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In an exclusive and heartfelt interview with senior most journalist Bharathi Pradhan, the unstoppable veteran actress Aruna Irani.. who continues to win hearts at 80, opens up like never before about her incomplete love story with the legendary Mehmood Ali. From seeking his help to enter the film industry, falling in love with his constant support and ultimately parting ways due to family pressures - Aruna shares it all. But were they secretly married? An that lead to their emotional separation? Watch the full interview above to uncover the untold truth behind their bond. #arunairani #mehmoodali #mehmood #lehrenretro #oldbollywoodlove

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00:00My name was Randhir Kapurne, River of No Returns, and somebody would come and try on
00:16me.
00:17Hey yaar, why am I wasting time?
00:19This is River of No Returns.
00:21But Mehmood Sahib didn't find you River of No Returns.
00:24No.
00:25What happened to Mehmood Sahib with Mehmood Sahib?
00:31What happened to Mehmood Sahib?
00:32I was working with him.
00:33And I was a great fan of his.
00:35First of all?
00:36First of all?
00:37First of all.
00:38Mehmood, Mehmood, Mehmood.
00:40It was like that.
00:41One day, I was back from school.
00:43He was looking at his little nawaap.
00:46So he must have come to see the film reactions and all that.
00:50So I was standing there and I said, Mehmood!
00:54And as they saw me, I was looking at the film.
00:57Okay.
00:58Okay.
00:59Okay.
01:00Okay.
01:01You were in school?
01:02Yes.
01:03I was in school.
01:04Oh.
01:05Mehmood Sahib was so big.
01:06Of course.
01:07So I went.
01:08Now what happened?
01:09I didn't get my job.
01:10Because I was laughing.
01:12I didn't say yes or no.
01:14So no one didn't do it.
01:15One day, Suresh Bhatt said, Aruna.
01:18Suresh Bhatt is a dance director.
01:21And he was a very good friend of Mehmood Sahib.
01:24He said, you tell me something.
01:26Put it in the glass.
01:28Okay.
01:29I said, why?
01:30He will give you this job.
01:32And no one can do anything.
01:34And he was on top.
01:35Right.
01:36So that was my job.
01:37Yes.
01:38Yes.
01:39Yes.
01:40Yes.
01:41Yes.
01:42Yes.
01:43Yes.
01:44Yes.
01:45Yes.
01:46Yes.
01:47Yes.
01:48Yes.
01:49Yes.
01:50Yes.
01:51Yes.
01:52Yes.
01:53Yes.
01:54Yes.
01:55I thought, I saw money.
01:56I saw fame.
01:57But I thought, I'll become a woman.
01:58Yes.
01:59Yes.
02:00Yes.
02:01Then you started.
02:02You became friends and more than friends.
02:03Correct.
02:04And that was it with him.
02:06And who came out with him?
02:07I also thought that it wasn't good for them, and I also thought that it wasn't good for my career.
02:12So both of them took their way.
02:15He even helped you to become a heroine, because he was a producer.
02:19One of the producers.
02:21But what happened?
02:23After that, someone said Aruna, Vinod Khanna said,
02:27He made my career, and he ruined my career.
02:45You've said that.
02:47You've said that.
02:49You've said that.
02:51You've said that.
02:53You've said that.
02:55You've said that.
02:57I've seen that.
02:59I've seen that.
03:01I know that you were with Mehmood, but I can't say that.
03:05But then I've seen that.
03:07And then I've seen that.
03:09And then I've seen that.
03:11And then I've said that.
03:13I had to break up because my wife didn't like it.
03:17And he also said that,
03:19You've said that.
03:21This is true.
03:23You've said that this is true.
03:24That you've said that.
03:25It's not for both,
03:26they've said that Aruna wanted marriage.
03:28And I can't give marriage.
03:29Anybody?
03:30I have?
03:31I have to be the one.
03:32I have to be the one,
03:33I have to be the one.
03:34I have to be the one.
03:35I have to be the one.
03:36I also want to be the one.
03:37At the end of such a relationship.
03:38I know.
03:39And both of you knew that this could not happen.
03:41Today's girl would have been going out.
03:44But at that time, women were married, children, that fell to a hole.
03:51That was a target for everyone.
03:54I know, that's true.
03:56Actually, when we were sitting in 20, 25, 26,
04:00we were in the 90s.
04:03It seemed so funny, right?
04:06It was so funny.
04:08How did we give women?
04:11I was scared.
04:13We were thinking, what is a job?
04:16What is a job?
04:17We have to get kids to get kids.
04:19Do a job at home.
04:21If you're a man, you're a man, you're a man, you're a man, you're a man.
04:24You're a man, you're a man.
04:26You're a man, you're a man.
04:28You're a man, you're a man.
04:30You're a man.
04:31What did you think?
04:33I don't know.
04:35But did you at that time, did you go out of your way,
04:38that I should please everyone?
04:41Yes.
04:42No, no.
04:43When you were there?
04:44No, no, no.
04:45Not out of the way.
04:47But definitely, we speak out of the way.
04:49It happens.
04:50It happens.
04:51It happens.
04:52It happens.
04:53It happens.
04:54It happens.
04:55It happens.
04:56It happens.
04:58from a very poor family. So, we had a lot of money, we had a lot of loans in that time.
05:06Our house was only 80 rupees, and we had a lot of money for 8-8 months.
05:12We had a lot of money. So, after seeing that, someone has helped you.
05:21So, naturally, you look very high for that person.
05:29That's right.
05:30That's how it is. But you look very high for that.
05:33So, actually, that was your Gurudakshna.
05:35Yup.
05:40What would you say was the reason for you to break up?
05:43What would you say?
05:45Was the reason for you to break up?
05:47To break up? Because his family said that, no, you will not do any work with Aruna.
05:59So, he stopped working with me.
06:01Then what?
06:02Then what?
06:03Then what?
06:04I don't live anywhere.
06:06I don't have a relationship with them.
06:09And what do I do?
06:11I have my family.
06:13That's what God gave us a good thing.
06:16That he gave us responsibility.
06:18Correct.
06:19I could come out of it.
06:21Come out of it?
06:23No, I must work.
06:24Yes.
06:25And everyone was studying and writing.
06:27There was no one in college, no one in school.
06:31So, my job was very important.
06:32So, I started to get to do that so I started to concentrate.
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