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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sayani Gupta
| image = Sayani-Gupta-graces-Amazon-event-1-2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Gupta at an event in 2020
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India]]
| occupation = Actress
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|9}}
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| spouse =
| children =
| years_active = 2011–present
| parents =
}}
'''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]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''[[Fan (2016 film)|Fan]]'' (2016), ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' (2017) and ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'' (2019).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="Express">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="Express 2">{{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}}</ref> She essayed the role of a blind Pakistani-Bangladeshi lesbian activist named Khanum in ''[[Margarita with a Straw]]'' opposite [[Kalki Koechlin]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Gupta was born on 9 October 1985 in [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata) in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{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=Oct 9, 2022 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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
|''[[Second Marriage Dot Com]]''
|Poonam
|
|-
|''[[Tasher Desh|The Land of Cards]]''
|Young Queen
|Bengali film
|-
| 2014
|''[[Shuruaat Ka Interval]]''
|Opa
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|''[[Margarita with a Straw]]''
|Khanum
|
|-
|''[[Parched]]''
|Champa
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|''[[Fan (2016 film)|Fan]]''
| Sunaina
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Fan Tales: How Shah Rukh Khan's co-star Sayani Gupta bagged the film offer! |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-fan-tales-how-shah-rukh-khan-s-co-star-sayani-gupta-bagged-the-film-offer-2193766 |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=DNA |date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Baar Baar Dekho]]''
|Chitra
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Ushnota |title=Sayani Gupta talks about Baar Baar Dekho, love and her ideal date |url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/sayani-gupta-talks-about-baar-baar-dekho-love-and-her-ideal-date-15513.html |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=Filmfare |date=10 September 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2017
|''[[Jolly LLB 2]]''
|Hina Siddiqui
|
|-
|''[[The Hungry]]''
|Loveleen Ahuja
|
|-
|''[[Jagga Jasoos]]''
|Little Girl
|<ref name="Express 2"/>
|-
|''[[Jab Harry Met Sejal]]''
|Isha
|Deleted scene
|-
|''[[Fukrey Returns]]''
|Sheetal
|Deleted scene
|-
| rowspan="4" |2019
|''Darkness Visible''
|Asha
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Felperin |first1=Leslie |title=Darkness Visible review – mystery and murder on the streets of Kolkata |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/17/darkness-visible-review-jaz-deo-sayani-gupta-kolkata-india |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=17 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]''
|Gaura
|
|-
|''[[Posham Pa]]''
|Regha
|
|-
|''[[Axone (film)|Axone]]''|| Upasana ||
|-
|2021
|''[[Pagglait]]''||Akansha
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kambam |first=Saichaitanya |title=Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma |website=OnlyTech |date=16 September 2020 |url=https://onlytech.com/netflix-picks-up-pagglait-starring-sanya-malhotra-and-shruti-sharma/ |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga]]''
|Lajwanti "Lajjo"
| <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |title=T-Series, Reliance Entertainment Set Theatrical Bow for Indian Satire 'Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/t-series-reliance-entertainmentsherdil-the-pilibhit-saga-1235263897/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |magazine=Variety |date=11 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Zwigato]]''
|Zwigato Regional Head
|
|-
|2024
|''Asukh Bisukh''
|
|
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|2017–present ||''[[Inside Edge (2017 TV series)|Inside Edge]]''|| Rohini Raghavan || ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Samarth |title=Sayani Gupta: Frankly, Indian TV is sh*t right now, there's no good show on offer |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sayani-gupta-frankly-indian-tv-is-sh-t-right-now-there-s-no-good-show-on-offer/story-1TbJext6aBZGz38yctxGkM.html |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 August 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/290617/sayani-gupta-sacrifices-theatre-opportunities-for-web-series-inside-edge.html |title=Sayani Gupta sacrifices theatre opportunities for web-series Inside Edge |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 ||''Kaushiki''||Kaushiki||
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2018 |title=Kaushiki trailer: Rannvijay Singha and Sayani Gupta's web series is gripping |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kaushiki-trailer-rannvijay-singha-sayani-guptas-web-series-gripping-767636 |access-date=12 June 2020 |work=International Business Times}}</ref>
|-

|2019–present ||''[[Four More Shots Please!]]''||Damini Rizvi-Roy|| ||<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farzeen |first=Sana |date=24 January 2019 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sayani-gupta-four-more-shots-please-amazon-prime-video-damini-5550282/ |title=Sayani Gupta: Four More Shots Please is my most glamorous project ever |work=Inidan Express |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>
|}

=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Ref.
|-
|2015
|''Leeches''
|Raisa
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2016 |title=DIFF 2016: Leeches' Director Payal Sethi Opens Up About One Day Brides and India's Obsession With Virginity |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/diff-2016-leeches-director-payal-sethi-opens-up-about-one-day-brides-and-indias-obsession-with-virginity-1310018.html |access-date=12 June 2020 |website=News18}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''Call Waiting''
|Aarti
|<ref>{{cite news |title=SRK's FAN actress Sayani Gupta in short film 'Call Waiting' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/srks-fan-actress-sayani-gupta-in-short-film-call-waiting/ |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''The Proposal''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''Shame''
|Natasha
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desai |first=Rahul |date=16 January 2019 |title=Shame Short Film Review: A Smartly Designed Short Marred By Its Dominant Tone Of Social Justice |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/short-film-review/shame-short-film-review-a-smartly-designed-short-marred-by-its-dominant-tone-of-social-justice/ |access-date=12 June 2020 |website=Film Companion}}</ref>
|-
|''Detour ''
|Nimisha
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch: Cab rides and conversations in short film 'Detour' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/905415/watch-cab-rides-and-conversations-in-short-film-detour |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=Scroll.in |date=12 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''Red Velvet ''
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Anand |title=डिजिटल रिव्यू: मखमली साजिश से होते कत्ल की खूबसूरत कहानी, रेड वेलवेट |url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/digital-review-of-sayani-gupta-short-film-red-velvet |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=Amar Ujala |date=28 February 2019 |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|''Shameless''
|Bharti
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=Sayani Gupta-starrer short 'Shameless' releases digitally |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/sayani-gupta-starrer-short-shameless-releases-digitally/articleshow/90707649.cms |access-date=19 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=7 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===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==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm4668046}}
*{{Twitter|sayanigupta}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actors from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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