Ila Arun is an

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actress, TV personality and

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i folk and folk-pop singer. She has appeared in many prominent

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movies such as ''

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'', ''

Jodhaa Akbar ''Jodhaa Akbar'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romantic drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the titular roles. Set in the 16th century, the film shows the life and ...

'', ''

Shaadi Ke Side Effects ''Shaadi Ke Side Effects'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Saket Chaudhary, and starring Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan. It is the sequel to the 2006 film ''Pyaar Ke Side Effects''. The film is produced by Ba ...

'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Arun was born on 15 March 1954 in

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in Rajasthan. She hails from

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. She is the sister of

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and

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. Her mother name is Bhagwati Pandey. Ila Arun is the mother of actress Ishita Arun.

Playback singing

Arun has sung numerous film songs in Hindi and quite a few South Indian languages such as Tamil and Telugu. Her most famous film song to date has been " Choli Ke Peeche" sung along with

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for the film '' Khalnayak'' starring Madhuri Dixit, for which they won the

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. Another song which she is famous for is "Ghup Chup" from the film '' Karan Arjun''. She also is well known for her song "Morni Baaga Ma Bole" accompanied with

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, in the movie ''

'', starring

Sridevi Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Fem ...

. She has lent her voice to the Tamil song "Muthu Muthu Mazhai", for the film ''

Mr. Romeo ''Mr. Romeo'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by K. S. Ravi and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film stars Prabhu Deva in a dual roles with Shilpa Shetty and Madhoo playing the female leading roles, with Surendra Pa ...

'', composed by

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. Her last noteworthy song was also with Rahman composed for the internationally acclaimed film ''

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'', called "

Ringa Ringa ''Arya 2'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Sukumar. Starring Allu Arjun, Kajal Aggarwal, and Navdeep, it is a spiritual sequel to ''Arya'' (2004). Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Aditya Babu ...

Singles/Albums

She has produced several successful singles such as "Vote for Ghagra". She also sang the promotional hit song ''Halla Bol'' for the Rajasthan Royals team in the

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She hails from

and sings Rajasthani songs in her albums and movies.

Acting

Arun was first seen acting in ''Lifeline (Jeevanrekha)'' a Hindi TV serial on life of doctors, along with Tanvi Azmi on

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. She delivered an electrifying performance in the 2008 hit ''

'' as Maham Anga, Akbar's shrewd wet nurse and political advisor. She has also acted in supporting roles in films such as '' China Gate'', '' Chingari'', ''

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'', '' Welcome to Sajjanpur'', '' West is West'' and '' Ghatak''. In ''

'' and ''

'', she played a governess and a brothel member, respectively. In " Raat Akeli Hai", which is a Netflix movie and released on 31 July 2020, she has played the role of mother of the Hero " Nawazuddin Siddiqui" and correctly delivered the dialogues in local dialect. Arun has been a part of the early years of Indian television Industry, acting in the 1980s ''

Bharat Ek Khoj ''Bharat Ek Khoj'' () is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book '' The Discovery of India'' (1946) by Jawaharlal Nehru that covers a 5,000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence from the British in 1947. The ...

'' and ''

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.'' She also took on the role of Hansa Mehta, an independence activist who was part of the advisory committee of the constituent assembly, in '' Samvidhaan'' which is a TV mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India.

Discography

Filmography

As Actress

As Singer

As Music Director

*1992 – ''

Mujhse Dosti Karoge ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romance comedy film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Yash Chopra for his banner, Yash Raj Films. The film stars Rani Mukherji, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor i ...

'' *1991 – ''

Rukmavati Ki Haveli ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' (1991) ( en, Rukmavati's Mansion) is an Indian feature film. The film is directed by Govind Nihalani and is based on Federico Garcia Lorca's Spanish play ''The House of Bernarda Alba''. The screenplay is written by Nihalan ...

'' *1985 – '' Doongar Ro Bhed''

Television Appearances

References

External links

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