tai? The story just revolves around four friends.”īorn on August 18, 1946, Aruna Irani is the eldest of eight siblings (five brothers, three sisters). None of my contemporaries are active and not because they don’t want to work. She reasons, “For actresses my age, there’s no work in films anymore. Today’s generation might know her as Hansuba from the tele-serial, Sanskaar-Dharohar Apno Ki but she’s the same lady who was one of Amitabh Bachchan’s first leading ladies in Bombay To Goa (1972), who swayed to the beat as Rishi Kapoor sang Main shair to nahin in Bobby (1973) and who played the stern matriarch in Beta (1992).Ī veteran of around 400 films, Aruna swerved towards the small screen when roles in films stopped coming her way. And while she was concentrating on wolfing down everything on her plate, Dilip Kumar’s eyes spotted her potential and he called out to her. For a nine-year-old from a poor family, these were luxuries. , money, salary, income, and assets.A bottle of coke and potato wafers did the trick. So, how much is Aruna Irani worth at the age of 77 years old? Aruna Irani’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. We will update Aruna Irani's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Aruna Irani Height, Weight & MeasurementsĪt 77 years old, Aruna Irani height not available right now. She is a member of famous Actress with the age 77 years old group. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 18 August. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old? Popular As Discover Aruna Irani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Aruna Irani was born on 18 August, 1946 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India, is an Actress, Producer, Director. ![]()
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