Daisy Shah talks about Kannada film industry's navel obsession: ‘A fruit salad was being made on the heroine's navel'

Daisy Shah discussed the Kannada film industry's focus on female actors' navels and how male actors receive more comprehensive direction.

Actor Daisy Shah, who made her Bollywood debut alongside Salman Khan in Jai Ho, has also worked in Kannada films. In a recent interview with Hauterrfly, Daisy opened up about how the Kannada film industry’s obsession with female actors’ navels is still prevalent.

Daisy Shah talks about Kannada films' navel obsession.

Daisy recalled that when she was working on a Kannada film, she was merely told what expressions to give in a particular scene, while the male actors were directed with proper backstories and subtext. She attributed this to not being very well-versed in the language.

Daisy Shah on Kannada films’ navel obsession

She further admitted that the industry’s fascination with navels continues to exist, adding, "When I was doing a Kannada film, during my off days I watched TV, and in all the Kannada songs I saw… there was a particular actor, and in all his songs, either a fruit salad or a vegetable salad was being made on the heroine's navel with close-up shots. Sometimes ice or water was being poured on the navel too."

About Daisy Shah

Most recently, Daisy was seen in Amjad Khan's web series Red Room, which also featured Amit Gaur, Anuj Sachdeva, Reena Aggarwal and Reeva Chaudhary in key roles. Apart from acting, Daisy is quite active on YouTube, where she shares her daily routines with fans through her vlogs. She currently enjoys a following of around 40,000 subscribers.