Daisy Irani Shukla (born 17 June 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi language films.
She was a popular child actor in the 1950s and 1960s.
During the Golden Age (1950s–70s) of Hindi cinema, some child stars had great visibility.
The Irani sisters, Daisy and Honey, who generally played boys with curly hair, became household names.
The films that had both of them fetched the biggest openings.
Stories were re-written to include them in the cast or increase their footage, 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 Daal Ke, Musafir, Sahara, Duniya Na Mane, Do Ustad, Dhool Ka Phool, Soorat Aur Seerat and Chandi Ki Diwar.
Daisy, who was more popular than her younger sister as a child artiste, continued to act after growing up, though not in any significant roles.
1955
She is most known for films such as Bandish (1955), Ek Hi Raasta (1956), Naya Daur (1957), Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957), Jailor (1958), Qaidi No. 911 (1959) and Do Ustad (1959).
1971
As a supporting actress, she acted in Kati Patang in 1971.
She also worked in a popular TV show Shararat.
Irani was born into a Zoroastrian family and her mother-tongue is Gujarati.
She is the eldest of three sisters, the other two being Honey Irani and Menaka Irani.
Her younger sister Honey, who was also a child-star, went on to marry script-writer Javed Akhtar and is the mother of Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar.
Irani's other sister, Menaka, is married to the stunt film-maker Kamran Khan, and is the mother of film-makers Sajid Khan and Farah Khan.
Daisy married screenwriter K. K. Shukla, on 21 January 1971 at age 21.
She acted as a child-star in industry.
She has three children, a son named Kabir and two daughters, Varsha and Ritu.
None of her children are involved with the entertainment industry in any capacity.
Although born a Zoroastrian, Daisy grew interested in Christianity later in life.
She quit films after her marriage in 1971, with her last release being Kati Patang in 1971.
1975
In 1975, she became a member of New Life Fellowship in Mumbai.
1980
In the 1980s, she worked in theatre for a while and started an acting school.
1990
After the death of her husband in the early 1990s, she returned to acting in the comedy TV series Dekh Bhai Dekh and films such as Aastha (1997), Kya Kehna and Shararat (2002).
2010
She appeared in nephew Sajid Khan's 2010 Housefull and thereafter in niece Farah Khan's acting debut film Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012), directed by Bela Sehgal.
2018
In 2018, Daisy revealed that she had been raped at the age of 6 by her "guardian" during the making of Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke (1957).
