Ila Arun opens up about her memoir and reflects on her career: ‘There are no regrets’ | Exclusive

Ila Arun has always been his own person. She lived life to the fullest and always inspired those around her to do the same. From singing absolute hits to showing off her acting prowess on the big screen, she has done it all with utmost panache. Ila’s frankness and honest way of looking at life have always been admired by thousands and now, with her memoir in bookstores, her fans and followers are getting to know her even better.

In an exclusive conversation with International Business Times, India, Ila talks about working on her memoir ‘Parde Ke Peechhey’, her career and much more.

The singer spoke of her memoir as an expanded version of herself and a reflection of the kind of person she is. She said: “If I can’t be myself in what I write, then it’s all a lie. »

Ila added: “I hesitated to tell this chapter called Reward and Reward, but then I thought that I should honestly comment on this eye drop of reward and reward, and then I wrote it, so I hope that it will be taken into account. a good spirit.”

Ila Arun has always made spectacular career choices; she did everything she wanted and simply avoided the things she didn’t want. Her choices of songs and roles in films have been widely discussed, and while she has been widely appreciated, she has also faced criticism. However, none of this ever bogged her down, and she only emerged stronger from each of these situations. Looking back on the choices she made during her career, Ila said: “I believe in what I couldn’t do, or sometimes I had to say no (to certain projects) for certain reasons; I stick to my decisions; there are no regrets!

When her memoir was announced, her fans were absolutely thrilled, but some were extremely surprised as to why she made the decision to publish her story so people could get to know her better, right now.

Ila said: “I think the timing is good because Penguin has asked me to do this book for the last couple of years, but I’ve done a lot of other things. I adapted Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” into “Ajaatshatru”, which is doing very well. Then I received an award from the Maharaja of Jodhpur. My song “Charkha” did very well on Instagram and is an amalgamation of folk and western. So I’ve been busy doing a lot of interesting things; it’s been quite a satisfying journey. So, I think that as people love me, they would also like to read my memoir and learn from my experiences, good or bad. I am very happy that readers like ‘Pardey Ke Peechey’.

Speaking about the process of working on the memoir, she said: “My memories are very fresh in my mind, I can see everything exactly as I write, so I have always been overwhelmed but I have never exaggerated my memories. I told the exact things to Anjula Bedi and slowly the book started taking shape.

In recent days, a video has gone viral on Instagram. The reel features Ila’s daughter Ishitta Arun singing the very popular song ‘Resham Ka’ at the premiere’s book launch. Ila recalled the heartwarming incident and said, “Ishita singing Resham Ka Rumaal as a surprise at my book launch was definitely a surprise. How funny she is and as soon as I saw her coming down from the audience, I was really nervous when she didn’t want to do a reel or something funny that put me in a delicate situation but on the contrary she sang my song, I always told her since her childhood that she had the talent, she could fully deliver justice to my songs but she I never tried to sing my songs but when she did that day, I was extremely proud.”

She added: “It was an emotional moment for me and it was a really nice gesture on his part.”