Daisy Bopanna

Daisy Bopanna
Bopanna in 2012
Native name ಡೈಸಿ ಬೋಪಣ್ಣ
Born Daisy Bopanna
(1982-12-04) 4 December 1982
Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Amit Jaju (married 2011-Present)

Daisy Bopanna(born 4 December 1982) is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Kannada cinema. She has worked with actors like Upendra in Aishwarya, Kamal Hassan in Rama Shama Bhama and Akshay Kumar in Garam Masala.[1]

Personal life

Bopanna's family hails from Kodagu (also known by its Anglicised former name of Coorg). She was born on 4 December 1982. Daisy did her schooling from Aurobindo School,[2] pre-university at Kumarans College and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chitrakala Parishat in Bangalore, Karnataka. She is married to Amit Jaju, a partner with the forensic practice of Ernst & Young and son of Prakash Jaju.[3] Her brother is an eminent advertising professional working in Mumbai.

Career

She started with theater, working for a short time with B. Jayasri’s Spandana theatre camp and also contemporary English theatre[2] with Preetam Koilpillai, and never looked back. Her first movie Bimba (The Image) was sent to the prestigious Berlin & Frankfurt Film Festival, winning international awards. The movie, directed by Kavitha Lankesh, explored the exploitation of child artistes in the film industry. Her later work in Bhagavan with Darshan earned her the tag of "Spicy Daisy".[4]

After that Daisy went on to act in many films such as Rama Shyama Bhama, Thavarina Siri, Aishwarya, Satyavaan Savitri, Gaalipata, Olave Jeevana Lekkachara, Crazy Loka and other films. Daisy proved that she is a good performer in all these films. Daisy event went on to act in Hindi films like Garam Masala, where she was seen opposite Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. Though the film was a hit, Daisy had to wait for another two years to find herself a next project. The next project came in the form of United Six, which was average at the box office.

She starred in more than 150 regional ads before being cast in the Priyadarshan movie Garam Masala. She has also starred in a Tamil and Telugu film, opposite leading stars like Kamal Hassan,Ravi Teja and Ganesh. Her first ad film was with veteran ad film maker Rajiv Menon.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003Indru MudhalGeethaTamil
2005BimbaSarojaKannadaDebut Kannada film
2005BhagawanAnjaliKannadaCredited as Anjali
2006ChantiTeluguas Anjali
2005RelaxAnjaliTeluguas Anjali
2005Garam MasalaDeeptiHindiDebut Hindi film
2005Rama Shama BhamaPriyaKannada
2006JackpotSpecial appearanceKannada
2006PrajapathiSpecial Appearance as ActressMalayalamDebut Malayalam Film
2006AishwaryaAnjaliKannada
2006Thavarina SiriPriyaKannada
2007Sathyavan SavithriSubbalakshmiKannada
2008GaalipataSowmyaKannadaNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2008Chakkara ViyugamSandhyaTamilDebut Tamil film
2009Sweet HeartTeluguDebut Telugu film
2009Olave Jeevana LekkachaaraSpecial appearanceKannada
2010Khuda KasamHindi
2011United SixJiaHindi
2012Crazy LokaSaralaKannada
2012MassKannadaUnder production
2012MaayaKannadaUnder production

References

  1. ↑ "Daisy Bopanna biography". apunkachoice.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Daisy Bopanna interview". sify.com. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Daisy Bopanna gets hitched". The Times of India. 1 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Daisy Bopanna interview". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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