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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.[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]

Sayani Gupta
Born (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 38)

Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

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
2012Second Marriage Dot ComPoonam
The Land of CardsYoung QueenBengali film
2014Shuruaat Ka IntervalOpa
2015Margarita with a StrawKhanum
ParchedChampa
2016FanSunaina[12]
Baar Baar DekhoChitra[13]
2017Jolly LLB 2Hina Siddiqui
The HungryLoveleen Ahuja
Jagga JasoosLittle Girl[6]
Jab Harry Met SejalIshaDeleted scene
Fukrey ReturnsSheetalDeleted scene
2019Darkness VisibleAsha[14]
Article 15Gaura
Posham PaRegha
AxoneUpasana
2021PagglaitAkansha[15]
2022Sherdil: The Pilibhit SagaLajwanti “Lajjo”[16]
2023ZwigatoZwigato Regional Head
2024Asukh Bisukh

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017–presentInside EdgeRohini Raghavan[17][18]
2018KaushikiKaushiki[19]
2019–presentFour More Shots Please!Damini Rizvi-Roy[20]

Short films

 
YearTitleRoleRef.
2015LeechesRaisa[21]
2016Call WaitingAarti[22]
2017The Proposal
2018ShameNatasha[23]
Detour Nimisha[24]
2019Red Velvet [25]
ShamelessBharti[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.