Talking about her first reaction to the actor’s transgender look, Ila said that although she knew that Nawaz is playing playing a female transgender in the film, she couldn’t recognise him when he first came in front of her as Harika.The actress recalled that she was getting ready and suddenly somebody tapped her and she turned to see a beautiful young lady. It wasn’t until people laughed, she realised that it was Nawaz. Until then, she thought it was a beautifultransgender woman who is in front of her.
Ila also told News18 that Nawazuddin has worked very hard for the role, and he looks very beautiful and perfect in his talk and walk that it will blow the audience’s mind. According to her, it is amazing to watch Nawaz in this role.
Talking about why people should watch the revenge drama, Ila said that having a crime revenge drama without any research on OTT, showing too many guns, too many frivolous fights and violence is not her cup of tea. According to her, Haddi shows the truth and reality. It depicts gang war, emotions, a truth about life, power structure and how the corrupt society is encashing the weaknesses of transgenders and their fight for rights. So, this is definitely a different film.
Ila Arun has been a part of films like, China Gate, Chingari, Well Done Abba, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Ghatak, and West is West. Apart from her acting prowess, Ila Arun has achieved acclaim as a gifted singer. Her rendition of the iconic song ‘Choli Ke Pheeche’ from the 1993 film ‘Khalnayak’, performed in collaboration with Alka Yagnik, earned them the prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The song, filmed on Madhuri Dixit, remains etched in memory as one of Hindi cinema’s most iconic melodies. Her last noteworthy song was also with Rahman composed for the internationally acclaimed film Slumdog Millionaire, called ‘Ringa Ringa’
Ila was also seen in OTT series ‘Call My Agent: Bollywood‘ which also starred Aahana Kumra, Ayush Mehra, Soni Razdan, Rajat Kapoor and others.