India, June 16 -- Bollywood veteran Aruna Irani, who has acted in over 500 films across Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati cinema, recently opened up about her relationship with cousin and fellow actor Bindu. In an interview with Lehren Retro, Aruna shared why the two were never close, despite being family. (Also Read: Aruna Irani returns to Mumbai in wheelchair, sings through pain after suffering injury in Bangkok. Watch)

Explaining the family relations, Aruna said, "She is my step-massi's (aunt's) daughter. My maternal grandfather had two wives-one was my mother's mother, and the other was someone else. Bindu was from the second wife. We were never close as cousins. Her father was a director, Nanubhai Desai, and they always kept the...