Daisy Shah

Daisy Shah (born 25 August 1984) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who primarily appears in Hindi and Kannada films.[4][5] 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.[5] In 2015, she was a part of Hate Story 3.[6]

Daisy Shah
Shah in 2022
Born (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984[1][2]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India[3]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • dancer
  • choreographer
Years active2003–present

Early life

Shah belongs to a Gujarati family, but was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[3] Shah won the Miss Photogenic award in the MS Dombivli contest at a local mall when she was in 10th class.[3] She studied arts at Mumbai's Khalsa College.[7]

Career

Shah 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 played Ammu in the Kannada version of Bodyguard. She then shot for two item songs in the Kannada film Bachchan and the Hindi film Bloody Isshq.[10] She also did an item song ("Neeli Lugadi") in the Hindi film Khuda Kasam, starring Sunny Deol and Tabu. In 2014, Shah acted in the commercially successful Jai Ho opposite Salman Khan.[11][12] She portrayed Sanjana in the 2018 film Race 3.[13]

Filmography
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes
2007 Pori Unnamed Tamil
2009Malai Malai Unnamed Tamil Special appearance
2010 Vandae Maatharam Herself Malayalam/Tamil Special appearance
Khuda Kasam Herself Hindi Song: "Neeli Lugadi"[14]
2011 Bhadra Kavya Kannada
Bodyguard Ammu
2013 Gajendra Unnamed
Bloody Isshq Herself Hindi Special appearance
Bachchan Herself Kannada Song: "Mysore Pakalli"
2014 Jai Ho Rinky Shah Hindi
Spark Herself Hindi Song: "Meri Jawani Sode Ki Botal"
Aakramana Nireeksha Kannada
2015 Hate Story 3 Kaya Sharma Hindi
2017 Ramratan[15] Ratan Hindi
2018 Race 3 Sanjana Singh Hindi
2019 Gujarat 11 Divya Chauhan Gujarati Debut in Gujarati film
2022 Dagdi Chawl 2 Herself Marathi Special appearance in song "Raghu Pinjryat Aala"
Mystery Of TattooFilms that have not yet been released TBA Hindi

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Film Debut - Female Jai Ho Nominated [16][17]
2021 Filmfare Awards East Actress with a Cause — Won [18]

See also

References
  1. "Daisy Shah on shooting in UK: Travelling with less team is good, otherwise actors are so dependent". Hindustan Times. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  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.
  3. Gupta, Priya (4 January 2014). "Salman sir's nature is just like my father's: Daisy Shah". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. "Dancer, model, 'Jai Ho' but not an actor: Who is Daisy Shah?". CNN-IBN. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. "Will Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' girl Daisy Shah make it big in Bollywood? & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 21 January 2014.
  6. "Watch Zareen Khan & Daisy Shah in Hot ever before-'Hate Story 3' Official , she is the leading lady in Race 3 , "Our business is our business none of your business ", this dialogue is path breaking in india , Trailer". Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. Britto, Anita (19 January 2014). "I am working with my first crush: Daisy Shah". Mid Day. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. "Bigg Boss contestant Sana to star opposite Salman Khan?". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. "I am beginning to get better: Daisy Shah". The New Indian Express. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  10. Bari, Nishat; Rege, Prachi (13 July 2012). "Daisy Shah to do an item number in Bloody Ishq : EYECATCHERS". India Today. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  11. Ramachandran, S (3 January 2022). "Revealed! Salman Khan has made THIS promise to Daisy Shah". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. "Jai Ho box office collections near Rs 200 crore, Salman Khan scripts another success". The Financial Express. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  13. "Race 3 Daisy Shah first look: She is sizzling Sanjana waiting to explode". Hindustan Times. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  14. "Neeli Lugadi (HD) | Khuda Kasam The Challenge (2010) | Daisy Shah | Mukesh Rishi |Popular Hindi Song". Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via YouTube.
  15. "Daisy Shah starts her next film 'Ramratan' with a romantic scene". The Times of India. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  16. "BIG STAR Entertainment Awards 2014 Winners List". Pinkvilla.com. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  17. "Winners of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2014". Indicine.com. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  18. "Filmfare Awards East (2021)". IMDb.
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