An award-winning Indian screenwriter, Honey Irani is the former wife of Javed Akhtar and mother of director Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar. She is the sister of famous child artist of the 50`s and 60`s Daisy Irani and the aunt of Farah Khan. She began her Bollywood career as a child actress who has acted in more than 72 films and after retiring she became a successful scriptwriter.
Personal Life of Honey Irani
Honey Irani was born on 25th August 1955 in Mumbai. She had two elder sisters, Menaka Khan and Daisy Irani. Irani was born in a Zoroastrian family. On 21st March 1972, she married the popular script-writer and poet Javed Akhtar. But later the marriage got ended up in divorce in the mid 1970s. The couple had two children- Zoya and Farhan Akhtar.
Career of Honey Irani
Honey Irani started her career as child artist and she acted in the films like Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan and Bombay Ka Chor. Later, after her divorce she started doing embroidery sarees to support her family. As she had the skill of writing short stories, once she narrated the story idea of Aaina to Pam Chopra, wife of Yash Chopra. Her idea was to make it a TV series but Yash Chopra turned it into a film, which was released in 1993. But her career as a script-writer started with the film Lamhe (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Story. This was the beginning of her career as a successful script-writer. Later, again she won the award for Kya Kehna in 2002 and Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in 2001. In 2003, she directed a film also named "Armaan".
Works of Honey Irani as Screenwriter
The works of Honey Irani as a script-writer are:
Krrish 3 in 2013
Har Pall in 2007
Krrish in 2006
Koi... Mil Gaya in 2003
Armaan in 2003
Albela in 2001
Kya Kehna in 2000
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000
Laawaris in 1999
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai in 1998
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya in 1997
Suhaag in 1994
Darr in 1993
Aaina in 1993
Parampara in 1992
Lamhe in 1991
Works of Honey Irani as an Actor
Honey Irani has worked in some Bollywood movies as an actor as well in different roles. The movies are:
Seeta Aur Geeta in 1972 as Sheila
Amar Prem in 1971
Kati Patang in 1970 as Manorama (Munni)
Chandi Ki Deewar in 1964
Soorat Aur Seerat in 1962
Amar Rahe Yeh Pyar in 1961
Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan in 1959
Qaidi No. 911 in 1959
Pyar ki Pyas in 1961 as Geeta
Zameen Ke Taare in1960)
Masoom in 1960
