Aruna Lakkur Nagappa Srinivasa Murthy

Stage name: Aruna Shields

Aruna’s bridges the gap between between East and West—her mother is British; her father, an Indian Guru and surgeon. She grew up in the English countryside and also spent time in India.

Aruna’s early life was far from ordinary. A feral child, she felt more connected to animals than people, and her first spiritual awakening came while gazing into the eyes of a snake. 

After earning an academic scholarship to Durham Boarding School, she studied at Central Saint Martins University of the Arts, London. Aruna was then discovered by an acting agent launching a cinematic journey that would span the British, French, and Indian film industries. By 2010, Aruna had become a cultural phenomenon, the most ‘Googled’ name and fastest rising star in India (Google Zeitgeist).

At the height of her career, she made a bold and unexpected turn—leaving the spotlight to explore the depths of meditation and consciousness. Immersed in stillness, she became a Sidha, a highly advanced meditator; Sidha’s brains are studied by scientists for their rare brainwave coherence. During lockdown Aruna pioneered the first online group of Sidha’s who meditated together to reduce world stress.

Her path also led her back to academia, where she studied psychotherapy, hypnosis, and mindfulness at the master’s level, and developed a deepening interest in Vedic wisdom. Now certified in Clinical Hypno-Psychotherapy (CHP) and Clinical Mindfulness Teaching (CMT), Aruna blends modern therapeutic tools with spiritual insight to guide others on a path of inner transformation.

Teachings

Aruna comes from an ancient lineage of sages dating back to 3143 B.C.E. Specifically the Nagappa (King of Cobras) lineage.

Aruna’s spiritual teachings include:

  • Love and respect for all beings

  • The universe is woven from threads of consciousness

  • Each being channels a unique perspective of consciousness (e.g. snake consciousness, cat consciousness, fly consciousness etc)

  • All life is conscious and can be communicated with

  • Equality - there is no hierarchy in consciousness

  • Experiencing Unity Consciousness reveals the truth about reality

  • When we enter stillness and transcend, we discover our true identity, which is one with all there is

  • Kindness, non-judgment and compassion for self and all perceived ‘others’

  • The importance of caring for the physiology and what is absorbed through all the senses

  • Anything we say or do to anyone else, we do to ourself

  • Our emotional wounds can be our biggest teachers

  • Everyone is on a unique path to the same place

  • When we heal ourselves, we heal the world

  • Life can transform from suffering to bliss

  • We are eternal

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INDIA’s Female Bond

Film Clips

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Aruna was cast by Des Hamilton in the gritty lead in Ao: The Last Hunter: The film was produced by French cinema chain UGC.

Aruna was headhunted by Tips Industries to play India’s version of a female Bond in feature film Prince. Aruna performed all her own stunts, including motor bike bungee jumping. The hit song for the movie Tere Liye has over 70 million views.

Other critically acclaimed lead roles include 'Nera', an artist's muse, in the arthouse feature Mr. Singh/Mrs. Mehta.

French Cinema

Aruna Shields Film Star AO The Last Hunter

BREAKING BOUNDARIES

“Aruna Shields crossed cultures and firmly made her mark in the industry. With a bold and sassy demeanor and progressive work ethic, she has successfully broken boundaries. Always asserting and challenging herself as an actress. Aruna has become a dominant figure in contemporary Indian cinema. She displays an enigmatic allure that transcends any particular ethnicity. ”
— A-Lifestyle Magazine, UK.

FASHION

Aruna became one of the first women of Indian origin to cross over into mainstream fashion and was asked to shoot for Vogue.