
Acting
Oct 8, 1985
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Sayani Gupta
Acting
Biography
Sayani Gupta, (pronounced as Shayoni) is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindi films. Born and brought up in Kolkata, Sayani is a diverse individual who fine tuned skills in the segment of performing arts. 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, Jolly LLB 2 and Article 15. She essayed the role of a blind Pakistani-Bangladeshi lesbian activist named Khanum in Margarita with a Straw opposite Kalki Koechlin.
Feature Films (33)

Manas, an ex-factory floor manager loses his job during the pandemic. He is then forced to work as a food delivery rider, grappling with the app and the world of ratings and incentives. Life is relentless for him, but not without shared moments of joy with his wife, Pratima. The film captures the life of invisible 'ordinary' people, hidden in plain sight.
Zwigato

Inspired by the real events that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where people used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey on, and then claim compensation from the administration, it is a story of Gangaram, a patriarch of a farmer family entrenched in poverty because of three consecutive failed monsoons. He enters the forests to adopt the infamous Tiger practice to give up his life so that his family can have two square meals, however, what follows next is a series of unprecedented events.
Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga

Set in the meditative quietude of a Himalayan village, Tathagat is a poetically shot tale of guilt. Following the journey of a monk questioning his renunciation, this philosophical drama takes a thought-provoking look at the relationship between our childhood memories and adulthood perplexities.
Tathagat

As Vishal and Nitya wait in a cold courtroom to finalize their divorce, snippets of their tender partnership in life and in art come to the fore.
Yaman

A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly falls in love.
Margarita with a Straw

Shehnaz rejects Zubin's romantic proposal because she finds him boring. Later, Zubin gains confidence after meeting Ruby. Just as their romance blossoms, Shehnaz returns to Zubin's life. What unexpected twist awaits him?
Khwaabon Ka Jhamela

In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
Parched

A girl and a guy pop sleeping pills around a bonfire. You won’t believe what happens next.
Bunny

A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.
Fan

A blunt, abrasive and yet oddly compassionate Jagdishwar Mishra aka Jolly, a small-time struggling lawyer who moves from Kanpur to the city of Nawabs to pursue his dream of becoming a big-time lawyer.
Jolly LLB 2

A gifted teenage detective searches for his missing father with his ladylove assistant.
Jagga Jasoos
Television & Series (9)

Kaushiki revolves around the group of friends who look as if nothing in their lives can go wrong, have dark secrets hidden deep down inside them that will change their lives forever when ...
Kaushiki

Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.
Have You Been Paying Attention?

The story of British-Asian junior doctor Ruby Walker who arrives at the run-down Good Karma Hospital to join a dedicated team of over-worked medics. Run by a gloriously eccentric Englishwoman, Lydia Fonseca, this under-funded but creatively resourceful cottage hospital is the beating heart of the local community. It’s much more than just a medical outpost - it’s a home.
The Good Karma Hospital

'Kaali Peeli Tales' is an anthology of six bitter-sweet short stories that capture the essence of love, relationships and life in Mumbai. The six unique stories revolve around young and urban characters on the crossroads of change and acceptance. The films are centered around themes like infidelity, open marriage, homosexuality, divorce and love in the times of social media. Each film has a unique perspective on love, romance and modern day relationships and asks few relevant questions along side. The resolution of each story takes place in the iconic Kaali-Peeli taxi. A symbol of Mumbai, the cab works as a metaphor for the 'journey of life and relationships' and binds all six stories together.






