Sayani Gupta
Gupta in 2020
Born (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 38)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Sayani Gupta (born 9 October 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. A graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India, she made her feature film debut in 2012 in Second Marriage Dot Com.[1] She has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as Fan (2016), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Article 15 (2019).[2][3][4][5][6] She essayed the role of a blind Pakistani-Bangladeshi lesbian activist named Khanum in Margarita with a Straw opposite Kalki Koechlin.[7]

Early life and education

Gupta was born on 9 October 1985 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in West Bengal.[8][9] She graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.[10][11]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Note
2012 Second Marriage Dot Com Poonam
The Land of Cards Young Queen Bengali film
2014 Shuruaat Ka Interval Opa
2015 Margarita with a Straw Khanum
Parched Champa
2016 Fan Sunaina [12]
Baar Baar Dekho Chitra [13]
2017 Jolly LLB 2 Hina Siddiqui
The Hungry Loveleen Ahuja
Jagga Jasoos Little Girl [6]
Jab Harry Met Sejal Isha Deleted scene
Fukrey Returns Sheetal Deleted scene
2019 Darkness Visible Asha [14]
Article 15 Gaura
Posham Pa Regha
Axone Upasana
2021 Pagglait Akansha [15]
2022 Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga Lajwanti "Lajjo" [16]
2023 Zwigato Zwigato Regional Head
2024 Asukh Bisukh

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017–present Inside Edge Rohini Raghavan [17][18]
2018 Kaushiki Kaushiki [19]
2019–present Four More Shots Please! Damini Rizvi-Roy [20]

Short films

Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Leeches Raisa [21]
2016 Call Waiting Aarti [22]
2017 The Proposal
2018 Shame Natasha [23]
Detour Nimisha [24]
2019 Red Velvet [25]
Shameless Bharti [26]

Singer

As a singer, she sang "Kahab To" in Article 15. She also served background vocals on most of the Four More Shots Please soundtrack.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Ghosal, Sharmistha (22 May 2016). "Who's that girl?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Whoa! Sayani Gupta looks unrecognisable in 'Jolly LLB 2'". Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ IANS (10 February 2017). "Sayani Gupta plays pregnant woman in Jolly LLB 2". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ IANS (16 March 2016). "Kalki has been a support system: Sayani Gupta". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (23 April 2015). "Meet the feisty Khanum". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b PTI (26 April 2015). "Ranbir Kapoor is outstanding: Sayani Gupta". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Bollywood movies which touched upon homosexuality as a subject". Zee News. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Sayani Gupta Birthday : 37 साल की हुईं सायानी गुप्ता, ये हैं उनके 5 मशहूर किरदार". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Drama is in the Air: An Interview with Bollywood Actress Sayani Gupta ⋆ Greaves India". Greaves India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  10. ^ "किरदार के लिए बाल्ड लुक से भी नहीं हिचकिचाईं थीं ये अभिनेत्री, जन्मदिन पर जानें कुछ अनसुने तथ्य". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Happy birthday Sayani Gupta; The actress has shared her own 'MeToo' experience". OrissaPOST. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Fan Tales: How Shah Rukh Khan's co-star Sayani Gupta bagged the film offer!". DNA. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  13. ^ Paul, Ushnota (10 September 2016). "Sayani Gupta talks about Baar Baar Dekho, love and her ideal date". Filmfare. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  14. ^ Felperin, Leslie (17 October 2019). "Darkness Visible review – mystery and murder on the streets of Kolkata". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. ^ Kambam, Saichaitanya (16 September 2020). "Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma". OnlyTech. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  16. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (11 May 2022). "T-Series, Reliance Entertainment Set Theatrical Bow for Indian Satire 'Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  17. ^ Goyal, Samarth (19 August 2017). "Sayani Gupta: Frankly, Indian TV is sh*t right now, there's no good show on offer". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Sayani Gupta sacrifices theatre opportunities for web-series Inside Edge". Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Kaushiki trailer: Rannvijay Singha and Sayani Gupta's web series is gripping". International Business Times. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  20. ^ Farzeen, Sana (24 January 2019). "Sayani Gupta: Four More Shots Please is my most glamorous project ever". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  21. ^ "DIFF 2016: Leeches' Director Payal Sethi Opens Up About One Day Brides and India's Obsession With Virginity". News18. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  22. ^ "SRK's FAN actress Sayani Gupta in short film 'Call Waiting'". The Indian Express. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  23. ^ Desai, Rahul (16 January 2019). "Shame Short Film Review: A Smartly Designed Short Marred By Its Dominant Tone Of Social Justice". Film Companion. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Watch: Cab rides and conversations in short film 'Detour'". Scroll.in. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  25. ^ Anand, Anand (28 February 2019). "डिजिटल रिव्यू: मखमली साजिश से होते कत्ल की खूबसूरत कहानी, रेड वेलवेट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  26. ^ IANS (7 April 2022). "Sayani Gupta-starrer short 'Shameless' releases digitally". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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