Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková; 23 April 1979 ) is a Czech model and actress who lives and works in India.
Gupta was born as Jana Synková in 1979 in Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech SR, Czechoslovak SR (now Czech Republic).
Her parents divorced and she was brought up with her sister by her single mother.
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 ashram of Rajneesh in Pune, where she married artist Satyakam Gupta, changing her last name to Gupta.
2001
In 2001, she entered the Indian modelling industry and became the brand ambassador of the largest Indian cosmetic brand, Lakme.
She was married to Satyakam Gupta, an artist, in 2001 but they divorced in 2005.
2002
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.
2009
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.
2010
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.
2011
In 2011, she again appeared in an item song for the movie Murder 2.
2018
After participating in various TV shows, she appeared again in the film Dassehra (2018) in the item song "Joganiya".
