Daisy Shah

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Daisy Shah
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Shah in 2023
Born (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 40)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
  • choreographer
Years active2003–present

Daisy Shah (born 25 August 1984 [1] [2] ) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who primarily appears in Hindi and Kannada films. [3] [4] She has worked as an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya. Her first breakthrough came when she was selected to play the lead role in the 2011 Kannada film Bhadra . She then appeared opposite Salman Khan in the 2014 Hindi film Jai Ho . [4] In 2015, she was a part of Hate Story 3 . [5] In 2023 she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 .

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Early life

Shah belongs to a Gujarati family, but was born and brought up in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra. [6] Shah won the Miss Photogenic award in the MS Dombivli contest at a local mall when she was in 10th class. [6] She studied arts at Mumbai's Khalsa College. [7]

Career

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Shah in 2018

Shah first worked as an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya in films like Zameen and Khakee [8] and later started modelling, doing photo shoots and print ads. [9] Kannada director Harsha approached her for the film Chingari . [9] She also did an item song ("Neeli Lugadi") in the Hindi film Khuda Kasam , starring Sunny Deol and Tabu. [10] Shah made her film debut with the 2011 Kannada film Bhadra , where News18 noted, "Daisy has shown her prowess as a dancer and adds a little bit of oomph to the film." [11] The same year, she played Ammu in Bodyguard , the remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. [12] She then shot for two item songs in the Kannada film Bachchan and the Hindi film Bloody Isshq . [13]

In 2014, Shah made her Hindi film debut with the commercially successful film Jai Ho opposite Salman Khan. [14] [15] Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Daisy Shah doesn't really get much scope, but you cannot ignore the fact that she's a terrific and graceful dancer." The same year, she appeared in the Kannada film Aakramana . [16] In 2015, she played Kaya opposite Karan Singh Grover, in Hate Story 3 , a box office success. [17] India Today said, "Daisy Shah tries to breathe life into her Kaaya, but falls light years short of her destination." [18]

After appearing in Ramratan , Shah portrayed Sanjana in the 2018 film Race 3 , a critical failure but a commercial success. [19] [20] The 2019 Gujarati film Gujarat 11, earned her praises for her portrayal of a sub-inspector and football coach. Times of India noted her "earnest performance" and said that she has given "this role her 100%". [21]

In 2023, Shah made her television debut as a contestant with the stunt reality show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 . She ended up at the 11th place. [22] [23]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2007 Pori Unnamed Tamil
2009 Malai Malai UnnamedTamilSpecial appearance
2010 Vandae Maatharam Herself Malayalam-Tamil bilingual
Khuda Kasam Herself Hindi Special appearance in song "Neeli Lugadi" [24]
2011 Bhadra Kavya Kannada
Bodyguard Ammu [25]
2013GajendraUnnamed
Bloody Isshq HerselfHindiSpecial appearance in a song
Bachchan HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in a song "Mysore Pakalli"
2014 Jai Ho Rinky ShahHindi [26]
Spark HerselfHindiSpecial appearance in a song "Meri Jawani Sode Ki Botal"
Aakramana NireekshaKannada
2015 Hate Story 3 Kaya SharmaHindi
2017 Ramratan Ratan RathodHindi [27]
2018 Race 3 Sanjana SinghHindi
2019 Gujarat 11 Divya Chauhan Gujarati Debut Gujarati Film [28]
2022 Daagadi Chawl 2 Herself Marathi Special appearance in song "Raghu Pinjryat Aala" [29]
2023 Mystery of the Tattoo AathmikaHindi [30]
The Elephant In The Room†TBAPost-production [31]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 Contestant10th place [32]
The Ghost of Gandhi†TBAWeb series; Completed [33]
2024Red RoomTiaWeb series [34]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Film Debut - Female Jai Ho Nominated [35]
ETC Bollywood Business Awards Highest Grossing Debut ActressWon [36]
2021 Filmfare Awards East Star with a Cause—Won [37]

See also

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  2. ↑ "आज 36वां जन्मदिन मना रहीं हैं डेजी शाह, सलमान खान की फिल्म में काम कर मिली बॉलीवुड में पहचान". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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