Aruna Irani defends ‘homebreaker’ tag after husband Kuku Kohli’s death

Veteran actress Aruna Irani's past comments about her marriage to filmmaker Kuku Kohli have resurfaced after his death on August 25. Kohli, 77, died of a heart attack at a Mumbai hospital. The couple were married for 36 years, but their relationship had faced scrutiny because Kohli was already married to Rita Kohli at the time.

In a 2020 interview, Irani denied being a 'homebreaker'. She said wives should hold their husbands accountable rather than blame the other woman. 'I did not have an affair to break up a home,' she said. She also explained that she did not tell Kohli she was married, and that she kept the marriage private out of respect for his first wife, who later died.

Irani said she chose not to have children because she did not want a child to face questions about a father who was not fully available. Kohli is survived by Irani and his two daughters from his first marriage.