Danish Sait

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Template:Infobox YouTube personality Danish Sait (born 1 July 1988) is an Indian comedian, television host, and film actor who prominently works in Kannada cinema.

Career

Danish Sait worked as a radio jockey for Supari on Fever 104 FM in 2013.[1] On the channel, he made several prank calls and enacted an array of fictional roles including Asgar, Chacko, Nagesh and Nagraj.[2] He is also a stand-up comedian and is a part of the Bengaluru-based comedy group The Improv.[3] Starting in 2014, he hosted several sports shows including Pro Kabaddi League and the Cricket World Cup in 2015 before hosting Neevu Bhale Khiladi, a reality television show on Star Suvarna.[4][5] He made his film debut with the Kannada movie Humble Politician Nograj in 2018 and portrayed the titular character in the film in addition to co-writing the film with director Saad Khan.[6][7][4] The film released to positive reviews with one critic stating that "Danish Sait never fails to draw the audience, irrespective of where and how he plans to entertain. What is appealing is that he remains true to the character of Nograj ".[8] In 2020, he starred in the Hindi-language web series Afsos as a tourist in Mumbai.[9] That same year, he starred in the comedy French Biriyani as an auto driver along with Sal Yusuf, whom he worked with in The Improv.[10][3] In the film, he reprised the role of Asgar from his prank calls.[11] He starred in 777 Charlie alongside Rakshit Shetty.[12]

He has worked with the Bengaluru-based cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League as an anchor and mascot for the team, he also plays as Mr. Nags on the RCB Insider Show.[13]

Personal life

His sister Kubbra Sait is an actress while his uncle Tanveer Sait is a politician.[14][15] His grandfather, Azeez Sait, was a minister in Karnataka.[16] He married Anya Rangaswamy, a graphic designer.[17][18]

Filmography

  • All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Key
Template:Dagger Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Notes Template:Tooltip
2018 Humble Politician Nograj Nograj Also writer and lyricist for "Problem Song" [19][20]
2020 French Biriyani Asgar [21]
2022 One Cut Two Cut Gopi Also writer [22]
Sold
777 Charlie Karshan Roy [23]
2024 Malaikottai Vaaliban Chamathakan Malayalam film
Dange / Por Church Father Hindi-Tamil bilingual film; cameo [24]

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2014 WOW Awards Host Zoom TV
Pro Kabaddi League Season 1 Host Star Sports
2015 The Live Quotient Awards Host Zoom TV
Cricket World Cup Host Star Sports
The RCB Insider Series Host
Pro Kabaddi League Season 2 Host
2015 Template:Endash 16 Neevu Bhale Khiladi Host Star Suvarna
2016 The RCB Insider Series Host Star Sports
2017 62nd Filmfare Awards Emcee Sony Entertainment
The RCB Insider Series Host Star Sports
2018 Cricbuzz Live on Cricbuzz Host
Improv All Stars: Games Night Himself Prime Video English television film[25]
2020 Afsos Jim web series[26]
2022 Humble Politician Nograj Nograj Voot Select Web Series, creator, producer
2026 Space Gen: Chandrayaan Jairam Shetty JioHotstar

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Outcome Template:Tooltip
2018 Outlook Social Media Awards Breakout Star of the Year Template:N/a Template:Won [27]
Wow Awards Asia: Live Quotient Awards Best Master of Ceremonies for Corporate & Lifestyle Events - Male Template:N/a Template:Won [28]
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debutant Actor Humble Politician Nograj Template:Won [14]
2021 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor French Biriyani Template:Nom

References

  1. ↑ A bite of his 'Supari', Rajendran, Nuvena(15 December 2013). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Humour home-delivered, Kuriakose, Simi(12 July 2020). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 'Why not have a symbol of positivity?', Natarajan Lobo, Deepa(5 November 2014). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 On my pinboard - Danish Sait, actor and comedian, Kurian, Anila(4 October 2017).
  5. ↑ Know more about Neevu Bhale Khiladi(23 December 2015). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Humble Politician Nograj movie review: Danish Sait starrer mirrors real world, Kumar R., Manoj(13 January 2018). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Bombaat tickles with NOGRAJ, Yerasala, Ikyatha(23 September 2017). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. ↑ 'Humble Politician Nograj' review: Good for voters, right in time for polls, Sharadhaa, A.(12 January 2018).
  9. ↑ In Amazon web series 'Afsos', black humour and a high body count on the road to immortality, Ramnath, Nandini(8 February 2020). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  10. ↑ French Biryani trailer to be released on Thursday, Ramachandran, Mythily. Gulf News(10 June 2020). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  11. ↑ Laugh your head off, says Danish Sait about 'French Biriyani', Narrain, Aparna(22 July 2020). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Danish Sait joins Rakshit Shetty in 777 Charlie, Daithota, Madhu(1 July 2020). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ↑ How Danish Sait reinvented himself from being a radio host to 'Mr Nags' of RCB Insider Show, Ullal, Naveen. International Business Times UK(2017-05-29). Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Exclusive: Danish Sait On Keeping India Entertained While Battling His Own Demons, Norbu Wangchuk, Rinchen(17 June 2020). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  15. ↑ Over 5,000 visit Tipu's tomb on his birth anniversary(10 November 2019). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  16. ↑ For RJ Danish Sait, Bengaluru has a better sense of humour than Delhi & Mumbai, Kumar, Smitabalram(24 July 2016). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Danish Sait ties the knot with fiancée Anya Rangaswami, Daithota, Madhu. The Times of India(10 June 2021).
  18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Anya
  19. ↑ Humble Politician Nograj is a film star now — Times of India. indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  20. ↑ Voices of reason in humble politician Nograj. newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  21. ↑ Kannada film French Biriyani to premiere on Amazon Prime on July 24, trailer to release on July 16. hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  22. ↑ Danish Sait starrer 'One Cut Two Cut' to begin principal photography on Feb 5th. timesofindia(4 February 2021). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  23. ↑ Danish Sait to appear as Karshan Roy in 777 Charlie. cinemaexpress(1 July 2020). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  24. ↑ Dange Review: Bejoy Nambiar Delivers A Thought-Provoking Film Packed With Impressive Performances. News18. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  25. ↑ In stand-up-loving India, a comic is determined to bring improv into the mainstream, Sundaram, Sushmita. scroll.in(2 October 2018). Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  26. ↑ Afsos review: Amazon's new Indian show is a pitiful letdown, undeserving of Gulshan Devaiah. hindustantimes.com(7 February 2020). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  27. ↑ OSM Breakout Star of the Year -Danish Sait(2018).
  28. ↑ Meet the Winners of the LIVE Quotient Awards at WOW 2018, Jain, Shantanu(10 July 2018). Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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