Aruna Irani revealed why she was never close to cousin Bindu: ‘We maintained their distance … They did not like to ask us for money’. Hindi film news
Aruna Irani, one of the most vigorous actresses of Indian cinema, with more than 500 films for her credit, recently opened her distant relationship with cousin and fellow actress Bindu. In a recent interview, the experienced actress revealed how family relations and financial conflicts contributed to her lack of proximity.“She is the daughter of my stepmother-masi (aunt),” Aruna explained. “My maternal grandfather had two wives – one was my mother’s mother, and the other was someone else. Bindu was from another wife. We were never closer as cousins,” she told Lehran Retro. Aruna on initial financial strugglesSharing how financial stress created a division, Aruna recalled, “Her father was a director, Nanubhai Desai, and he always kept his distance. Whatever we did not have much money, so my mother often borrowed from Jyoti Masi because she did not let her children go hungry, isn’t it?”The actress said that she was often sent to ask for small amounts of money, which did not sit well with the other side of the family. He said, “There was a lot of 50 de do, 30 de do, Karke Muje Bhujte Line. “There was nothing wrong in this, but it was so, ‘Why do you keep asking for money all the time?” So there was a distance between us because we felt something unpleasant.,
No professional overlap retained the differenceAruna also said that despite getting success in the same industry, she never cooperated onscreen onscreen. “When both of us became an actor, we never grew closer because we have never worked together. People will either cast him or me – so we never got a chance to meet.”Aruna Irani and Bindu became domestic names in Hindi cinema through the 70s and 80s – often play strong character roles, comic parts or vamps.
