Delnaaz Irani

Delnaaz Irani
Delnaaz Irani at I am the Best Premiere Delnaaz Irani at I am the Best Premiere
Born	(1972-09-04) 4 September 1972 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Spouse(s)	Rajev Paul (divorced)( 2012 )

Delnaaz Irani (born 4 September 1972) is an Indian actress. She has acted in both Bollywood movies and Hindi television serials. She has also acted in over twenty-five plays. Her elder brother Paurus Irani is a former model and medical doctor from Grant Medical College,J.J. Hospital. Mumbai.Her younger brother Bhakhtiyar Irani is a television actor.

Delnaaz met TV actor, Rajev Paul on the sets of Parivartan, a popular soap in 1993. The couple later married but got separated in 2010 after 14 years of marriage, the two got divorced in 2012. Delnaaz cited infidelity on Rajev's part as the cause for the divorce, however, Rajev denied the allegation. "We had decided never to go public with what had transpired behind closed doors. But now, I guess I need to speak up. In her interview, she (Delnaaz) hinted at me not being a faithful husband. But I never cheated on Dilnaaz," Rajev said. He did, however, blame himself for the divorce stating that "Honestly, it all began when my career was going through a rough patch. I was depressed and even contemplated suicide,". The two of them were participants on the reality TV series Bigg Boss 6.

Career

Delnaaz debuted in Baba Sehgal's music video "Ga Ga Ga Gori Gori" in early 90's. She later acted in several comic roles in Bollywood movies, item numbers, baarat. She has had one major blockbuster with Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and worked on several big projects. She has worked with some of the biggest names in Bollywood including Amitabh Bachan, Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu, Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. She participated in Nach Baliye, a reality dance show with her ex-husband, Rajiv Paul. She has become a popular television actress having starred in several serials such as Yes Boss and Baltiwalla House No. 49. She was the Contestant in Bigg Boss 6 and got evicted on 93rd day. She came 6th in the race for the title, being evicted in a dramatic midnight eviction. She will be participating in Power Couple with Percy Karkaria.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1999	C.I.D	Bela
2003	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Jaspreet Kapoor (Sweetu)
2004	Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha	Dhillon	Won Viewers choice Award
2005	Pyaar Mein Twist	Dolly
2006	Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Tanya Berry
2007	Showbiz
2008	Bhootnath	Mrs. Jojo
	Khallbali: Fun Unlimited	Bipasha
2009	Char Yaar		Filming
	Paying Guests	Sweety
2010	Milenge Milenge	Honey
	Toonpur Ka Super Hero	Ramola	Released on 24 December 2010.
2011	Ra.One	Teacher
2012	Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum	Mrs.Dev
2013	I am 24		Filming

Television: Fiction

Year	Serial	Role	Channel
1999–2002	Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka		Sony TV
1999–2009	Yes Boss	Kavita Verma	SAB TV
	Batliwala House No. 43
	Karam Apnaa Apnaa		Star Plus
2005	Shararat	Pritika the Ghost	Star Plus
2007	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Zenobia	Star Plus
2007	Mere Apne		9X
2010	Kya Mast Hai Life	Mrs. Zarina Khan	Disney Channel India
2012 -2013	Kya Huaa Tera Vaada	Pammi Suri	Sony TV
2013 –2014	Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara	Dilshad a.k.a. Dilz	Sony TV
2014–Present	Akbar Birbal	Rani Sahiba	Big Magic
2014–Present	Jamai Raja		Zee TV

Reality television

As contestant

Year	Show	Standing	Network
2007	Nach Baliye		Star Plus
2008	Zara Nachke Dikha		STAR One
2009	Hans Baliye		STAR One
2012	Bigg Boss 6	Evicted Day 93, 6th place	Colors TV
2013	Comedy Circus	Guest performer	Sony TV
2013	Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi ki	Herself	Life OK	STAR One
2015	Power Couple		Sony TV

See also

• List of Indian film actresses

External links

• Dilnaaz at the Internet Movie Database