Irangani is saddened by the psyche of Sri Lankans today. She observes that general civil behaviour and the days of Sri Lanka being an amiable, disciplined nation no longer exist. ìEthics is of fundamental importance but people do not understand that concept anymore. Horrendous things are happening,î she says.


Chandiís delicate features and youthful complexion are the envy of most. Her secret ñ ìI donít put anything on my face except during filming when they daub make up. I dislike creams and I donít put any face powder because I just canít breathe. My mother had very good skin as well.î She recollects how a beautician once insisted, despite Iranganiís protests, on giving her a facial. Her face broke out in boils and left scars so she is understandably averse to any type of ëbeauty treatmentí.


Cooking is not something Chandi is fond of - ìTo be stirring a pot, cutting up numerous ingredients, putting it altogether and spending hours on cooking to eat for just a few minutes is not my thing.î

For the past ten years, this sprightly individual has been a complete vegetarian yet she had been a ëfishatarianí for a very long time. After her sonís death, she became acutely aware of the value of every living creatureís li fe, even the tiniest insect and thus felt it was not right to kill in order to eat. She says that she has come to a point in her life where she cannot even think of eating meats. She eats fish only under certain circumstances and ìso long as I donít see the fishís face!î

Chandi likes Indian cuisine, and has a sweet tooth namely for chocolate and ice cream, and particularly loves real jaggery, which today is not easy to obtain. Her son could never understand why she would crave jaggery when there were so many other chocolates, cakes and toffees around. She also mentions the delicious but very rare ëwhite jaggeryí which is made from the new kithul flower and was only produced in villages around Kandy.