Daisy Shah

Daisy Shah (born 25 August 1984 ) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who primarily appears in Hindi and Kannada films. 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. In 2015, she was a part of Hate Story 3. In 2023 she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13.

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

Career


Shah first worked as an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya in films like Zameen and Khakee and later started modelling, doing photo shoots and print ads. Kannada director Harsha approached her for the film Chingari. She also did an item song ("Neeli Lugadi") in the Hindi film Khuda Kasam, starring Sunny Deol and Tabu. 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." The same year, she played Ammu in Bodyguard, the remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. She then shot for two item songs in the Kannada film Bachchan and the Hindi film Bloody Isshq.

In 2014, Shah made her Hindi film debut with the commercially successful film Jai Ho opposite Salman Khan. 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. In 2015, she played Kaya opposite Karan Singh Grover, in Hate Story 3, a box office success. India Today said, "Daisy Shah tries to breathe life into her Kaaya, but falls light years short of her destination."

After appearing in Ramratan, Shah portrayed Sanjana in the 2018 film Race 3, a critical failure but a commercial success. 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%".

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.