Dayanand Shetty plays the role of senior Inspector Daya in CID. He won the
best looking guy vote conducted by Indian television, in 2002.
Daya was born on 11th December,
1969, in a Tulu speaking Bunt family in Katapadi village of Udupi state of
Karnataka state in India to Chandra Prakash Shetty and Uma Shetty. He has two
sisters. Daya did his B.com from Rizvi College, Bandra. He's married to Smitha
and has a daughter named Viva.
Daya was basically a sportsman, a short put and discus thrower and won many prizes in those.
He was the champion of discus throw from Maharashtra in 1994. He left sports
due to leg injury.
Later he got into acting as a theatre artist
and worked in plays like Secret and Kaalchakra. He got the best actor award for
one among them.
One day he went for the auditions held for a
cop in the show CID and that was something which made all the difference. There
were seven popular faces standing at the spot and Daya had to converse a
dialogue," Apna kaam kaaj jari rakhiye". That was the first time he
faced the camera as an actor and CID's producer BP Singh showed him a thumbs up
from behind the camera. Daya originally joined the team as a sub-inspector and
currently he's Senior Inspector
Daya. He earned fame as
Daya of CID and has also essayed the role of Harpreet Singh in Sab Tv's Gutur
Gu. He has made guest appearances in shows like Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi and
Kkkusum. He was invited as a celebrity guest in Deal Ya No Deal and appeared as
Shivaji Satam's friend in Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.
Apart from this, he has shared screen space
with actors like Dharmendra in movies Johnny Gaddar and
played a police officer in Runaway.
Daya was a contestant of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa season
4. His fans had a treat watching their dearest super cop dance on the stage. He
got "Performer of the day" on his first ever dance performance.
(The above avi isn't from JDJ)
He's a superb singer too...
Daya is a very integral part of the CID team. Apart from
using his amazing investigative skills, he uses his muscle power to subdue
criminals. No criminal can ever get away from his custody. He shares a great
bond with his team members, especially with Abhijeet, ACP and Freddie. Daya is dear to all the
age groups but kids love him the most.
He has appeared in a lot of shows as a guest and his
presence is something which makes every event memorable. Apart from this, he
has made his appearance in various advertisements some among which are Castrol,
Chyavanprash, Hero Honda, life, Seequre and many more clothing brands.
Awards '
1. Best looking guy of Indian Television (2002)
2. Sahasi Jodi award
with Abhijeet of CID, Star Big awards, 2010
3. Honored at World
Bunts' Cultural & Sports meet
4. Best actor in a
supporting role (CID), Gold awards (2012)
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