Acting
Daisy Irani
Born January 1, 1950 (age 76)
Daisy Irani (born 1950) was a noted Bollywood and Kollywood child actor in the 1950s and 1960s. She is most known for films such as Bandish (1955), Ek Hi Raasta (1956), Naya Daur (1957), Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke (1957), Jailor (1958), Qaidi No 911 (1959) and Do Ustad (1959). As a supporting actress, she acted in Kati Patang in 1971.
Known For
Kaithi Kannayiram · 1960Kaithi Kannayiram
1960
MovieDramaCrime
Kannayiram loses his son to kidnappers and is jailed on false charges. Later, he finds a new direction in life and decides to save the life of the jailer's son who is kidnapped by other inmates.
Happy New Year · 2014Happy New Year
★ 6.12014
MovieActionComedy
Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring · 1997Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
★ 4.31997
MovieDrama
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring is a story of a lower middle class happy nuclear family. The lady of the family gets involved in prostitution, owing to the not-so-good financial condition of the family. It is the story of the guilt that comes with the money and the cobweb that such a route entails that its quite an effort to come out of the profession once one enters it.
Sharabi · 1964Sharabi
★ 9.01964
MovieDramaRomance
Keshav, an alcoholic, swears off alcohol after his father's death. He loves Kamala, whose father gets him a job and fixes a marriage date. But, the marriage is cancelled when he starts drinking again.
Duniya Na Mane · 1959Duniya Na Mane
★ 7.01959
MovieRomance
Geeta and Raja falls in love and everything seems to be going well until the day of their wedding, when Geeta's father breaks off their ceremony
Jagte Raho · 1956Jagte Raho
★ 6.31956
MovieThrillerComedy
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
Housefull · 2010Housefull
★ 5.82010
MovieComedyRomance
Believing himself to be a jinx and bringing bad luck upon himself and others, a man attempts to find true love, but ends up in very complicated relationships.
Dhool Ka Phool · 1959Dhool Ka Phool
★ 5.81959
MovieFamily
The story of an abandoned Hindu child who is found and raised by a Muslim man.
Movies
Kaithi Kannayiram · 1960Kaithi Kannayiram
1960
MovieDramaCrime
Kannayiram loses his son to kidnappers and is jailed on false charges. Later, he finds a new direction in life and decides to save the life of the jailer's son who is kidnapped by other inmates.
Happy New Year · 2014Happy New Year
★ 6.12014
MovieActionComedy
Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring · 1997Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
★ 4.31997
MovieDrama
Aastha: In the Prison of Spring is a story of a lower middle class happy nuclear family. The lady of the family gets involved in prostitution, owing to the not-so-good financial condition of the family. It is the story of the guilt that comes with the money and the cobweb that such a route entails that its quite an effort to come out of the profession once one enters it.
Sharabi · 1964Sharabi
★ 9.01964
MovieDramaRomance
Keshav, an alcoholic, swears off alcohol after his father's death. He loves Kamala, whose father gets him a job and fixes a marriage date. But, the marriage is cancelled when he starts drinking again.
Duniya Na Mane · 1959Duniya Na Mane
★ 7.01959
MovieRomance
Geeta and Raja falls in love and everything seems to be going well until the day of their wedding, when Geeta's father breaks off their ceremony
Jagte Raho · 1956Jagte Raho
★ 6.31956
MovieThrillerComedy
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
Housefull · 2010Housefull
★ 5.82010
MovieComedyRomance
Believing himself to be a jinx and bringing bad luck upon himself and others, a man attempts to find true love, but ends up in very complicated relationships.
Dhool Ka Phool · 1959Dhool Ka Phool
★ 5.81959
MovieFamily
The story of an abandoned Hindu child who is found and raised by a Muslim man.
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi · 2012Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
★ 3.32012
MovieRomance
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi is a 2012 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Bela Bhansali Sehgal, starring Farah Khan, Boman Irani, Kavin Dave, Shammi, Kurush Deboo and Daisy Irani.
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji · 2011Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
★ 6.02011
MovieDramaComedy
Three roommates are in search of true love. They each find a girl with whom they fall head over heels in love with. Now they just have to get the women to reciprocate.
Talaq · 1958Talaq
1958
Movie
When teacher Indu (Kamini Kadam) marries engineer Ravi Shankar Chaube (Rajendra Kumar) after years of living with her unemployed, widower father, Moolchand Chabbe (Radhakrishan), it's a readjustment -- especially when Moolchand begins gambling after Indu quits working and has a child. Now Ravi puts them all on a budget, and to make ends meet, Indu goes back to work. But Ravi insists she must quit or face a divorce in this Indian drama.
Shararat · 2002Shararat
★ 7.62002
Movie
A miscreant who commits a misdemeanor is sentenced to do community service in an old-folks home.
Musafir · 1957Musafir
★ 7.01957
MovieDrama
The stories of three sets of people, linked by their connection to an old suburban house in Calcutta- An orphaned young woman who desperately wants her husband to make up with his estranged parents so that she may belong to a family once more, a wayward young man desperate to find a job to support his aged father and his widowed sister-in-law, and a shadowy neighbourhood ‘madman’
Yaar Paiyyan · 1957Yaar Paiyyan
1957
MovieDrama
Poori (Daisy Irani) does not know who his parents are, and has been looking high and low to get back to them. Seated in a park bench beside Sundararajan (Gemini Ganesan), Poori asks his name and as soon as he replies, he proclaims that Sundararajan is his father. This creates complications in Sundararajan’s life and ruins his plans of marrying his lover Latha (Savithri). The president of a hospital for the mentally ill with a not-so-mentally-strong daughter creates more problems for the hero. After many interesting twists and turns, the truth emerges — Poori is the illegitimate child of a soldier (Mustafa) and the abandoned mother commits suicide, leaving the child behind. Sundararajan ro and Latha are so attracted to Poori that they decide to adopt him.
Kati Patang · 1971Kati Patang
★ 7.11971
MovieDrama
A runaway bride promises her dying widowed friend that she will assume her identity and look after her infant child.
Naya Daur · 1957Naya Daur
★ 7.31957
MovieDrama
Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When Maganlal announces that he would like to undertake a religious pilgrimage, his son, Kundan, takes over and wants to cut back on labor and mechanize the business - thus leading to loss in jobs
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao · 2001Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao
★ 5.72001
MovieRomance
Anand Mathur comes from a middle-class background, but has always dreamed of living in luxury. His dreams take form when he meets with the only daughter, Kamini, of an aging and sick multi-millionaire. Kamini who is grossly overweight, approves of him, and soon both get married. Anand assists Kamini and her dad run their vaste business and soon becomes indispensable. When Kamini's dad passes away, Anand hopes that he may have received a fair amount of money in the last will and testament. Alas, that was not to be so, for dad had left everything in Kamini's name...
Gomti Ke Kinare · 1972Gomti Ke Kinare
★ 9.01972
MovieDrama
After his father's death, young Sameer runs away to search for his mother and is adopted by the tawaif Ganga.
Ek-Hi-Rasta · 1956Ek-Hi-Rasta
★ 7.01956
MovieDrama
Amar and Malti live an idyllic, loving life with their son Raja. However, Amar makes enemies in his job and is killed, forcing Malti to remarry.
Bhai-Bhai · 1956Bhai-Bhai
★ 10.01956
MovieDrama
A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar (Shivraj), who is a widow, lives with his two young sons Ashok and Raj. When he catches the younger boy Raj stealing money, he punishes him and threatens to cut off his fingers. A frightened Raj runs away from home. Years pass and the older brother Ashok (Ashok Kumar), becomes the owner of his father's business and property, running Superior Motors, which also extends to Bombay. Ashok is married to Lakshmi (Nirupa Roy) and is a caring and loving husband. They have a young son, Munna (Daisy Irani).
Ankhen · 1968Ankhen
★ 9.01968
MovieActionMystery
Shortly after independence India faces terrorists attacks in Assam. A group of concerned citizens, who are not connected with the government, decide to do something to stop this carnage. Spy Sunil Mehra (Dharmendra) must travel to Beirut and foil the terror group.
Pehchan · 1970Pehchan
★ 7.01970
Movie
An impossibly innocent villager named Ganga comes to the big city to find a girl who would agree to become his wife. The first girl he meets is actually a troubled prostitute named Champa whom he manages to rescue from the brothel she has been in for some time. He takes her home and in a most typical Hindi film style, announces her as his sister. Along with them lives a crippled middle-aged man. Ganga falls for a beautiful girl named Barkha, and her parents agree to have them married, but alas, Barkha's brother Rakesh identifies Champa and the marriage is cancelled as a result.
Waris · 1969Waris
★ 6.31969
MovieComedyDrama
Due to disagreements in the King's household, his wife and son decide to move away from his kingdom. Years later, the King passes away and the palace decides to locate the Prince, so that he can claim his rightful place on the throne. They locate three young men, all claiming to be the prince. The Palace officials put them to the test, and one by one, all of them pass various tests imposed on them, leaving the officials in a quandary, as to who the real prince is between these three young men.
Jailor · 1958Jailor
★ 8.01958
Movie
A jailor is abandoned by his wife which leads to great changes in his life