Sayani Gupta

Sayani Gupta (born 9 October 1985) is an Indian film 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
Gupta at an event in 2020
Born (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Early life

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

Filmography

Films
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNote
2012 Second Marriage Dot Com Poonam
2015Margarita with a StrawKhanum[4]
ParchedChampa
2016FanSunaina[11]
Baar Baar DekhoChitra[12]
2017Jolly LLB 2Hina Siddiqui
The HungryLoveleen Ahuja
Jagga JasoosLittle Girl[6]
Jab Harry Met SejalIshaDeleted scene
Fukrey ReturnsSheetalDeleted scene
2019 Darkness Visible Asha [13]
Article 15Gaura
Posham Pa Regha Released in Zee5
2019 AxoneUpasanaNetflix Release
2020 PagglaitNetflix Release[14]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017—presentInside EdgeRohini RaghavanAmazon Prime Video[15][16]
2018KaushikiKaushikiViu [17]
2019—presentFour More Shots Please!Damini Rizvi-RoyAmazon Prime Video[18]

Short films
Year Title Role Note
2015 Leeches Raisa [19]
2016 Call Waiting Aarti [20]
2017 The Proposal
2018 Shame Natasha [21]
Detour Nimisha [22]
2019 Red Velvet
Shameless Bharti [23]

Singer

As a singer, she sung Kahab To in Article 15. She also served background vocals on most of the "Four More Shots Please" soundtracks.

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. "Sayani Gupta, who made her debut in Hindi cinema with the film "Margarita With A Straw", says her co-star Kalki Koechlin has been a "massive" support system for her". indianexpress.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (23 April 2015). "Meet the feisty Khanum". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. "Ranbir Kapoor is outstanding: Sayani Gupta". indianexpress.com. 26 April 2015.
  7. "Bollywood movies which touched upon homosexuality as a subject". Zee News. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. "Drama is in the Air: An Interview with Bollywood Actress Sayani Gupta ⋆ Greaves India". Greaves India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. "किरदार के लिए बाल्ड लुक से भी नहीं हिचकिचाईं थीं ये अभिनेत्री, जन्मदिन पर जानें कुछ अनसुने तथ्य". Amar Ujala. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  10. "Happy birthday Sayani Gupta; The actress has shared her own 'MeToo' experience - OrissaPOST". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  11. "Fan Tales: How Shah Rukh Khan's co-star Sayani Gupta bagged the film offer!". dnaindia.com. 25 March 2016.
  12. Three In One. Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. Darkness Visible, retrieved 12 June 2020
  14. Kambam, Saichaitanya (16 September 2020). "Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma". OnlyTech. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  15. "Sayani Gupta: Frankly, Indian TV is sh*t right now, there's no good show on offer". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2017.
  16. "Sayani Gupta sacrifices theatre opportunities for web-series Inside Edge". Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2017.
  17. Desk, IBT Entertainment (24 April 2018). "Kaushiki trailer: Rannvijay Singha and Sayani Gupta's web series is gripping". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  18. "Sayani Gupta: Four More Shots Please is my most glamorous project ever". Inidan Express. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  19. "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.
  20. "SRK's FAN actress Sayani Gupta in short film 'Call Waiting'". indianexpress.com/. 10 March 2016.
  21. 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.
  22. Scroll Staff. "Watch: Cab rides and conversations in short film 'Detour'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  23. Shameless | Short Film of the Day | Shorted, 11 July 2019, retrieved 12 June 2020
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