Ila Arun

Ila Arun is an Indian actress, TV personality and Rajasthani folk and folk-pop singer. She has appeared in many prominent Bollywood movies such as "Lamhe", "Jodhaa Akbar", "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" and "Begum Jaan".
Personal life.
Arun hails from Jaipur in Rajasthan. She is the mother of actress Ishita Arun.
Playback singing.
Arun has sung numerous film songs in Hindi and quite a few South Indian languages such as Tamil and Telugu. Her most famous film song to date has been "Choli Ke Peeche" sung along with Alka Yagnik for the film "Khalnayak" starring Madhuri Dixit, for which they won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Another song which she is famous for is "Ghup Chup" from the film "Karan Arjun". She also is well known for her song "Morni Baaga Ma Bole" accompanied with Lata Mangeshkar, in the movie "Lamhe", starring Sridevi. She has lent her voice to the Tamil song "Muthu Muthu Mazhai", for the film "Mr. Romeo", composed by A. R. Rahman. Her last noteworthy song was also with Rahman composed for the internationally acclaimed film "Slumdog Millionaire", called "".
Singles/Albums.
She has produced several successful singles such as "Vote for Ghagra". She also sang the promotional hit song "Halla Bol" for the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League She hails from Rajasthan and sings Rajasthani songs in her albums and movies.
Acting.
Arun was first seen acting in "Lifeline (Jeevanrekha)" a Hindi TV serial on life of doctors, along with Tanvi Azmi on Doordarshan. She delivered an electrifying performance in the 2008 hit "Jodhaa Akbar" as Maham Anga, Akbar's shrewd wet nurse and political advisor. She has also acted in supporting roles in films such as "China Gate", "Chingari", "Well Done Abba", "Welcome to Sajjanpur", "West is West" and "". In "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" and "Begum Jaan", she played a governess and a brothel member, respectively. In "Raat Akeli Hai", which is a Netflix movie and released on 31.07.2020, she has played the role of mother of the Hero "Nawazuddin Siddiqui" and correctly delivered the dialogues in local dialect. 
Arun has been a part of the early years of Indian television Industry, acting in the 1980s "Bharat Ek Khoj" and "Yatra." She also took on the role of Hansa Mehta, an independence activist who was part of the advisory committee of the constituent assembly, in "Samvidhaan" which is a TV mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India.