Sayantani Guhathakurta

Sayantani Guhathakurta[2] is an Indian film and television actress working mainly in Bengali films. She is well known for her roles in Samantaral (2017), Ek Je Chhilo Raja, Hoichoi Unlimited. She made her South-indian film debut with the 2019 Telugu language Adult horror comedy film, Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu. Besides acting in films she has worked on numerous Bengali and Hindi television soaps.

Sayantani Guhathakurta
Born	(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 Kolkata
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress, Model
Years active	2013-present
Relatives	Saumyabrata Guhathakurta (brother)[1]

Early life

Sayantani's family originally hails from Barisal in Bangladesh.[3] She grew up in Kolkata and she lost her father in her fifth grade. She began learning dance from age five. She is well trained in the Classical Dance form of the Thankamani Kutty Gharana and later started her own dance troupe called Aadrika. At one point, Sayantani even considered pursuing Dance, full-time. By virtue of her career in Dance, she had to do a number of shows across the state and the country. In one such Show, a talent agency took note of her and subsequently she was offered modelling roles in Boutique and Jewelry ads and in Advertorial Billboards. During this time she also took part in a Beauty Contest where she was a runner-up.[4]
She has her Masters' in Political Science and also did a course in Fashion Design.

Career

Sayantani made her acting debut with the 2013 Bengali movie Mahakash Kando, directed by Nitish Roy. She made her Bengali television serial debut with Kiranmala. She was also cast later in the hit Bengali soap Jamai Raja that was telecasted on Zee Bangla in 2017.

Personal life

Sayantani is known within the Bengali film industry for her soft-spoken nature. She is an avid traveller and loves watching theatre performances.[5]

Filmography

Year	Cinemas	Language
2016	Game Plan[6]	Bengali
2017	Samantaral	Bengali
2018	Kintu...Golpo Noy	Bengali
2018	Jole Jongole	Bengali
2018	Ek Je Chhilo Raja[7]	Bengali
2018	Hoichoi Unlimited	Bengali
2018	Bristi tomake dilam	Bengali
2018	Uma[8]	Bengali
2019	Ke Tumi Nandini[9]	Bengali
2019	Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu	Telugu (South-indian debut)[10]
2020	Amar Artanad	Bengali

Television

Year	TitleSerial	Role	Network
2016	Kiranmala	Chhalonamoyi	Star Jalsha (Bengali TV Debut)
2017	Jai Kali Kalkattawali		Star Jalsha
2017	Jamai Raja		Zee Bangla
2017	Joyee[11]	Sudha (in flashback)	Zee Bangla
2018	Saat Bhai Champa[12]	Rani Dakahini	Zee Bangla

References

1. "Sayantani Guhathakurta had a blast in Bhai Phonta celebration". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
2. "Sayantani Guhathakurata and 26 other actors are a part of a short film directed by riingo Banerjee during lockdown". The times of India.
3. "আমার লাভ লাইফ ইন্টারেস্টিং নয়". AmarSangbad (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
4. "I miss Baba and his Panchami surprises: actress Sayantani Guhathakurta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
5. "Our friendship feeds on trust and mutual respect: Actress Sayantani Guhathakurta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
6. "Game Plan". bookmyshow.com. BMS.
7. "Sayantani Guhathakurata ek he chhilo raja gave me a sweet friend like jayadi". The times of India.
8. "Sayantani Guhathakurta has two releases on June 1". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TOI. May 26, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
9. "Sayantani Guhathakurata joins bonny and rupsha in pathikrit basus next". The Times of India.
10. "Sayantani Guhathakurta bags another offer from South!". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TOI. 1 April 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
11. "Actress Sayantani Guhathakurata bags a meaty role in Bengali show Joyee". The times of India.
12. "Our friendship feeds on trust and mutual respect: Actress Sayantani Guhathakurta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

External links

• Sayantani Guhathakurta on IMDb
• Sayantani Guhathakurta on Instagram (in Bengali)
• Sayantani Guhathakurta Twitter