Daisy Shah | |
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Born | (1984-08-25)25 August 1984 (age 40) Bombay,Maharashtra, India |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Daisy Shah (born 25 August 1984[1][2]) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who primarily appears inHindi andKannada films.[3][4] She has worked as an assistant to choreographerGanesh Acharya. Her first breakthrough came when she was selected to play the lead role in the 2011Kannada filmBhadra. She then appeared oppositeSalman Khan in the 2014Hindi filmJai Ho.[4] In 2015, she was a part ofHate Story 3.[5] In 2023 she participated inFear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 .
Shah belongs to a Gujarati family, but was born and brought up inBombay (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'sKhalsa College.[7]
Shah first worked as an assistant to choreographerGanesh Acharya in films likeZameen andKhakee[8] and later started modelling, doing photo shoots and print ads.[9] Kannada directorHarsha approached her for the filmChingari.[9] She also did an item song ("Neeli Lugadi") in the Hindi filmKhuda Kasam, starringSunny Deol andTabu.[10] Shah made her film debut with the 2011 Kannada filmBhadra, whereNews18 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 inBodyguard, the remake of the Malayalam filmof the same name.[12] She then shot for two item songs in the Kannada filmBachchan and the Hindi filmBloody Isshq.[13]
In 2014, Shah made her Hindi film debut with the commercially successful filmJai Ho oppositeSalman 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 filmAakramana.[16] In 2015, she played Kaya oppositeKaran Singh Grover, inHate 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 inRamratan, Shah portrayed Sanjana in the 2018 filmRace 3, a critical failure but a commercial success.[19][20] The 2019 Gujarati filmGujarat 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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. | ||||||
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2001 | Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein | Herself | Hindi | ||||||||
2002 | Chor Machaaye Shor | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in "Pehen Ke Chola Jawaani Wala" | |||||||
Om Jai Jagadish | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in "Happy Days" | ||||||||
2003 | Tere Naam | Herself | Hindi | Co-Dancer with Salman Khan in"Lagan Lagi" | |||||||
2004 | Masti | Herself | Hindi | Co-Dancer in title track song "Masti"[24] | |||||||
2006 | Humko Deewana Kar Gaye | Herself | Hindi | Co-Dancer in song "Rockstar" | |||||||
2010 | Department | Herself | Hindi | Co-Dancer with Sanjay Dutt in "Thodisi Pee Lee Hai " | 2007 | Pori | Unnamed | Tamil | |||
2009 | Malai Malai | Unnamed | Tamil | Special appearance | |||||||
2010 | Vandae Maatharam | Herself | Malayalam-Tamil bilingual | ||||||||
Khuda Kasam | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Neeli Lugadi" | [25] | |||||||
2011 | Bhadra | Kavya | Kannada | ||||||||
Bodyguard | Ammu | [26] | |||||||||
2013 | Gajendra | Unnamed | |||||||||
Bloody Isshq | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in a song | ||||||||
Bachchan | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in a song "Mysore Pakalli" | ||||||||
2014 | Jai Ho | Rinky Shah | Hindi | [27] | |||||||
Spark | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in a song "Meri Jawani Sode Ki Botal" | ||||||||
Aakramana | Nireeksha | Kannada | |||||||||
2015 | Hate Story 3 | Kaya Sharma | Hindi | ||||||||
2017 | Ramratan | Ratan Rathod | Hindi | [28] | |||||||
2018 | Race 3 | Sanjana Singh | Hindi | ||||||||
2019 | Gujarat 11 | Divya Chauhan | Gujarati | Debut Gujarati Film | [29] | ||||||
2022 | Daagadi Chawl 2 | Herself | Marathi | Special appearance in song "Raghu Pinjryat Aala" | [30] | ||||||
2023 | Mystery of the Tattoo | Aathmika | Hindi | [31] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 | Contestant | 10th place | [32] |
The Ghost of Gandhi † | TBA | Web series; Completed | [33] | |
2024 | Red Room | Tia | Web series | [34] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2015 | BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Film Debut - Female | Jai Ho | Nominated | [35] |
ETC Bollywood Business Awards | Highest Grossing Debut Actress | Won | [36] | ||
2021 | Filmfare Awards East | Star with a Cause | — | Won | [37] |
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