Das DD, whose full name is Dharmadasa D Dharamahsena, is the first Indian to ever be nominated in a performance category and to win at the Star Awards in its 28-year-history.
Das DD made Star Awards history on Sunday night when he took home the trophy for Best Rising Star at this year’s ceremony at Marina Bay Sands for his work as host of online entertainment programme, #JustSwipeLah.
The 33-year-old, whose full name is Dharmadasa D Dharamahsena, is the first Indian to ever be nominated in a performance category and to win at the award show which celebrates the best of local Chinese entertainment. He was nominated alongside fellow #JustSwipeLah host Jernelle Oh, Jarrell Huang , Kiki Lim and Joey Pink .
When accepting the award, Das, who was visibly tearing up, said: “I’m so surprised that I can’t speak Mandarin.”He thanked the producers of #JustSwipeLah for taking a chance on him hosting a Mandarin show. “Because if I were the producer, I wouldn’t have picked me,” he said. He also thanked his fans for giving him the courage to do the show.
Backstage, Das – who speaks English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil – told reporters that he’s “just a simple boy who lives in Woodlands and now I’m the first Indian to be nominated for and win a Star Award, so, clearly, anything is possible!”
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