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‘He was holding my hand’: Daisy Shah recalls the chilling moment a South filmmaker made her uncomfortable during a private meeting | Bollywood News

‘He was holding my hand’: Daisy Shah recalls the chilling moment a South filmmaker made her uncomfortable during a private meeting | Bollywood News

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3 min readChennaiApr 16, 2026 04:49 PM IST Bollywood actress Daisy Shah has been open about her struggles in the film industry. In a recent interaction, Daisy spoke about facing harassment during the early days of her career. She recalled how she went to meet a South filmmaker for a possible casting opportunity; however, the meeting turned into an uncomfortable experience for her. Speaking to The Free Press Journal, she recalled, “I was touched badly by one of the filmmakers in South. He had come to Mumbai for casting. We were 6-7 girls who went to meet him. He was meeting each one of us individually. But I didn’t like because he was holding my hand,” Daisy said. Daisy shared that since she has always been wary of people touching her, she immediately sensed unease in the company of the filmmaker. She said, “I’ve always been apprehensive about people touching me. The reason why I don’t get massage done is because I don’t like being touched, even by a woman…by a man is a different …

Daisy Shah says Palash Muchhal was afraid to contact her after wedding fiasco; refuses to judge him: ‘There are two sides to a coin’ | Bollywood News

Daisy Shah says Palash Muchhal was afraid to contact her after wedding fiasco; refuses to judge him: ‘There are two sides to a coin’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readChennaiUpdated: Mar 18, 2026 09:58 PM IST After composer and filmmaker Palash Muchhal and cricketer Smriti Mandhana’s wedding was called off, the filmmaker announced his new directorial venture starring Shreyas Talpade and Daisy Shah in the lead roles. In a recent interaction, Daisy shared how Palash hesitated to contact her directly for the project after the controversy. Speaking to Miss Malini, she said, “I got 2–3 calls from random people saying that there is a film that Palash is making, and he wants me to be a part of the film. I was like Palash knows me personally because I am really good friends with Palash’s sister Palak, so I was thinking if Palash wants to speak to me, he will contact me directly, or he would message me through Palak so why am I getting a message from a random person whom I don’t know.” She added, “So, I happened to drop a message to Palash, asking about the same, and he said, ‘yeah ma’am this is true, but because of the …

Dance assistant refused to work with Salman Khan, waited till he offered her heroine’s role: ‘No one says no to Bhai, but I managed to’ | Bollywood News

Dance assistant refused to work with Salman Khan, waited till he offered her heroine’s role: ‘No one says no to Bhai, but I managed to’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readNew DelhiFeb 26, 2026 06:35 PM IST Daisy Shah had been part of the industry since the early 2000s, but she rose to prominence only after starring opposite Salman Khan in the 2014 film Jai Ho. Interestingly, this wasn’t the first Salman Khan film she was offered. She had earlier been approached for his 2011 release Bodyguard, but turned it down as she felt the role would do justice to her acting aspirations. Before stepping into films full-time, Daisy worked as an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, she shared, “When I was an assistant choreographer, I earned Rs 5,000 on a daily basis. Sometimes we would shoot for ten days a month, and sometimes all thirty.” Active since 2001, Daisy initially tried her luck in Kannada cinema and also made special appearances in several songs. It was during this phase that Salman offered her a role in Bodyguard, which she declined. Clarifying the sequence of events, she said, “I never auditioned for Bodyguard. I had auditioned for Jai Ho. …