Yana Gupta

Born	23 April 1979 Brno, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Occupation	Model, Actress, Author

Yana Gupta is a Czech model, actress and author working in Mumbai. She started her modelling career at the age of 16, and after graduating in Park Architecture and Gardening, she left for Japan, where she modeled for a considerable period of time. Her restless spirit then took her to India, where she spent her initial years at the Osho’s Meditation centre in Pune. It was there where she also got married (changing her last name to Gupta). In 2001 she entered the Indian modelling scene and became the brand ambassador of the largest Indian cosmetic brand Lakme. In 2003 she made her entry into Bollywood with an item number ‘Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo’ in film Dum. The song became a hit and instantly made Gupta into one of the most sought after Bollywood actresses. In 2009 Yana turned writer, by writing a book on health "How To Love Your Body And Get The Body You Love".

Personal life

She was married to Satyakam Gupta in 2001 and got divorced in 2005. Amongst her interests and hobbies are books, spirituality, psychology, therapy, nutrition, health, dance and music.

Filmography

Movie	Role	Year	Language
Dum (2003 Hindi film)	Dancer (song "Bijli Giri")	2003	Hindi Film
Manmadhan	Special Appearance	2004	Tamil Film
Gharshana	Special Appearance	2004	Telugu Film
Rakht	Dancer (song "Oh! What a Babe!")	2004	Hindi Film
Jogi (film)	Dancer (song "Bin Ladin nan maava!")	2005	Kannada Film
Anniyan	Special Appearance	2005	Tamil Film
Shankardada Zindabad	Item Number	2007	Telugu Film
Kaisay Kahein...	Singer / Dancer - Australia	2007	Hindi Film
90 Ghanta	Example	2008	Bengali Film
Chalo Dilli	Dancer / Singer	2011	Hindi Film
Murder 2	Jyoti	2011	Hindi Film
Stand By	Dancer / Singer	2011	Hindi Film

Television appearances

Television	Appearances	Country	Notes
Show Jana Krause (TV Series)	Herself	Czech	- Episode dated 28 September 2012 (2012)
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 1)	Herself	India

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