Veteran actress, Daisy Irani reveals that she was raped at the age of 6 by a man appointed as her ‘guardian’
| Updated: Mar 23, 2018, 18:18 IST
Daisy Irani, who starred as a child artiste in films like ‘Boot Polish’, ‘Jagte Raho’ and ‘Naya Daur’ recently revealed a rather heartbreaking anecdote about her life. Maternal aunt of Farhan and Zoya Akhtar, Daisy Irani recalled that she was raped at the tender age of 6.
In an elaborate interview with a leading tabloid, Daisy recalled the traumatising incident and said that it is a large number of children working in the industry that prompted her to share her experience. “The man who did this was supposed to be my guardian. He accompanied me to a film shoot (‘Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke’) in Madras. One night in the hotel room he violated me, hit me with a belt and warned me that he would kill me if I ever told anyone about what had happened,” Daisy recalled. She added, “That man is dead and gone. His name was Nazar, he was related to the famous singer Zohrabai Ambalewaali. Obviously, he had contacts in the film industry. My mother was hell-bent on making me a star. I made my debut in the Marathi movie, 'Baby'. So Uncle Nazar had accompanied me to the shoot of ‘Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke’ in Madras. I can recall the incident only in flashes, but I do remember the killing pain and the visual of him belting me. The next morning, I was back at the studio as if nothing had happened. For years, I couldn’t dare to tell my mother about what he had done.”
Irani who has starred in over 50 movies continued, “All I can say is as I grew up, I started flirting outrageously, I would tease and taunt men. I did not even understand what I was doing. I became badtameez (without manners). With time, my mother did get to know about the Madras incident but what could be done really?” She further recalled another incident with a producer who started touching her inappropriately.
Daisy's nephew Farhan Akhtar has also reacted to her shocking revelation and took to Twitter to express his views on the same. Here’s what his post read like:
Stay tuned for more updates on the same.
In an elaborate interview with a leading tabloid, Daisy recalled the traumatising incident and said that it is a large number of children working in the industry that prompted her to share her experience. “The man who did this was supposed to be my guardian. He accompanied me to a film shoot (‘Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke’) in Madras. One night in the hotel room he violated me, hit me with a belt and warned me that he would kill me if I ever told anyone about what had happened,” Daisy recalled. She added, “That man is dead and gone. His name was Nazar, he was related to the famous singer Zohrabai Ambalewaali. Obviously, he had contacts in the film industry. My mother was hell-bent on making me a star. I made my debut in the Marathi movie, 'Baby'. So Uncle Nazar had accompanied me to the shoot of ‘Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke’ in Madras. I can recall the incident only in flashes, but I do remember the killing pain and the visual of him belting me. The next morning, I was back at the studio as if nothing had happened. For years, I couldn’t dare to tell my mother about what he had done.”
Irani who has starred in over 50 movies continued, “All I can say is as I grew up, I started flirting outrageously, I would tease and taunt men. I did not even understand what I was doing. I became badtameez (without manners). With time, my mother did get to know about the Madras incident but what could be done really?” She further recalled another incident with a producer who started touching her inappropriately.
Daisy's nephew Farhan Akhtar has also reacted to her shocking revelation and took to Twitter to express his views on the same. Here’s what his post read like:
Stay tuned for more updates on the same.