Bio:

Sayani Gupta 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, Jolly LLB 2 and Article 15.

Sayani Gupta, born to Maitreyi and Kamal Gupta in Kolkata, grew up in New Delhi, where she pursued her passion for the arts at Lady Shri Ram College, actively participating in dance, drama, debating, and music societies. Her love for theater led her to perform with seasoned veterans like MK Raina. However, she initially took up a corporate job before pursuing her true calling in cinema. Sayani trained in acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. She made her film debut in Second Marriage Dot Com (2012), but her breakthrough role came with Margarita with a Straw (2015), where her portrayal of Khanum, a blind gay activist, was widely praised. Sayani then appeared in films like Fan (2016) alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Baar Baar Dekho, Jolly LLB 2, Article 15, Posham Pa, Axone, and Pagglait. Her theater journey includes performing in plays like Trivial Disasters with Atul Kumar’s ensemble.