Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková; 23 April 1979) is a Czech model and actress who lives and works in India.

Early life

Gupta was born as Jana Synková in 1979 in

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, Czech SR, Czechoslovak SR (now

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). Her parents divorced and she was brought up with her sister by her single mother.

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 India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

, spending her first years at

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, where she married artist Satyakam Gupta, 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. In 2002, she made her first appearance in

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with the song "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" in the film '' Dum''. She also appeared in an item song in

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's ''

Gharshana ''Gharshana'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film produced by G. Sivaraju, C. Venkatraju, and Kalaipuli S. Thanu. It is directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, in his Telugu debut. It is the remake of the 2003 Tamil film, ...

''. In 2009, Gupta released a book on health, ''How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love''. She also released a music album. In 2011, she again appeared in an item song for the movie ''Murder 2''. She performed in the ''

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...

'' 6 finale. She reached the finale of ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' but lost to

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. After participating in various TV shows, she appeared again in the film ''Dassehra'' (2018) in the item song "Joganiya".

Personal life

She was married to Satyakam Gupta, an artist, in 2001 but they divorced in 2005.

Filmography

; Films ; Television appearances

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Yana Living people 1979 births Actresses from Brno Czech film actresses Czech expatriates in India Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Bengali cinema Expatriate actresses in India Contestants on Indian game shows Participants in Indian reality television series 21st-century Czech actresses