Danish Sait (born 1 July 1988) is an Indian comedian, television host, and film actor who prominently works in

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Career

Danish Sait worked as a radio jockey for ''Supari'' on

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in 2013. On the channel, he made several prank calls and enacted an array of fictional roles including Asgar, Chacko, Nagesh and Nagraj. He is also a stand-up comedian and is a part of the

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-based comedy group

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. Starting in 2014, he hosted several sports shows including Pro Kabaddi League and the

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in 2015 before hosting Neevu Bhale Khiladi, a reality television show on Star Suvarna. 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

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. 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 ". In 2020, he starred in the

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-language web series '' Afsos'' as a tourist in

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. That same year, he starred in the

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'' French Biriyani'' as an

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driver along with Sal Yusuf, whom he worked with in ''The Improv''. In the film, he reprised the role of Asgar from his prank calls. He starred in '' 777 Charlie'' alongside Rakshit Shetty. He has worked with the Bengaluru based team

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in the

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as an anchor and mascot for the team, he also plays as Mr. Nags on the RCB Insider Show.

Personal life

His sister Kubbra Sait is an actress while his uncle Tanveer Sait is a politician. His grandfather, Azeez Sait, was a minister in Karnataka. He married Anya Rangaswamy, a graphic designer.

Filmography

*''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sait, Danish Living people Indian stand-up comedians Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Indian television presenters Indian radio presenters 1987 births