Love affairs and relationships are pretty common in the tinsel town and it’s not a new trend. Rumour mills never have often linked up a Bollywood celeb with one or multiple partners. During the 80s and 90s, actress Aruna Irani also made headlines for her alleged wedding to legendary actor Mehmood Ali. Aruna remained tight-lipped throughout the phase and never spoke about her equation with the late actor. However, recently, she finally opened up about it and addressed the rumours of her wedding with him.
Aruna Irani recalls how Mehmood Ali’s silence on their rumoured marriage ruined her career; says, “I stopped getting roles”
It all happened during her appearance on ANI’s podcast, hosted by Smita Prakash. When asked about Mehmood’s contribution to her professional life, Aruna Irani showered him with appreciation and said that he greatly helped her in establishing a career in the field. However, she also recalled that he (Mehmood) was the reason why, once upon a time, she was not getting any work.
The Raja Babu actress asserted, “When I entered the industry, nobody was ready to give me work, Mehmood Sahab gave me work. He was a big helper. Because of him, I earned money and recognition. My world turned upside down, the condition of my life got better and I started to think of him as a God-sent angel! Then, I didn’t realise when I started liking him. I know he was a married man. We couldn’t get married, that’s why we couldn’t go much ahead in the relationship, but we were more than friends.”
The Beta actress further added, “When I was cast in the film Bombay to Goa, he helped me initially but after the film was released there were a few rumours about me and him getting married and he didn’t clear the air. Whenever anybody would ask him about the alleged wedding, he just nudged. He didn’t respond with an affirmative ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and that spoiled my career. Because people assumed that my alleged marriage with him meant he would not allow me to continue working, and hence, I stopped getting roles. See how he made my career and ruined it.”
She also shed some light on her wedding with Kuku Kohli. She said, “When you get married to a married man, it gets very difficult. Jaise aaj (Presently), I am married to a married man. I was married, but nobody knew I was married. Now, I think she (Kuku’s first wife) had some problems, she died a year back. Tab main himmat se baat bhi karti hoon, nahi toh I never used to talk (after her demise, I could own my marriage in public eyes) because I didn’t want to hurt anyone. My affair, my relationship with Kuku Kohli was not there to hurt anybody or snatch away somebody. This is the first time I am talking about Kuku Kohli.”
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