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]
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Born | (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 38)[1][2] Bombay, Maharashtra, India[3] |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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]
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]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Pori | Unnamed | Tamil | |
2009 | Malai 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 Tattoo![]() |
TBA | Hindi |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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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] |