Dayanand Shetty
{{short description|Indian actor (born 1969)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dayanand Shetty
| image = Dayanand Shetty.jpg
| caption = Shetty at a Bunt community event in 2018
| birth_name = Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|12|11}}
| birth_place = Shirva, Mysore State, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = Smitha Shetty
| other_names = Daya
| known_for = Playing Senior Inspector Daya (CID)
| notable_works = {{plainlist|
| awards = 2 Gold Awards
}}
Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian film and television actor and model, best known for his role as Senior Inspector Daya in India's longest-running television police procedural, CID.Dibyajyoti Chaudhuri, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131221100455/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-15/tv/29888737_1_tv-industry-shivaji-satam-audience "Shivaji Satam, Dayanand Shetty in a new Avatar"], TV, The Times of India, 15 August 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/dayanand-shetty/biography-1952009.html|title=Latest News, Trending Topics, Top Stories, HD Videos & Photos, Live TV Channels, Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment |website=In.com|access-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806101010/http://www.in.com/dayanand-shetty/biography-1952009.html|archive-date=6 August 2017|url-status=dead}} He was inducted into the Gold Awards Hall of Fame in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/zee-gold-awards-2018-winners-list/|title=ZEE Gold Awards 2018: Winners list|website=BizAsia|date=19 June 2018}}
Personal life
Shetty was born on 11 December 1969, in a Tulu speaking Bunt family in Shirva{{cite web |title=CID Daya Shetty Tulu Interview 🔥🔥 {{!}} Yaan Superstar movie {{!}} Mangalore {{!}} Bombat Cinema |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rp8t-zidY8 |website=YouTube | date=27 February 2023 |publisher=Bombat Cinema |access-date=11 July 2023 |quote=See 0:50 to 1:10}} village in Dakshina Kannada (now Udupi district) of Karnataka to Chandra Prakash Shetty and Uma Shetty. He has two sisters (Naina and Sandhya). He did his B.com from Rizvi College, Bandra in Mumbai. He married Smitha Shetty and they have a daughter, Viva Shetty.{{Cite web|last=Celebrities|first=Tollywood|title=Dayanand Shetty Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos Biography Profile.|url=https://www.tollywoodcelebrities.com/2018/07/dayanand-shetty-family-wife-son.html|access-date=18 June 2021|website=Tollywood Celebrities}}
Career
Shetty is a sportsman who turned to acting due to a leg injury. He was a shot put and discus thrower, and won many prizes in these sports. He was the champion of discus throw from Maharashtra in 1996. He has acted in many commercials and has won awards as a theatre artist. He won the Best Actor award for his role in the Tulu language play Secret.{{Cite web|title=About Dayanand Shetty {{!}} My Cash Kit|url=https://www.mycashkit.com/movies/star-biography/252#:~:text=He%20was%20a%20shot%20put,model,%20film%20and%20television%20actor.|access-date=18 June 2021|website=www.mycashkit.com}}
He auditioned and was selected for the role of CID officer in 1998.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Chasing-criminals-cracking-cases/Article1-902785.aspx |title=Hindustan Times – Archive News |access-date=28 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826035223/https://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Chasing-criminals-cracking-cases/Article1-902785.aspx |archive-date=26 August 2012 }} He is known for his role of Senior Inspector Daya in CID. He along with actors Shivaji Satam and Aditya Srivastava are the main leads of the show. He has also written for some of the episodes of CID.
File:CID TV Serial Team.jpg, Janvi Chheda, Shivaji Satam, Vineet Kumar Chaudhary and Aditya Srivastava on the set of CID]]
In CID, Senior Inspector Daya is known for his immense strength, whose name is enough to make the toughest of criminals break down. Daya's signature dialogue in CID is "Jab Daya ka hath padta hai, to muh ke andar daaton se piano bajne lagta hai" (meaning "When Daya slaps someone, then a piano plays in the mouth by the teeth"). One of the most famous dialogues in CID is that of ACP Pradyuman asking him, "Daya darwaaza tod do" (meaning "Daya, break the door"). This dialogue became so popular that it is even used in the film Singham Returns and Singham Again in one of its most appreciated scenes. In CID, Daya is also critical in finding clues to solve cases. Although tough in appearance, he is also soft-mannered and sympathetic in nature and is always the first one to support team members and others when they need help the most.
Shetty has acted in TV commercials, plays and films. He also won the "Best Looking Guy" vote, conducted by Indian Television in 2002. He also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 4), a dance reality show.
A song was recorded for CID episode (aired on 21 January 2012), which was a lullaby sung by Shetty and his fellow actors Shivaji Satam and Aditya Shrivastava. His talent as a singer has been appreciated in talk shows like Movers and Shakers as well.
The movies he has acted in include Johnny Gaddaar, Runway, Singham Returns and Singham Again.
Shetty has made guest appearances in shows like Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and Kkusum. He has acted in Gutur Gu, which is a silent comedy show (in both season one and two). He has made appearances as a celebrity guest in shows including Deal Ya No Deal, Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (season 4), Kahani Comedy Circus Ki and Aapka Sapna Hamara Apna.
He participated in 5th season of Khatron Ke Khiladi doing many stunts, but was eventually eliminated.{{cite web|title=Dayanand Shetty: I will not let fear creep into my mind!|date=16 February 2014|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/dayanand-shetty-i-will-not-let-fear-creep-into-my-mind/}}{{cite web|title=Daya of CID eliminated from Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 5|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/daya-of-cid-eliminated-from-khatron-ke-khiladi-season-5/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=23 April 2014}}
Shetty and Shivaji Satam appeared as celebrity guests on the TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs (in the Independence Day Special episode of 2011). Shetty, Satam, Aditya Srivastava and Narendra Gupta also appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati in 2014.{{cite news|title=Amitabh Bachchan reveals CID team's funny side on Kaun Banega Crorepati|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-reveals-CID-teams-funny-side-on-Kaun-Banega-Crorepati/articleshow/43245231.cms|access-date=6 December 2014|work=The Times of India|date=23 September 2014}} He has won the best-supporting actor award (for the role of Senior Inspector Daya in CID) in the Gold Awards 2012.
Shetty and Srivastava teamed up for a travel and food-based YouTube non-fiction show called Safarkhana in 2024.{{Cite news |last=Rajesh |first=Srividya |title=Exclusive: CID fame Aditya Srivastava and Dayanand Shetty to feature in a travel cum food show, Safarkhana |url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/exclusive-cid-fame-aditya-srivastava-and-dayanand-shetty-to-feature-in-a-travel-cum-food-show-safarkhana/2024/04/11 |work=IWM Buzz}}
Shetty also played the role of ACP Daya in film Singham Again.
Filmography
=Films=
{{Pending films key}}
- All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:;" |Year ! style="background:;" |Title ! style="background:;" |Role ! style="background:;" class="unsortable" |Notes ! style="background:;" class="unsortable" |Ref. |
| 1996
| Diljale | Gunman | | |
| 2007
| Shiva | | |
| 2009
| Runway | Police Inspector | | |
| 2014
| Sr. Inspector Daya | |
| 2022
| Inspector Javed Khan | |
| rowspan="2" |2023
| Yaan Superstar | Bala Krishna | Tulu film |
| Navras Katha Collage
|Pakistani Police Officer | | |
| 2024
| ACP Daya | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:;" |Year ! style="background:;" |Title ! style="background:;" |Role ! style="background:;" class="unsortable" |Notes ! style="background:;" class="unsortable" |Ref. |
| 1998–2018; 2024–present
| CID | rowspan="2" | Sr. Inspector Daya | |
| 2005
| | |
| 2010
| Contestant | 8th place | |
| 2010–2012
| Gutur Gu | Harpreet Singh | |
| 2012
| rowspan="2" |Gutur Gu | Daya Singh | Season 2 | |
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| Bully's neighbour | Season 3 | |
| CID Vs Adaalat – Karmyudh
| Sr. Inspector Daya | Telefilm |
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5
| Contestant | 13th place |
| 2019
| CIF | Inspector Hanuman Pandey | |
| 2021
| Host | | |
| 2024
| Safarkhana With Aditya & Daya | Host | | |
==Special appearance==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:;" |Year ! style="background:;" |Title ! style="background:;" |Role ! style="background:;" class="unsortable" |Ref. |
| rowspan="2" |2005
| rowspan="2"| Himself | |
| Kkusum
| |
| 2011
| rowspan="3" |Sr. Inspector Daya | |
| 2012 |
| 2014 |
| 2016
| Rocky | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year !Awards !Category !Work !Result !Ref |
| 2013
|rowspan="2"|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India |rowspan="2"|Favorite Actor |rowspan="4"|CID |{{nom}} | |
| 2016
|{{nom}} | |
| 2011
|rowspan="2"|Gold Awards |Best Supporting Actor |{{won}} |
| 2018
|Hall of Fame |{{won|name=Inducted}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{IMDb name|2738079}}
- {{Instagram|thedayashetty}}
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Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Indian male television actors
Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema
Category:Indian male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Karnataka
Category:People from Udupi district
Category:Male actors in Hindi television
Category:21st-century Indian male actors