Sayani Gupta
{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sayani Gupta
| image = Sayani-Gupta-graces-Amazon-event-1-2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Gupta in 2020
| alma_mater = Film and Television Institute of India
| occupation = Actress
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|9}}
| birth_place = Calcutta, West Bengal, India
| spouse =
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| years_active = 2011–present
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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.{{cite news |last1=Ghosal |first1=Sharmistha |title=Who's that girl? |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/who-s-that-girl/cid/1314748 |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=22 May 2016}} She has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as Fan (2016), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Article 15 (2019).{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sayani-gupta-unrecognisable-look-jolly-llb-2-pregnant-woman-role-akshay-kumar-bollywood-news/17985151 |title=Whoa! Sayani Gupta looks unrecognisable in 'Jolly LLB 2' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210100421/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sayani-gupta-unrecognisable-look-jolly-llb-2-pregnant-woman-role-akshay-kumar-bollywood-news/17985151 |archive-date=10 February 2017 |access-date=19 January 2021}}{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Sayani Gupta plays pregnant woman in Jolly LLB 2 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sayani-gupta-plays-pregnant-woman-in-jolly-llb-2-4517431/ |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 February 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Kalki has been a support system: Sayani Gupta |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kalki-koechlin-sayani-gupta-margarita-with-a-straw/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=16 March 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Dundoo |first1=Sangeetha Devi |title=Meet the feisty Khanum |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/interview-with-sayani-gupta/article7134274.ece |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=23 April 2015 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Ranbir Kapoor is outstanding: Sayani Gupta |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ranbir-kapoor-is-outstanding-sayani-gupta/ |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 April 2015 |language=en}} She essayed the role of a blind Pakistani-Bangladeshi lesbian activist named Khanum in Margarita with a Straw opposite Kalki Koechlin.{{cite news |title=Bollywood movies which touched upon homosexuality as a subject |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/bollywood-movies-which-touched-upon-homosexuality-as-a-subject-2138979.html |access-date=3 September 2019 |work=Zee News |date=6 September 2018 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Gupta was born on 9 October 1985 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in West Bengal.{{cite news |title=Sayani Gupta Birthday : 37 साल की हुईं सायानी गुप्ता, ये हैं उनके 5 मशहूर किरदार |url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/photo-gallery/entertainment-photos/four-more-shots-please-actress-sayani-gupta-turns-37-here-are-some-of-her-best-works-au98-1496475.html |access-date=24 May 2023 |work=TV9 Bharatvarsh |date=9 October 2022 |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=Drama is in the Air: An Interview with Bollywood Actress Sayani Gupta ⋆ Greaves India |url=https://www.greavesindia.co.uk/drama-air-interview-bollywood-actress-sayani-gupta/ |date=10 June 2016 |website=Greaves India |language=en-GB |access-date=25 May 2020}} She graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.{{cite news |title=किरदार के लिए बाल्ड लुक से भी नहीं हिचकिचाईं थीं ये अभिनेत्री, जन्मदिन पर जानें कुछ अनसुने तथ्य |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/sayani-gupta-birthday-special-here-some-unknown-facts |access-date=27 March 2020 |work=Amar Ujala |date=9 October 2019 |language=hi}}{{cite news |title=Happy birthday Sayani Gupta; The actress has shared her own 'MeToo' experience |url=https://www.orissapost.com/happy-birthday-sayani-gupta-the-actress-has-shared-her-own-metoo-experience/ |access-date=27 March 2020 |work=OrissaPOST |date=9 October 2019}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2012
|Poonam | | |||
| The Land of Cards
|Young Queen |Bengali film | |||
| 2014
|Opa | | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|Khanum | | |||
| Parched
|Champa | | |||
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|Fan | Sunaina | |||
| Baar Baar Dekho
|Chitra | |||
| rowspan="5" | 2017
|Hina Siddiqui | | |||
| The Hungry
|Loveleen Ahuja | | |||
| Jagga Jasoos
|Little Girl | |||
| Jab Harry Met Sejal
|Isha |Deleted scene | |||
| Fukrey Returns
|Sheetal |Deleted scene | |||
| rowspan="4" |2019
|Darkness Visible |Asha | |||
| Article 15
|Gaura | | |||
| Posham Pa
|Regha | | |||
| Axone | Upasana | ||
| 2021 | Akansha | ||
| 2022
|Lajwanti "Lajjo" | |||
| 2023
| Zwigato |Zwigato Regional Head | | |||
| rowspan="3" |2024
|Asukh Bisukh | | | |||
| Khwaabon Ka Jhamela
|Ruby | | |||
| Mitran Da Chaleya Truck Ni
|Meeta |
=Web series=
= Short films =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Ref. |
| 2015
|Leeches |Raisa |
| 2016
|Call Waiting |Aarti |
| 2017
|The Proposal | | |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Shame |Natasha |
| Detour
August 25 |Nimisha |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Red Velvet | |
| Shameless
|Bharti |
=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|date=March 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm4668046}}
- {{Twitter|sayanigupta}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses from Kolkata