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]
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–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
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Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2012 | Second Marriage Dot Com | Poonam | |
2015 | Margarita with a Straw | Khanum | [4] |
Parched | Champa | ||
2016 | Fan | Sunaina | [11] |
Baar Baar Dekho | Chitra | [12] | |
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 | [13] |
Article 15 | Gaura | ||
Posham Pa | Regha | Released in Zee5 | |
2019 | Axone | Upasana | Netflix Release |
2020 | Pagglait | Netflix Release[14] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017—present | Inside Edge | Rohini Raghavan | Amazon Prime Video | [15][16] |
2018 | Kaushiki | Kaushiki | Viu | [17] |
2019—present | Four More Shots Please! | Damini Rizvi-Roy | Amazon Prime Video | [18] |
Short films
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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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
- Ghosal, Sharmistha (22 May 2016). "Who's that girl?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Whoa! Sayani Gupta looks unrecognisable in 'Jolly LLB 2'". Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- IANS (10 February 2017). "Sayani Gupta plays pregnant woman in Jolly LLB 2". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "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.
- Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (23 April 2015). "Meet the feisty Khanum". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Ranbir Kapoor is outstanding: Sayani Gupta". indianexpress.com. 26 April 2015.
- "Bollywood movies which touched upon homosexuality as a subject". Zee News. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Drama is in the Air: An Interview with Bollywood Actress Sayani Gupta ⋆ Greaves India". Greaves India. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Fan Tales: How Shah Rukh Khan's co-star Sayani Gupta bagged the film offer!". dnaindia.com. 25 March 2016.
- Three In One. Box Office India. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Darkness Visible, retrieved 12 June 2020
- Kambam, Saichaitanya (16 September 2020). "Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma". OnlyTech. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- "Sayani Gupta: Frankly, Indian TV is sh*t right now, there's no good show on offer". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2017.
- "Sayani Gupta sacrifices theatre opportunities for web-series Inside Edge". Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2017.
- 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.
- "Sayani Gupta: Four More Shots Please is my most glamorous project ever". Inidan Express. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "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.
- "SRK's FAN actress Sayani Gupta in short film 'Call Waiting'". indianexpress.com/. 10 March 2016.
- 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.
- Scroll Staff. "Watch: Cab rides and conversations in short film 'Detour'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- Shameless | Short Film of the Day | Shorted, 11 July 2019, retrieved 12 June 2020
External links
- Sayani Gupta at IMDb
- Sayani Gupta on Twitter