Daya Shetty | --The Dream Catcher FC--|

Links of previous fan clubs

TV serials

(i) Senior Inspector Daya in CID (1997-present)

(ii) Senior Inspector Daya in CID special bureau

(iii) Harpreet in GuturGu (2010)

(iv) Celeb guest in Deal Ya NO Deal,

(v) Celeb guest in Dus Ka dum

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

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

PLAYS

(ii) Kalchakra

(ii) Secret (iii) Eshwar allah tero naam

FILMS

(ii) Jhonny Gaddar

(ii) Runaway

COMMERCIALS

(i) CASTROL

(ii) CHAWANPRASH

(iii) HERO HONDA

(iv) LIFE

Awards received:

(i) Best looking guy of Indian television in 2002

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

(iii) Honoured at World Bunts' Cultural & Sports Meet

Dayanand's Professional Life History

on stage

Dayanand shetty started his acting career as theatre artist. Prakash Shetty of the famous Chandru Prakash theatre has introduced him in stage plays & after that he has worked in many plays... in his mother tongue Tulu & Hindi...

Some popular Hindi and Tulu dramas of Dayanand are "SECRET" and "EESHWAR ALLAH TERO NAAM". He got the best actor award for acting in "SECRET". He also did the lead role in the famous Tulu drama "KAALA CHAKRA".

In CID:

Dayanand shetty got fame as daya sir in CID😛...a character which he has been playing since 13 years & still going strong👏...& coz it requires him to shoot 4-5days a week we see him only in CID... also sometimes catching his glimpse in Gutur Gu on Sab TV...as harpreet..

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. Singhn. Because of his handsome look and strong personality B.P. Singh chose Dayanand to do the role of inspector in the show😳