She is vivacious, sensuous and at present one of the hottest "item" girls in Bollywood. Yana Gupta originally known as Yana Synkova was born at Brno in Czechoslovakia, which is now known as the Czech Republic. She made her debut on the ramp in the mid-1990s and was known allover to set the ramos on fire. The major turning point of her career when she directed her attention toward the east and tied the knot with an Indian painter named Satyakam Gupta whom she met one fine day over a cup of coffee. Gradually they fell for each other and decided to marry each other. Having started modeling since the tender age of 16 she has gone ahead to endorse international brands like Calvin Klein and Victoria`s Secret. She is famous all over the Bollywood Film Industry for her peaches and cream complexion and also because of her picture perfect looks which has already marked her as a hot property on the ramp.

Yana Gupta was also successful in drawing much attention in the European continent and had even worked on renowned brands like Nivea and Shiseido before she made the Indian subcontinent her home and settle down with her husband. As of now this divine beauty is ruling the charts in Bollywood not only with her grace and elegance but also with acting potential and dancing skills. Now, Yana Gupta is an established model and an actress in Bollywood. However in Bollywood her entry was quite free and easy flowing. She shot to limelight when she successfully replaced the dusky beauty and the very popular Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu for the item number `babuji jaara dheere chalo` in the Bollywood flick `Dum` starring Vivek Oberoi. Soon after she appeared in other item numbers which could not manage to create waves in the hearts of the silver screen audiences.

Yana Gupta was also lucky enough to be named the new face for Lakme cosmetics in the Indian subcontinent in the year 2001, thereby replacing its former model Lisa Ray. It was known later that the esteemed cosmetics company had spotted her on the cover of the swimsuit issue of the high-profile lifestyle magazine Man`s World and also managed to sweep men off their feet by her presence in the magazine. She is also one of the few original items of Bollywood who had manage to set her sights beyond the camera as well. In the recent past she was in the Indian city of Chennai for the launch of Spring Summer collection of Tommy Hilfigers and also declared about her upcoming debut as a singer and also that of a writer. Throughout the last year she has also been engaged in cutting out a music album and is ready for release next year. She is also writing books on nutrition and fitness and is also setting out to represent some newly launched brands all related to fitness. Besides all this she is also taking care of her glamour career and is shooting for some music videos. She is so passionate about music that she claims, "And if music be the food of love, music is what Yana loves to feast on". She also claims that her album is in English and the music is jazz and blues. She has a done a few item numbers in the Southern Film Industry and also plans to sing a song in Tamil language in the neat future.

On the personal front Yana Gupta is also a very contented soul. She has legally separated from her husband and is currently dating the popular Bollywood hero Aftab Shivdasani. She holds a strong belief that eating healthy and properly getting her beauty sleep keep her fit and healthy and is the secret of her glowing skin. Inclusion of lots of fruits and vegetables in her diet also helps her to keep going amidst the high competition in the glamour world. The ravishing beauty follows a fitness regime of an hour and a half every day, except the time when she is traveling or when she is busy throughout the day. Recently she also signed up as brand ambassador with a leading mobile company as well as PC games company India Games and will featured in several of their interesting games and applications all of which are related to fitness, puzzles etc. She does not have any favorite holiday destination as such and prefers to get lost anywhere deep in the ocean or in the forests of Czech Republic.

From ramp to calendar the sensuous damsel has gone a long way to create a special niche for herself in the hearts of her huge and loyal fan following. Recently she is also seen playing the role of an anchor in the `spicy` show aired on Zoom channel called `Mirch Masala` where she dances to popular Bollywood numbers. She is also expecting to play the lead role in a Bollywood flick for a big banner soon. There is a lot more to expect from this glamorous doll in the coming times and it is expected that she will live up to the expectations of her fans and admirers.