Sayantani Ghosh (born 6 September 1984) is an
Indian television actress. She debuted into
Hindi television with the long running soap opera ''
Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' (; A lovely bond) is an Indian television series that aired on Star Plus from 15 July 2002 to 13 March 2009 in the afternoon slot. Hussain Kuwajerwala and Juhi Parmar played the lead roles Sumeet and Kumkum. ...
'' and is best known for starring in the successful TV shows ''
Naaginn'', ''
Mahabharat
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...
'', ''
Naamkarann,''
Tera Yaar Hoon Main and ''
Naagin 4''.
In 2012, she participated in ''
Bigg Boss 6
''Bigg Boss 6'' is the sixth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality TV show ''Bigg Boss'', which is telecast on Colors TV. The season started from 7 October 2012. Salman Khan, who was the host of the previous two seasons, returned as the hos ...
''.
Early life and career
Sayantani Ghosh won the Miss Calcutta beauty pageant and found roles in
Bengali films Bengali cinema may refer to:
* Cinema of Bangladesh, also called Dhallywood
* Cinema of West Bengal
Tollywood, also known as Cinema of West Bengal, is an Cinema of India, Indian film industry of Bengali language, Bengali-language motion pict ...
before obtaining her first television role in 2002, in the Indian soap opera ''
Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' (; A lovely bond) is an Indian television series that aired on Star Plus from 15 July 2002 to 13 March 2009 in the afternoon slot. Hussain Kuwajerwala and Juhi Parmar played the lead roles Sumeet and Kumkum. ...
''.
[
After four years in that supporting role she joined the main cast of'' Naaginn'' as Amrita for two years followed by the guest role of Prosecutor Pranali Gujral on '']Adaalat
''Adaalat'' () is an Indian television courtroom drama anthology series about a defence attorney, K.D. Pathak, portrayed by Ronit Roy. First season of the show premiered on Sony on 20 November 2010 and ran for five years, ending on 11 July ...
''. Same year, she played the lead role of Kakul Samman Chaudhary in ''Ghar ek sapna''.
Ghosh participated in the sixth season of '' Bigg Boss 6
''Bigg Boss 6'' is the sixth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality TV show ''Bigg Boss'', which is telecast on Colors TV. The season started from 7 October 2012. Salman Khan, who was the host of the previous two seasons, returned as the hos ...
'', the Indian version of UK reality show ''Big Brother
Big Brother may refer to:
* Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''
** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control
** Big Brother Awards, a sat ...
'', and was evicted from the house in the third week.
In 2013 she appeared in the main cast of epic television series'' Mahabharat
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...
'' in the role of Satyavati
Satyavati ( sa, सत्यवती, ; also spelled Satyawati) was the queen of the Kuru. She is the wife of king Shantanu of Hastinapura, and the great-grandmother of the Pandava and Kaurava princes (The principal characters of the Hin ...
, a fisher-woman who later became the emperor's wife. In 2014 Ghosh portrayed an antagonist in ''Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar
''Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'' () is a Hindi-language soap opera on Indian television which premiered on Sony Entertainment Television India. The soap opera will be produced under Balaji Telefilms.
The show deal with the relationship challenge ...
'' and became a contestant on ''Dare 2 Dance
''Dare 2 Dance'' is an Indian reality television show which began on Life OK from 6 September 2014. The show is hosted by the Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar.
Contestants
*Alisha Singh
*Prince
*Rithvik Dhanjani
*Mayuresh Wadkar
*Scarlett
*Sanam Johar ...
''.
In 2015, Ghosh played the supporting role of Rajkumari Rajeshwari in '' Sasural Simar Ka''. She then appeared in ''Rishton Ka Mela
''Rishton Ka Mela'' is an Indian television mini-series, which premiered on 27 April 2015 on Zee TV. The series was produced by Essel Vision Productions. It was a mini-series, consisting of only 10 episodes, and ended on 8 May 2015. Indian tele ...
'', ''Comedy Nights with Kapil
''Comedy Nights With Kapil'' is an Indian Hindi-language sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted and produced by comedian Kapil Sharma. It was on-air on Colors TV amid 22 June 2013 to 24 January 2016. Many of the episodes feature celebr ...
'' and ''Comedy Classes
''Comedy Classes'' is an Indian comedy show on channel Life OK. Produced by Optimystix Entertainment, its starting date was 7 October 2014.
The show is set in the ''Ache Din Institute'' an acting school run by ''Selfie Mausi'' and her brothe ...
''. At the end of 2015 Ghosh was cast as lead antagonist Poulomi Maa in '' Santoshi Maa''. In 2016 she joined the main cast of romantic drama ''Naamkaran
''Naamkarann'' () is an Indian drama television series which premiered 12 September 2016 on Star Plus. Inspired by the 1998 Bollywood film ''Zakhm'', it was based on the life of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
The show initially starred child actor Ar ...
'', playing Neela Parikh until her character's death in February 2018.
In 2019, Ghosh made her theatre debut in a stage play called ''Ovee- A Haunted Hostel.''. She then appeared in '' Sanjivani'' as Dr. Anjali Gupta
In 2020, she made a cameo appearance in '' Barrister Babu'' as Rasiya Bai.
In December 2020, she replaced Shweta Gulati's character Jhanvi Bansal in the Sony SAB
Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment.
History
Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...
series '' Tera Yaar Hoon Main'' and entered the show as Daljeet Bagga, the new female lead. Her character was shown to marry Rajeev ( Sudeep Sahir), the male lead, under a certain situation. In 2021, she won the 'Favourite Lokpriya Sadasya' award from ''Gold Comedy Awards'' for her role as Daljeet Bagga in '' Tera Yaar Hoon Main''.
Personal life
Sayantani Ghosh married her long-time boyfriend Anugrah Tiwari on 6 December 2021.
In January 2022, Ghosh tested positive for COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ...
along with her husband. She took a brief break from shooting and quarantined herself. Some time later, she recovered and tested negative for COVID-19, post which she resumed shooting for show.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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Actresses from Kolkata
Living people
Indian television actresses
Actresses in Hindi television
21st-century Indian actresses
Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants
1984 births