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| Real Name: | Sayani Gupta |
| Profession: | Actress |
| Birthplace: | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Age: | 39 |
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. She has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as Fan (2016), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Article 15 (2019). She essayed the role of a blind Pakistani-Bangladeshi lesbian activist named Khanum in Margarita with a Straw opposite Kalki Koechlin.
| Sayani Gupta Biography | |
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| Born | 9 October 1985
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life and education (Sayani Gupta Biography)
Gupta was born on 9 October 1985 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in West Bengal. She graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.
Filmography (Sayani Gupta Biography)
Films
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Second Marriage Dot Com | Poonam | |
| The Land of Cards | Young Queen | Bengali film | |
| 2014 | Shuruaat Ka Interval | Opa | |
| 2015 | Margarita with a Straw | Khanum | |
| Parched | Champa | ||
| 2016 | Fan | Sunaina | |
| Baar Baar Dekho | Chitra | ||
| 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | Hina Siddiqui | |
| The Hungry | Loveleen Ahuja | ||
| Jagga Jasoos | Little Girl | ||
| Jab Harry Met Sejal | Isha | Deleted scene | |
| Fukrey Returns | Sheetal | Deleted scene | |
| 2019 | Darkness Visible | Asha | |
| Article 15 | Gaura | ||
| Posham Pa | Regha | ||
| Axone | Upasana | ||
| 2021 | Pagglait | Akansha | |
| 2022 | Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga | Lajwanti “Lajjo” | |
| 2023 | Zwigato | Zwigato Regional Head | |
| 2024 | Asukh Bisukh | ||
| Khwaabon Ka Jhamela | Ruby |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017–present | Inside Edge | Rohini Raghavan | |
| 2018 | Kaushiki | Kaushiki | |
| 2019–present | Four More Shots Please! | Damini Rizvi-Roy | |
| 2024 | Call Me Bae | Madhulika Sahay/Anamika | Special appearance |
Short films (Sayani Gupta Biography)
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Leeches | Raisa |
| 2016 | Call Waiting | Aarti |
| 2017 | The Proposal | |
| 2018 | Shame | Natasha |
| Detour | Nimisha | |
| 2019 | Red Velvet | |
| Shameless | Bharti |
Singer (Sayani Gupta)
As a singer, she sang “Kahab To” in Article 15. She also served background vocals on most of the Four More Shots Please soundtrack.
