Entertainment News Desk – No one can imagine how much pain can be hidden behind a smile and a laughing face and when that pain spills out, it shatters the heart. The life of yesteryear’s famous actress Daisy Irani was also very painful. Daisy Irani, who made everyone laugh on the silver screen, saw such a horrific time in her personal life that everyone shuddered to know about it. Daisy Irani, a popular child artist of the 50s and 60s, is the aunt of Farah Khan, Sajid Khan and Farhan Akhtar. Daisy Irani had once revealed that she was raped by a known person in her childhood. He used to beat them badly with a belt. This revelation of Daisy Irani had shocked everyone. Daisy Irani’s 75th birthday is on January 4. Today she is living a completely anonymous life.
Daisy Irani was the most expensive child artist of the 50s
Daisy Irani started her career as a child artist in the 50s. She was the most popular and expensive child artist of that era. Along with Daisy, her sister Honey Irani was also a famous child artist at that time. The charm of both of them was such that whichever film they were in, it got a strong opening. Then the filmmakers even changed the story to include Daisy and Honey Irani in the film.
Was raped at the age of 6
Daisy Irani was doing well in the film world, but she had to endure a lot in her personal life. At the age of 6, she was raped by a man and the actress had revealed about this in an interview. Daisy had told that the person who raped her was her guardian.
Took to a hotel room, beat him with a belt and threatened to kill him
Daisy Irani, who has been seen in films like ‘Naya Daur’ and ‘Dhool Ka Phool’, had told the whole story in an interview given to our colleague ‘Mumbai Mirror’ in 2018. It took 60 years for Daisy to speak openly about the torture she faced in her childhood. He had said, ‘The person who did this (rape) to me was my guardian. He had gone with me to the shooting of the film ‘Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke’ going on in Madras. One night he beat me badly in the hotel room. He beat me with a belt and threatened to kill me if I ever told anything to anyone.
‘The person who raped me is dead… his name was Nazar’
Daisy Irani had further told that the name of the person who raped her was Nazar and now he is no more in this world. He had said, ‘That person is now dead.’ He was a relative of the famous singer Zohrabai Ambelwali. Apparently, he had a lot of contacts in the film industry. My mother was adamant on making me a star. I debuted with the Marathi film ‘Baby’. That’s why Nazar uncle went with me to the shooting of the film ‘Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke’. Now I have only vague memories. But I definitely remember that he hit me, after which I was in pain. He was beating me with a belt.
Mother came to know about the rape incident, but did nothing, started hating
The next day of this incident, Daisy Irani went to the studio for shooting as if nothing had happened. But she could not muster the courage to tell anyone about this for many decades. But Daisy’s mother came to know about this incident from somewhere. But he did nothing. According to Daisy Irani, she loved her mother but started hating her.
Mother sent me wearing a padded blouse, producer started touching everywhere
Daisy Irani had told that when she was 15 years old, her mother had left her alone with producer Malik Chand Kochhar after wearing a saree and putting pads in her blouse. He was making a film named ‘Mere Huzoor’. The producer sat on the sofa next to Daisy Irani and started touching her here and there. Seeing this, Daisy Irani understood what was going on in his mind. Then she took out a pad sponge from her blouse and handed it to the producer.
Gave up acting after marriage
However, after this incident Daisy Irani continued working in films and then after marriage in 1971, she stopped working in films. In the 80s he started doing theater and opened an acting school.
Return after husband’s death, where is Daisy Irani now?
A few years later, in the 90s, Daisy Irani’s husband KK Shukla died, after which she had to return to the world of acting. Apart from the film ‘Kya Kehna’, he worked in TV shows like ‘Dekh Bhai Dekh’ and ‘Shararat’. Daisy Irani has been away from the acting world since 2014. His last film was Shahrukh Khan starrer ‘Happy New Year’.