Saloni Daini
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Born | 2000 or 2001 (age 22–23)[1] Sangli, Maharashtra, India |
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Years active | 2007 – present |
Saloni Daini is an Indian television actress and stand-up comedian, having started her career as a child actress. She is best known for playing the character Gangubai in various comedy TV shows.[1] She is claimed[who?] to be one of the youngest comic stars on TV.[2] She has faced the camera from the age of three, acting in Marathi serials and Marathi and Hindi films, and has released a music album for Disney.[2] She also mimics film stars and politicians, and was seen in the promos of Shah Rukh Khan's Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain.[2] In 2010, she appeared on Comedy Circus Mahasangram.[3] She also featured in video series called Main 13 Hoon in June 2015 where among others, Saloni mimes Arnab Goswami pretty well along with Kajol and Sonam Kapoor.
Career
Daini appeared in various Indian stand-up comedy TV shows as child comedian. She played a fictional maid, Gangubai, in many of her stand-up comedy shows and people recognize her as Gangubai.[4]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Dum Kaata | Gauri | Debut film | — |
2010 | No Problem | Tuk Tuk | — | [citation needed] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2010 | Comedy Circus | Contestant | |
2013 | Raavi | Cameo | |
2015 | Tedi Medi Family | Suhani Khurana | |
2016 | Bade Bhaiyya Ki Dulhania | Mona Pant | |
2018 | Namune | Kavya Agnihotri | |
2019–2020 | Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! | Farah Khan |
References
- ^ a b "'Bhains lag rahi hai': Comedy Circus' Gangubai, Saloni Daini on being fat shamed, dramatic transformation post 22kg weight loss during coronavirus lockdown". 6 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Meet the youngest comic star on TV". Rediff. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Comedy Circus Mahasangram begins". The Times of India. 6 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- ^ "'Bhains lag rahi hai': Comedy Circus' Gangubai, Saloni Daini on being fat shamed, dramatic transformation post 22kg weight loss during coronavirus lockdown". 6 November 2020.
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