Daisy Irani (actress)

Daisy Irani
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Born	1952
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	K.K. Shukla (1971–present)

Daisy Irani (born 1952) is a famous former Bollywood and Kollywood child artiste in the 1950s and 1960s. Born into a Zoroastrian family, she is the sister of writer director Honey Irani.

The Irani sisters, Daisy and Honey, became household names: The films that had both fetched the biggest openings. Stories were re-written to include them in the cast or increase their footage in the films, and they were prominently publicized in the promos of their movies. Their most-remembered movies, together or separate, include Bandish, Jagte Raho, Bhai Bhai, Naya Daur, Hum Panchi Ek Dal Ke, Musafir, Sahara, Quedi No. 911, Duniya Na Mane, Do Ustad, Dhool Ka Phool, Soorat Aur Seerat and Chandi Ki Diwar. Daisy Irani, who was more popular than her younger sister as a child artiste, continued to act after growing up, though not in any significant roles.

Personal life

She married movie director K.K. Shukla (on January 21, 1971 at age 19) and has three children: Kabir, Varsha and Ritu. She is maternal aunt to Farhan and Zoya Akhtar (son and daughter of her sister Honey Irani) and Sajid and Farah Khan (son and daughter of sister Menaka).

Irani was a heavy smoker of cigarette. One report claims that she gave up smoking after she became a Christian. She is a member of New Life Fellowship Mumbai.

Filmography

• Housefull
• Anjaane: The Unknown
• San ge hao ren (2005)
• Shararat (2002)
• Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001)
• Aastha: In the Prison of Spring (1997)
• Ahankaar (1995)
• Gomti Ke Kinare (1972)
• Jwala (1971)
• Geet (1970)
• Kati Patang(1970)
• Pehchan (1970)
• Talash
• Ankhen (1968)
• Nawab Sirazuddaula (1967)
• Arzoo (1965)
• Bhai-Bahen (1959)
• Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan (1959)
• Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
• Do Ustad (1959)
• Duniya Na Mane (1959)
• Kangan (1959)
• Qaidi No. 911 (1959)
• Vanjikottai Valiban (1958)
• Raj Tilak (1958)
• Detective (1958)
• Jailor (1958)
• Panchayat (1958)
• Sahara (1958)
• Talaaq (1958)
• Bhabhi (1957)
• Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957)
• Musafir (1957)
• Naya Daur (1957)
• Suvarna Sundari (1957)
• Bhai-Bhai (1956)
• Devta (1956)
• Ek-Hi-Rasta (1956)
• Jagte Raho (1956)
• Bandish (1955)

References

P. V. Ariel, Christian in India magazine from the Times Group: Version 3, 13 September 2009: http://knol.google.com/k/p-v-ariel/a-christian-magazine-from-the-portals/12c8mwhnhltu7/115.

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409787/

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Date of birth	1952
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