Yana Gupta
Czech model and actress
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 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.
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 ashram of Osho 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.
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