Notable Kannywood Celebs: Daso

Saratu Gidado, popularly known as Daso, is one of the veterans in Kannywood. She was born on 17 January, 1968. She is well-known for the aggressive and mischievous roles she takes on. Her debut film , Feleke, was produced in 2000 by Sarauniya Movies.

Saratu Gidado has a Diploma in Marketing from Kaduna Polytechnic.

Saratu Gidado was born in Gombe State. She attended her primary school in Kano. She was one of the first married women in the Kannywood film industry. Nevertheless, some insist she was the first married woman in Kannywood. Although there aren’t many married women in Kannywood, Saratu Gidado has inspired many.

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During Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s reign, she was assigned the role of Jakadiya to the Emir of Kano State. This happened in 2016.

A lot have likened Daso’s acting to that of Patience Ozokwor in that they are usually given the role of the wicked mother in law. Most recently, she was given the role of an influential woman in the Labarina series produced by Aminu Saira. In the series, she does everything possible to stop her nephew from marrying his heartthrob. 

In an interview with Blueprint, she said, “Honestly speaking, since the role I played in my first film as a wicked woman, producers no longer give me any other roles than that of a wicked mother, a wicked mother-in-law, or wicked wife.

If you give me a romantic role, or role that I will be gentle, honestly it will not fit me. It’s just like any role other than thug or criminal-minded people will not fit Tijjani Asase or Shuaibu Lawan Kumurci. So, producers know what roles to give a particular artist, and I am happy playing these roles because I do them perfectly well.”

Some of Daso’s movies include: Shelah, Uwar Kudi, Daham, Ba Tabbas.

Daso has secured her footing in the minds of watchers as most consumers of Kannywood enjoy her acting.