Yana Gupta


Yana Gupta is a Czech model and actress who lives and works in India.

Early life

Gupta was born Jana Synková in 1979 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. 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, spending her first years at Osho's ashram in Pune, 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 Bollywood with the song "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" in the film Dum. She also appeared in an item song in Venkatesh's Gharshana.
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.
In 2010, Gupta was criticized after she was pictured without her underwear at a children's charity event, which she described as a wardrobe malfunction but was characterized by some commentators as a publicity stunt.
She performed in the Bigg Boss 6 finale. She reached the finale of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa but lost to Meiyang Chang.
After participating in various TV shows, she appeared again in the film Dassehra in the item song "Joganiya".

Personal life

She was married to Satyakam Gupta in 2001; they divorced in 2005. She is a vegetarian and was named as the "Hottest Female Vegetarian Alive" in 2003 by PETA UK.

Filmography

; Films
FilmRoleYearLanguageNotes
DumDancer2003HindiIn the song "Bijli Giri"
ManmadhanSpecial appearance2004Tamil
GharshanaSpecial appearance2004Telugu
RakhtDancer2004HindiIn the song "Oh! What a Babe!"
JogiDancer2005KannadaIn the song "Bin Ladin Nan Maava!"
AnniyanSpecial appearance2005TamilIn the song "Kadhal Yaanai"
Shankardada ZindabadItem number2007Telugu
Manorama Six Feet Under2007Hindi
Kaisay Kahein...Singer / Dancer – Australia2007Hindi
90 Ghanta2008Bengali
Chalo DilliItem number2011Hindi
Murder 2Jyoti2011HindiIn the song "Aa Zara"
Stand ByItem number2011Hindi
DassehraItem number2018HindiIn the song "Joganiya"

; Television appearances
TelevisionAppearancesNotes
Show Jana KrauseCzech show, episode dated 28 September 2012
Contestant
Jhalak Dikhhla JaaContestantSeason 4
Life Mein Ek Baar Contestant