Yana Gupta (née Synkova) (born c. 1979) (height 5'8" (1.73 m) at
Brno, is a Czechoslovakian (now Czech Republic) model-actress
currently working in India. She was married to Indian painter
Satyakam Gupta, although they formally separated on 18th May 2005.
She has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including Lakme,
ELLE, Cosmopolitan and Femina. Gupta modeled for the premier
Kingfisher's calendar and has performed dance numbers in three
films including the remix of babuji zara dheere chalo.
Gupta made her big screen debut in the Bollywood movie "Dum" which
made her famous for cameo item numbers. Her recent appearances have
been in Tamil film cameo item numbers. They are:
Film "Anniyan" - Song Dragon Remo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FcJp-78bt4
She was named the new face for Lakme cosmetics in 2001, replacing
its former model Lisa Ray. Besides her native Czech language, she
can also speak Spanish, Japanese, English, and a little Hindi. She
is also a vegetarian, is a member of PETA, and has been featured in
its campaigns. She has also appeared in a Kannada movie named
"JOGI". Presently she is playing the role of a TV anchor on the
countdown show "Mirch Masala" on ZoomTV where she dances to famous
dance numbers.
She is currently rumoured to be dating actor Aftab Shivdasani
