Bollywood actress, Daisy Irani, reveals she was raped at age 6

The actress is worried about the increasing number of children working in the movie and television business.

Daisy Irani, the most popular child actor from the Indian film industry from the 1950s has made some shocking revelations. 
Known for her presence in films like Naya Daur, Dool ka Phool, Daisy revealed that she was raped at the age of six during an outdoor shoot in Madras.  
Daisy, today is known as the maternal aunt of Farhan and Zoya Akhtar and choreographer Farah Khan. 
The actress has finally come out to talk about her ordeal after sixty years. She insists that it is not the #MeToo campaign that prompted her to break the silence but the increasing number of children working in the movie and television business.
Talking to Mumbai Mirror, the actress says, "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."
Talking about her abuser, she says, "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 beating 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."
She has a word of caution for the child actors in the industry. "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."