Remember Ek Baar Kaho Actress Kiran Vairale? Here’s What She’s Doing Now

Kiran Vairale was one of those actresses who was at her peak from 1970 to 1980. But she unexpectedly left the entertainment industry after marriage. She gained fame with the movie Prem Rog in 1982. It was directed by Raj Kapoor and starred Shammi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure in the lead roles. Kiran Vairale played a prominent role in the movie. She played the role of the second wife of actor Rajendranath in the film. She started her career with the film Bhumika. It was directed by Shyam Benegal and starred Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag and Amrish Puri in the lead roles. In the same year, she starred in Doosra Aadmi and was directed by Ramesh Talwar. She got married to the nephew of the actor Dilip Kumar. She is currently in New York.

Kiran Vairale created quite a stir in the 1980s. She starred in some of the hit and superhit movies like Ek Baar Kaho, Namkeen, Arth, Prem Rog and Namkeen. During this, she also made her debut in the Kannada movie industry with Mani Ratnam’s Pallavi Anu Pallavi in 1983. It starred Anil Kapoor and Kiran Vairale in the lead roles. The film won several awards but was an average grosser at the box office. Kiran Vairale was also part of the National Award-winning film Namkeen, which was directed by Gulzar. She also received the National Award nomination for the best supporting actress in the movie along with Waheeda Rehman.

The actress’ journey into the field of acting started during her school days. She was in Class 10 when she was selected for a play which was directed by actor Farooq Shaikh. According to IMDB,Kiran Vairale was selected as the lead character for a 45-minute one-act play. Kiran Vairale is the daughter of former politician Madhusudan Atmaran Vairale and Vijayalakshmi. Her husband’s name is Fahd and they have a son named Asad.

After she moved to New York, Kiran Vairale reportedly continued her association with the performing arts. In 1984 she participated in the Grand Festival of India in New York. She played a prominent role in Vijaya Mehta’s play on women heroes.

As per IMDB, later she collaborated on a community service film with an organisation named Sakhi that creates awareness about domestic abuse. Zakir Hussain gave the music for the film.