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Boot Polish actor Daisy Irani reveals being raped and abused by her guardian at the age of 6
In an elaborate interview to 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
Horrific sexual harassment stories by noted personalities are taking the internet by storm. This time around sharing a heartbreaking ordeal of being raped and abused by her guardian at the tender age of six is Daisy Irani, who is today known as the maternal aunt of Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.
In an elaborate interview to 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 (she rolls her eyes here) 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 is one of the best child actors of 1950s who has starred in over 50 films including Naya Daur, Jagte Raho, Boot Polish among others.
When asked if the incident took a psychological toll on her at that tender age, Daisy said, "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.
"When I was 15 or so, mother made me wear a sari, padded me up with a new-fangled sponge, and left me alone with producer Mallikchand Kochar, who was planning a film called Mere Huzoor then, at his office located somewhere between Maratha Mandir cinema and the Tardeo circle. It was all quite hilarious... He joined me on the sofa, and started touching me... I knew what was on his mind. I took out the sponge things and handed them to him. He was furious. Now, why did I do that? Because, I've always seen the funnier side of things," she recounted.
Source: https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/boot-polish-actor-daisy-irani-reveals-being-raped-and-abused-her-guardian-age-6-402035
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