*** DREAMY 69th FC of ADORABLE DAYANAND SHETTY ***

Dayanand Shetty was born on 11^th December, 1969,in a Tulu speaking Bunt family in Katapadi village of Udupi district of Karnataka State in India to Chandra prakash Shetty and Uma Shetty.He has two sisters.He did his B.com from Rizvi College, Bandra. He married Smitha Shetty and they have a daughter named Viva.

He is basically a sports man turning an actor because of leg injury. He was a shotput and discus thrower, which brought him many prizes. He was the champion of discus throw from State Maharashtra in 1994.

Though he has acted in many commercials, plays and even in film, but he got fame as Senior Inspector Daya in CID.😳

Dayanand shetty got fame as daya sir in CID...a character which he has been playing since 16 years & still going strong👏...

& coz it requires him to shoot 4-5 days a week we see him only in CID... also sometimes catching his glimpse in Gutur Gu on Sab TV.

Famous Choreographer Ganesh Hegde's assistant Sanjay Shetty is Dayanand's good friend. He assisted Dayanand to meet with the producer of CID, B.P. Singh. Because of good looks and Strong personality and a good voice B.P. Singh chose Dayanand to do the role of inspector in the show .

Dayanand joined from the 15^th episode as Inspector Daya,from 1998.

A great bond of friendship exists between Sr.Insp. Daya and Sr. Insp. Abhijeet (Aditya Srivastava). They are often referred to as 'the DUO', and won the award of Sahasic jody in Indian tele awards 2010. The lovely comradeship between the two made the show more and more popular⭐️.

This bond of friendship exists not only on screen but also off screen.

(i) Senior Inspector Daya in CID (1998-present)

(ii) Senior Inspector Daya in CID special bureau

(iii) Harpreet in Gutur Gu (2010)

(iv) Celeb guest in Deal Ya NO Deal,

(v) Celeb guest in zee tv show(Aapka sapna hamara apna)

(vi) Guest appearances in Jassi jaisi koi nahi, Kkusum

(vii) As a contestant in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa

(vii)Celebrity guest in X Factor(in X Factor auditions)

(viii)Celebrity guest in Comedy Circus holi special episode

(ix)Daya in Gutur Gu (season 2) (2012)

(x)Sr.Inspector Daya in Surya-the supercop(2011)

(xi)Celebrity Guest in

SaReGaMaPa L'il Champs (2011)

(xii)Celebrity Guest in Movers & Shakers (2012)

(i) Kalchakra

(ii) Secret

(iii) Eshwar allah tero naam

1. Johnny Gaddar

2. Runway

1. CASTROL

2. CHAWANPRASH

3. HERO HONDA

4. LIFE

MANY MORE FOR CLOTHING BRANDS

1. Best looking guy of Indian television in 2002

2. Sahshi Jodi Award (along with Abhijeet for CID) in Star Big Awards, 2010

3. Honoured at World Bunts' Cultural & Sports Meet

4.Best supporting actor (as Sr.Insp.Daya in CID) in Gold awards 2012