Honey Irani (born 25 August 1955) is an Indian film actress and screenwriter, who works in Hindi cinema. She started her career as a child actor with roles in films such as Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan and Bombay Ka Chor.
Background and personal life
Irani met the script-writer and poet Javed Akhtar on the sets of Seeta Aur Geeta. They were married on 21 March 1972 and she was only 17 years old. Her career as a child star had already ended and his career as a script-writer had not yet properly begun. They had no place to live, and were given a room in the house of Irani's older married sister Menaka. Their daughter Zoya Akhtar was born in 1972 and their son Farhan Akhtar in 1974. Irani became a devoted home-maker, but the marriage ended in divorce after her husband became involved with the actress Shabana Azmi in the mid-1970s. The couple separated in 1978 and divorced in 1985. While Akhtar married Shabana Azmi in 1984, Irani devoted herself to the care of her two young children, who were six years and four years old respectively in 1978. She even started doing embroidery on sarees as a way of earning money to support her children. Eventually, she managed to make a second career for herself as a writer of film scripts. Both of Irani's children (son Farhan Akhtar and daughter Zoya Akhtar) grew up to be successful filmmakers in the Hindi film industry.
Irani is the youngest of three sisters, the other two being Menaka Khan and Daisy Irani. Irani's oldest sister, Menaka, is married to the stunt film-maker Kamran Khan, and is the mother of film-makers Sajid Khan and Farah Khan. Her other sister Daisy, who was also a famous child-star like herself, was married (till his death) to screenwriter K.K. Shukla, and is the mother of three children.
Career
Honey Irani began her Bollywood career as a child actress with roles in films such as Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan and Bombay Ka Chor. She has acted in over 72 films.
After her divorce, she started doing embroidery on sarees to support her family. Though she had been writing short stories all this while, she never shared them. She narrated the story idea of Aaina (1993) to Pam Chopra, wife of Yash Chopra for a TV series, but he developed it into a film. Yash Chopra had also previously asked her to develop a story idea, which went on to become her debut as a screenwriter, Lamhe (1991), starring Sridevi. The film saw mediocre success, but she won the Filmfare Award for Best Story for the film and it paved her way for a successful career as screenwriter. She won the award again for Kya Kehna in 2002, besides winning Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay with Ravi Kapoor for the blockbuster Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2001.
Awards
Year Film Award Category Result
1992 Lamhe Filmfare Award Filmfare Award for Best Story Won
2001 Kya Kehna Filmfare Award Filmfare Award for Best Story Won
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Filmfare Award Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay Won
Partial filmography
Screenwriter
Krrish 3 (2013)
Har Pal (2007)
Krrish (2006), screenplay
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), screenplay
Armaan (2003), screenplay and story
Albela (2001)
Kya Kehna (2000)
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), screenplay
Laawaris (1999), screenplay and story
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), screenplay and story
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997), story
Suhaag (1994), screenplay
Darr (1993), screenplay and story
Aaina (1993), screenplay and story (also assistant dialogue writer)
Parampara (1993 film), screenplay and story
Lamhe (1991), screenplay and story
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge(Apparently the story of DDLJ was first narrated to the Chopras by Honey. Though Aditya Chopra ALONE is credited for this, she fell out with the Chopras over the lack of acknowledgement in the film. When Farhan Akhtar(Honey's Son) appeared on the show JEENA ISI KA NAAM HAI, a surprise guest was Uday Chopra with whom he had been childhood friends. It was supposedly a rapproachment gesture by the Chopras )
Actor
Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), as Sheila
Amar Prem (1971)
Kati Patang (1970) as Manorama ("Munni")
Chandi Ki Deewar (1964)
Soorat Aur Seerat (1962)
Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar (1961)
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959)
Qaidi No. 911 (1959)
Pyar ki Pyas (1961) as Geeta.
Zameen Ke Taare (1960).
Masoom (1960).
Director
Armaan (2003)
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