Daisy Irani reveals the traumatic incident of getting raped at the age of 6. Read on…

Intro

Is it easy to be a woman and survive in a country like ours? Sorry, unfortunately the answer is no! The patriarchy doesn't let you grow and when you aspire to be something, filthy minds around you, do not let you prosper. But then here's a lady who did not let anything bow her down. Daisy Irani, who has entertained us in so many films, recently revealed that she was raped at the age of 6 when she was a child actor. Full story ahead.

One night in the hotel room he violated me

She has revealed it in an interview to Mumbai Mirror, "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."

That man is dead and gone

"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."

I started flirting outrageously

"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?"

He joined me on the sofa, and started touching me

"My 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."

Child actors have it tough

"Child actors have it tough. In a majority of cases they have been taken advantage of. Maybe a few have had it easy, but most don’t, really."