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Honey Irani Biography

Birth Place:
India
Profession
wr/wos/di

Fast Facts

  • Never received formal education, as she and her sister were forced to start acting in films by their parents at a very early age
  • Became famous after playing little Raju in the film Chirag Kahan, Roshni Kahan (1959)
  • Got married to Javed Akhtar at the age of 18, after which she quit working to take care of her family
  • Lamhe (1991) was her first movie as a screenwriter
  • Made her debut as a movie director with Armaan (2003)

Awards

  • 2014International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2001International Indian Film Academy Awards-Best Story: nominated