Aruna Irani's Marriage With Married Filmmaker, Kuku Kohli, 'Ghar Todne Ke Liye Nahi Affair Kiya'

Veteran actress, Aruna Irani was born into a filmy family as her father was a renowned stage actor, and her mother was a film actress. She had to give up her studies when she was in the sixth standard as her father didn’t have enough money to educate his children. Aruna Irani first acted as a child artist in the 1961 film, Ganga Jamuna after she was discovered by Dilip Kumar. Post that, there was no looking back for her. 

Aruna Irani acted in over 500 films in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati. She holds the record for most nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category. Aruna has an array of films to her credit like Farz, Bobby, Fakira, Sargam, Love Story, Rocky, Beta, Suhaag and many more. In her later career, Aruna switched to television and took up character roles.

Though Aruna’s professional life garnered her a lot of applause, her personal life was marred with controversies. Her affair with Mehmood was once the most talked about topic since he was already a married man when he fell in love with Aruna. After a bitter breakup, she found love in the arms of filmmaker, Kuku Kohli, which again garnered her a lot of hatred since he was already married.

Aruna Irani fell in love with Kuku Kohli at the age of 40

It was during the making of a film when Aruna Irani met filmmaker, Kuku Kohli. He was the director of the film and they strike a comfortable bond with each other. She was 40 when Aruna met Kuku Kohli, and their friendship soon turned into love.

Aruna Irani married Kuku Kohli despite his marital status

After falling in love, Aruna married Kuku secretly. When Aruna met Kuku Kohli, the two were attracted towards each other. She tried to settle with someone else but could not. Speaking to ANI, Aruna revealed that nobody knew that she was married to Kuku Kohli, and she, too, never used to talk about it. 

When Aruna Irani married Kuku Kohli, he was still married to his first wife. In an ANI podcast with Smita Prakash, Aruna Irani talked about marrying Kuku Kohli despite his marital status. The actress shared that Kuku Kohli’s wife was not keeping well and died after Kuku’s marriage to Aruna. She also stated that her relationship with Kuku was not to hurt anyone and it was only after his first wife’s death that she got the courage to speak about her marriage with him.

Aruna Irani revealed she never wanted to be a homebreaker

When Aruna’s name was linked to Kuku Kohli, the actress garnered a lot of negative attention, and people started calling her a homebreaker. However, the actress took a stand and stated that a man is equally responsible for an extramarital affair and said:

“Ye jo wives hoti hain, voh hamesha dusri aurat ko gaali deti hain. See, I am not responsible to keep you happy, your husband is responsible, hold him first. Tell him ‘why did you do this?’ Maine koi ghar todne ke liye nahi affair kiya. But something happens, I don’t know what, only a man would know or a woman would know as to why a third person enters.”

Aruna Irani revealed why she didn’t want to have kids

After Aruna’s secret wedding with Kuku Kohli, she consciously decided to never have any kids in her marital life. The actress first cited the reason that the huge age gap between her and her child would be too much to handle. The other reason for her to not have kids was her marriage to an already-married Kuku Kohli. Speaking about the same, she said:

“I got married to...married man, I'm suffering...let the pain be with me only. But if my child asks, 'Where's papa?' what do I say? If something happens to...child in...middle of...night, I can't call him...that's why I never wanted...child.”

From the financial responsibility of her family to heartbreaks, Aruna Irani carried a lot of emotional baggage in her life.

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