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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1971)}}
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{{distinguish|Dilnaz Irani|Del Irani}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Delnaaz Irani
| image = Delnaaz Irani at the premiere of The Archies (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Irani with her partner Percy Karkaria in 2023
| alt = Delnaaz Irani at ''[[The Archies (film)|The Archies]]'' premiere in 2023
| other_names = Delnaaz Paul
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rajeev Paul]]|1998|2012|reason=divorced}}
| partner = Percy Karkaria (2012—present)
| relatives = [[Bakhtiyaar Irani]] (brother)
| occupation = Actress
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'''Delnaaz Irani''' is an Indian actress. She is known for her role of Kavita Vinod Verma in ''[[Yes Boss (TV series)|Yes Boss]]'' and Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor in ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]''. Irani also participated in ''[[Nach Baliye 1]]'' and ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|Bigg Boss 6]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Diwali bash: Arjit Taneja parties with Sriti Jha, Asha Negi and others; latter says, 'What a pyaar!' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/diwali-bash-arjit-taneja-parties-with-sriti-jha-asha-negi-and-others-latter-says-what-a-pyaar/articleshow/87508910.cms|access-date=2021-11-24|website=The Times of India|date=3 November 2021|language=en|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124190832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/diwali-bash-arjit-taneja-parties-with-sriti-jha-asha-negi-and-others-latter-says-what-a-pyaar/articleshow/87508910.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
[[Delnaz|Delnaaz]] debuted in [[Baba Sehgal]]'s music video "Ga Ga Ga Gori Gori" in the early 1990s. Her debut television project was the show ''Commander'' in 1992.<ref name="Commander">{{Cite web |date=16 June 2021 |title=First of Many: Delnaaz Irani revisits Commander |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/delnaaz-irani-acting-debut-commander-zee-tv-show-first-of-many-7360491/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225124059/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/delnaaz-irani-acting-debut-commander-zee-tv-show-first-of-many-7360491/ |archive-date=25 December 2022 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> In 1999 she played the role of Kavita Vinod Verma in sitcom [[Yes Boss (TV series)|Yes Boss]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/yes-boss-actors-delnaaz-irani-and-rakesh-bedi-reunite-for-something-special-former-writes-mohan-ji-kavita-ji-after-a-long-time/articleshow/81088045.cms|title=Yes Boss actors Delnaaz Irani and Rakesh Bedi reunite for something special; former writes 'Mohan ji & Kavita ji after a long time'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=18 February 2021|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218115106/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/yes-boss-actors-delnaaz-irani-and-rakesh-bedi-reunite-for-something-special-former-writes-mohan-ji-kavita-ji-after-a-long-time/articleshow/81088045.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> She later acted in several comic roles in films like ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-delnaaz-irani-on-kal-ho-naa-ho-as-it-completes-20-years-this-month-the-film-took-my-face-to-each-and-everyone-and-my-career-took-a-different-direction-altogether/articleshow/104950414.cms|title=Exclusive - Delnaaz Irani on Kal Ho Naa Ho as it completes 20 years this month: The film took my face to each and everyone and my career took a different direction altogether|newspaper=The Times of India |date=3 November 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=6 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106105054/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-delnaaz-irani-on-kal-ho-naa-ho-as-it-completes-20-years-this-month-the-film-took-my-face-to-each-and-everyone-and-my-career-took-a-different-direction-altogether/amp_articleshow/104950414.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Irani participated in ''[[Nach Baliye]]'', a reality dance show with then husband, [[Rajeev Paul]].<ref>{{cite web |title=rediff.com: Nach Baliye, Folk style |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/16sld6.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510055052/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/16sld6.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She was a contestant in ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|Bigg Boss 6]]'' and got evicted on the 93rd day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/delnaaz-irani-asked-to-leave-bigg-boss-6-610028|title=Delnaaz Irani asked to leave Bigg Boss 6|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> She participated in ''[[Power Couple (Indian TV series)|Power Couple]]'' with Percy Karkaria as her partner. However, they were eliminated and failed to reach the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/exclusive-seven-things-delnaaz-irani-told-us-after-her-elimination-from-power-couple-303468-2016-01-12|title=Exclusive: Seven things Delnaaz Irani told us after her elimination from Power Couple|website=India Today|date=12 January 2016 |access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118041147/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/exclusive-seven-things-delnaaz-irani-told-us-after-her-elimination-from-power-couple-303468-2016-01-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Delnaaz met TV actor [[Rajeev Paul]] on the sets of television series ''Parivartan'' in 1993.she was born in a Parsi family .The couple later married but got separated in 2010 after 14 years of marriage and got divorced in 2012. The two were participants on the [[reality TV]] series ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|Bigg Boss 6]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Vickey Lalwani |date=12 July 2012 |title=Rajeev Paul is shocked at wife's allegation |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-12/tv/32647830_1_mumbai-mohabbat-aur-tanhai-relationship-pawan-Shankar |url-status=dead |access-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031185151/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-12/tv/32647830_1_mumbai-mohabbat-aur-tanhai-relationship-pawan-shankar |archive-date=31 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="ht">{{cite news |author=Kavita Awaasthi |date=8 October 2012 |title=Delnaaz Irani-Rajeev Paul back with Bigg Boss 6 |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/delnaaz-irani-rajeev-paul-back-with-bigg-boss-6/story-cdDZslmOYnCMcdbezK6HUN.html |access-date=21 April 2016 |archive-date=13 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913224158/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/delnaaz-irani-rajeev-paul-back-with-bigg-boss-6/story-cdDZslmOYnCMcdbezK6HUN.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Ref.
|-
|1999
|''C.I.D.''
| Bela
|{{cn|date=May 2025}}
|-
|2003
|''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]''
| Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor
|
|-
|2004
| ''[[Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa]]''
| Dhillon
|
|-
|2005
| ''[[Pyaar Mein Twist]]''
|Dolly
|<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050828/spectrum/tv.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821143912/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050828/spectrum/tv.htm |archive-date=21 August 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
|-
|2006
| ''[[Humko Deewana Kar Gaye]]''
| Tanya Berry
|
|-
|2007
| ''[[Showbiz (film)|Showbiz]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan='2'|2008
| ''[[Bhoothnath]]''
| Mrs. Jojo
|
|-
|''Khallbali: Fun Unlimited''
| Bipasha
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Paying Guests]]''
| Sweety
|
|-
|rowspan='2'|2010
| ''[[Milenge Milenge]]''
| Honey
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2023 |title=Delnaaz Irani remembers Satish Kaushik: I gave him a birthday call every year without fail |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/delnaaz-irani-remembers-late-actor-filmmaker-satish-kaushik-on-his-67th-birthday-anniversary-101681370418103.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618231125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/delnaaz-irani-remembers-late-actor-filmmaker-satish-kaushik-on-his-67th-birthday-anniversary-101681370418103.html |archive-date=18 June 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Toonpur Ka Superrhero]]''
| Ramola
|
|-
|2011
| ''[[Ra.One]]''
| Teacher
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
| ''[[Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum]]''
| Mrs. Dev
|
|-
|''[[I M 24]]''
|
|
|-
|2018
|''My Mother's Wedding''
|Parinaaz
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Virgin Bhanupriya]]''
|Tarot Card Reader
|
|-
|2023
|''[[The Archies (film)|The Archies]]''
|Pam
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2022 |title=Delnaaz Irani wraps up Zoya Akhtar's The Archies: I hope there will be more offers coming |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/delnaaz-irani-wraps-up-zoya-akhtar-s-the-archies-i-hope-there-will-be-more-offers-coming-101671525221513.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100218/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/delnaaz-irani-wraps-up-zoya-akhtar-s-the-archies-i-hope-there-will-be-more-offers-coming-101671525221513.html |archive-date=17 February 2023 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! Year !! Serial !! Role
!Ref.
|-
| 1992 || ''Commander'' ||
|<ref name="Commander" />
|-
| 1993–1994 || ''Parivartan'' ||
|<ref name="Commander" />
|-
| 1999–2002 ||''[[Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (TV series)|Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka]]''||
|
|-
| 1999–2009 ||''[[Yes Boss (TV series)|Yes Boss]]''|| Kavita Vinod Verma
|
|-
| 2004 ||''[[Hum Sab Baraati]]''|| Harsha
|
|-
| 2005–2006 ||''[[Sanya (TV series)|Sanya]] ''|| Tanaaz Gupta
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005 ||''Batliwala House No. 43''|| Gulshan Batliwala
|<ref name="auto" />
|-
|''[[Son Pari]]''|| Pari Sitara
|
|-
|''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]''
|Contestant
|
|-
|2006 || ''[[Shararat (TV series)|Shararat]]''|| Preetika
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007 ||''[[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]]''||
|
|-
|''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]''|| Zenobia
|
|-
|''Mere Apne''||
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Zara Nachke Dikha|Zara Nachke Dikha 1]]''
| rowspan="2" | Contestant
|
|-
|2009
|''Hans Baliye''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010 ||''[[Kya Mast Hai Life]]''|| Mrs. Zarina Khan
|
|-
|''Ring Wrong Ring ''
|Bindoo
|
|-
|2011 ||''Filmy Daba Party''|| Host/presenter
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2011 |title=Idiot Box - Red Chillies Entertainments |url=http://www.redchillies.com/filmy-dabba-party/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021062826/http://www.redchillies.com/filmy-dabba-party/index.asp |archive-date=21 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012–2013 ||''[[Kya Huaa Tera Vaada]]''|| Pammi Suri
|
|-
|[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 6)|''Bigg Boss 6'']]
|Contestant
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Comedy Circus]]''
|Rowspan=2|Contestant
|
|-
|''[[Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki]]''
|
|-
| 2013–2014 ||''[[Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara]]''||Dilshad (Dilz)
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014–2016 ||''[[Akbar Birbal]]''||Jodha Bai
|
|-
|''[[Jamai Raja (2014 TV series)|Jamai Raja]]''|| Resham Kesar Patel
|
|-
|2015–2016
|''[[Power Couple (Indian TV series)|Power Couple]]''
|Contestant
|
|-
| 2017–2018 ||''[[Ek Deewaana Tha]]''|| Odhni
|
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double]]''|| Shanno
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''
|Mrs. Martha
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2021 |title=Delnaaz Irani to join the cast of Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/delnaaz-irani-to-join-the-cast-of-kyun-utthe-dil-chhod-aaye/articleshow/81630102.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124190832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/delnaaz-irani-to-join-the-cast-of-kyun-utthe-dil-chhod-aaye/articleshow/81630102.cms |archive-date=24 November 2021 |access-date=2021-11-24 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey]]''
|Kiran (Goli) Kulshrestha
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delnaaz Irani Spills The Beans On Her Character In 'Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey' |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/delnaaz-irani-spills-the-beans-on-her-character-in-kabhi-kabhie-ittefaq-sey/81813435.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207071515/https://ahmedabadmirror.com/delnaaz-irani-spills-the-beans-on-her-character-in-kabhi-kabhie-ittefaq-sey/81813435.html |archive-date=7 December 2021 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''
|Begum
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 February 2023 |title=The Kapil Sharma Show: Kartik Aaryan jokes he requires 4-5 producers to sign him in a film; says, "Therefore, I had to become a producer" |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-kartik-aaryan-jokes-he-requires-4-5-producers-to-sign-him-in-a-film-says-therefore-i-had-to-become-a-producer/articleshow/97641410.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206114321/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-kapil-sharma-show-kartik-aaryan-jokes-he-requires-4-5-producers-to-sign-him-in-a-film-says-therefore-i-had-to-become-a-producer/articleshow/97641410.cms |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki]]''
|Harneet Singh
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tiwari|first=Vijaya|date=8 January 2025|title=Exclusive - Delnaaz Irani On Daily Soap Life; Says "Love What You Do, And The Energy Flows"|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-delnaaz-irani-on-daily-soap-life-says-love-what-you-do-and-the-energy-flows/articleshow/117038380.cms|access-date=8 January 2025|work=[[Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|id=1450924|name=Dilnaaz}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]

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