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{{short description|Czech model and actress}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2013}}

{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Jana Synková
| image = Yana Gupta in 2016.jpg
| caption = Yana Gupta in 2016
| occupation = [[Model (person)|Model]], [[actress]], [[author]]
| nationality = Czech
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|04|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Brno]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| spouse = Satyakam Gupta (2001-2005)
}}

'''Yana Gupta''' (born '''Jana Synková'''; 23 April 1979) is a [[Czechs|Czech]] model and actress who lives and works in [[India]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20040310210215/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/01/19/stories/2004011900440300.htm Czech-mate time]." ''[[The Hindu]]''. Monday 19 January 2004. Retrieved on 17 February 2009.</ref>

== Early life ==
Gupta was born Jana Synková in 1979 in [[Brno]], [[Czechoslovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/foreign-actors-try-their-hand-at-bollywood-2011-06-18-1.403253|title=Foreign actors try their hand at Bollywood|last=Administrator|first=System|website=Emirates 247|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-03-21}}</ref> Her parents divorced and she was brought up with her sister by her single mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/lic_housing/lic/story.php?id=47|title=Moneycontrol.com >> Lic >> Dream House >> You Are Like Mona Lisa, Isn't It?|website=www.moneycontrol.com|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>

== Career ==
She started her modelling career at the age of 16, and after graduating in Park Architecture and Gardening, she moved to continue her modelling career in Japan. She later moved to [[India]], spending her first years at [[Rajneesh movement|Osho's]] [[ashram]] in [[Pune]], where she married artist Satyakam Gupta,<ref name="sharma">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Im-in-love-with-myselfYana-Gupta/articleshow/2422557.cms|title=I'm in love with myself: Yana Gupta|first=Mandvi|last=Sharma|date=3 October 2007|work=The Times of India|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> changing her last name to Gupta.

In 2001 she entered the Indian modelling industry and became the brand ambassador of the largest Indian cosmetic brand, Lakme.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Agarwal|first1=Ekta|title=Yana Gupta: The 'Bijli' Of Bollywood|url=http://focusnews.com/entertainment/yana-gupta-the-bijli-of-bollywood/21905/|website=focusnews.com|publisher=Focus News|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> In 2002 she made her first appearance in [[Bollywood]] with the song "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" in the film ''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]''. She also appeared in an item song in [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]'s ''[[Gharshana]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pic Talk: Bijli Girl Sizzles In Black|url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/39395/Pic-Talk-Bijli-Girl-Sizzles-In-Black|website=Gulte.com|publisher=Gulte.com|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref>

In 2009, Gupta released a book on health, ''How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/yana-gupta-turns-writer-pens-book-on-health/923249.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111120957/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/yana-gupta-turns-writer-pens-book-on-health/923249.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2012 |title=Yana Gupta turns writer, pens book on health |publisher=Ibnlive.com |date= 8 December 2011|access-date=7 February 2012}}</ref> She also released a music album.<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm the panty-less girl: Yana Gupta|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Im-the-panty-less-girl-Yana-Gupta/articleshow/10115287.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> In 2011 she again appeared in an item song for the movie ''Murder 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myvantagepoint.in/hot-item-song-by-yana-gupta-from-movie-murder-2/|title=Yana Gupta Hot Item Song in Murder 2|date=2013-11-14|website=Vantage Point|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref>

In 2010, Gupta was criticized after she was pictured without her underwear at a children's charity event, which she described as a wardrobe malfunction but was characterized by some commentators as a publicity stunt.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yana Gupta faces ire over wardrobe malfunction|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/yana-gupta-faces-ire-over-wardrobe-malfunction/715863/ |work=The Indian Express|date=25 November 2010|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>

She performed in the ''[[Bigg Boss]]'' 6 finale.<ref>{{cite web|title=YANA GUPTA WILL ENTER THE HOUSE IN A CAGE AND WILL LATER PERFORM INSIDE THE HOUSE.|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/television/yana-gupta-to-get-caged-for-bigg-boss-6-finale-610007|website=movies.ndtv.com|publisher=NDTV Convergence Limited|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> She reached the finale of ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' but lost to [[Meiyang Chang]].
After participating in various TV shows, she appeared again in the film ''Dassehra'' (2018) in the item song "Joganiya".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yana Gupta: I am glad Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is over|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-yana-gupta/20110317.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She married to Satyakam Gupta in 2001 but they divorced in 2005.<ref name="sharma"/>

==Filmography==
; Films
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Film !! Role !! Year !! Language !! Notes
|-
|''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]''|| Dancer || 2003 || Hindi || In the song "Bijli Giri"
|-
|''[[Manmadhan (film)|Manmadhan]]''|| Special appearance || 2004 || Tamil ||In the song "Thathai Thathai"
|-
|''[[Gharshana]]''|| Special appearance || 2004 || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Rakht]]''|| Dancer || 2004 || Hindi || In the song "Oh! What a Babe!"
|-
|''[[Jogi (film)|Jogi]]''|| Dancer || 2005 || Kannada || In the song "Bin Ladin Nan Maava!"
|-
|''[[Anniyan]]''|| Special appearance || 2005 || Tamil || In the song "Kadhal Yaanai"
|-
|''[[Shankardada Zindabad]]''|| [[Item number]] || 2007 || Telugu ||
|-
|''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]'' || || 2007 || Hindi ||
|-
|''Kaisay Kahein...''|| Singer / Dancer – Australia || 2007 || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[90 Ghanta]]''|| || 2008 || Bengali ||
|-
|''[[Chalo Dilli]]''|| Item number|| 2011 || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Murder 2]]''|| Jyoti || 2011 || Hindi || In the song "Aa Zara"
|-
|''Stand By''|| Item number || 2011 || Hindi ||
|-
|[[Dassehra (film)|Dassehra]] || Item number || 2018 || Hindi || In the song "Joganiya"
|}

; Television appearances

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Television !! Appearances !! Notes
|-
| ''Show Jana Krause'' || || Czech show, episode dated 28 September 2012
|-
| ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi#Season 1|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 1]]'' || Contestant ||
|-
| ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' || Contestant|| Season 4
|-
| ''Life Mein Ek Baar'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bansal|first1=Shilpa|title=Bring on the challenge: Yana Gupta|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bring-on-the-challenge-yana-gupta-1809695|website=dnaindia.com|publisher=Diligent Media Corporation Ltd|access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> || Contestant ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|1318999}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/yana-gupta/filmography/ Yana Gupta] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]
* [https://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/29671-yana-gupta/ Yana Gupta] on {{Ill|ČSFD|lt=|cs||WD=}}
* [https://penguin.co.in/book_author/yaana-gupta/ Yana Gupta] at [[Penguin India]]

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Czech emigrants to India]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Czech film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:European actresses in India]]
[[Category:Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants]]
[[Category:Actors from Brno]]

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