Actor Daisy Irani, the maternal aunt of Farhan and Zoya Akhtar, opened up about a sexual assault incident at the age of six.
In an interview with the Mumbai Mirror, she said, "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.”
"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 can recall the incident only in flashes, but I do remember the killing pain, and the visual of him belting me," she said in the interview.
Irani last starred in Shah Rukh Khan's Happy New Year. She also acted in Housefull and Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi.
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