Sayani Gupta

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Sayani Gupta
Sayani Gupta grace the Mamma Mia Pink Carpet at Jio World Centre BKC Bandra (cropped).jpg
Gupta in 2023
Born (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Alma mater Film 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 of the Film and Television Institute of India, she made her feature film debut in 2012 with 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]

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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
YearTitleRoleNote
2012 Second Marriage Dot Com Poonam
Tasher Desh Young QueenBengali 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 IshaDeleted scene
Fukrey Returns Sheetal
2019Darkness VisibleAshaEnglish film [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 Khwaabon Ka Jhamela Ruby
Mitran Da Chaleya Truck NiMeetaPunjabi film [17]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017–present Inside Edge Rohini Raghavan [18] [19]
2018KaushikiKaushiki [20]
2019–present Four More Shots Please! Damini Rizvi-Roy [21]
2024 Call Me Bae Madhulika Sahay/AnamikaSpecial appearance [22]

Short films

YearTitleRoleRef.
2015LeechesRaisa [23]
2016Call WaitingAarti [24]
2017The Proposal
2018ShameNatasha [25]
Detour

August 25

Nimisha [26]
2019Red Velvet [27]
ShamelessBharti [28]

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. 1 2 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. ↑ Jogani, Rishi (17 October 2024). "Mittran Da Challeya Truck Ni Week 1 Box Office Estimates: Amrinder Gill's film grosses Rs 21 crore worldwide; HUGE HIT overseas but AVERAGE in India". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Sayani Gupta sacrifices theatre opportunities for web-series Inside Edge". Deccan Chronicle . 29 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  20. ↑ Farzeen, Sana (27 June 2018). "Kaushiki actor Sayani Gupta: Would love to dance around trees but only intense roles come my way". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  21. ↑ Farzeen, Sana (24 January 2019). "Sayani Gupta: Four More Shots Please is my most glamorous project ever". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  22. ↑ Sharma, Devansh (7 September 2024). "Did you spot these 5 cameos in Ananya Panday's Call Me Bae?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "SRK's FAN actress Sayani Gupta in short film 'Call Waiting'". The Indian Express. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ "Watch: Cab rides and conversations in short film 'Detour'". Scroll.in. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  27. ↑ 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.
  28. ↑ IANS (7 April 2022). "Sayani Gupta-starrer short 'Shameless' releases digitally". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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