Sayantani Ghosh (born 6 September 1983) is an Indian model, actress and dancer who primarily works in Hindi television alongside bengali movies. Ghosh went on to become one of the popular actress in hindi television after her role as lead in Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa. Later in 2012, she also participated in Bigg Boss 6.
Early life and career Sayantani Ghosh won the Miss Calcutta beauty pageant and found roles in Bengali films before obtaining her first television role in 2002, in the Indian soap opera Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan.
After four years in that supporting role she joined the main cast of Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa as Amrita for two years. The Same year, she played the lead role of Kakul Samman Chaudhary in Ghar Ek Sapnaa. Followed by the guest role of Prosecutor Pranali Gujral on Adaalat. Ghosh participated in the sixth season of Bigg Boss 6, the Indian version of UK reality show Big Brother, and was evicted from the house in the third week.
In 2013 she appeared in the main cast of epic television series Mahabharat in the role of Satyavati, a fisher-woman who later became the emperor's wife. In 2014 Ghosh portrayed an antagonist in Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar and became a contestant on Dare 2 Dance.
In 2015, Ghosh played the supporting role of Rajkumari Rajeshwari in Sasural Simar Ka. She then appeared in Rishton Ka Mela, Comedy Nights with Kapil and Comedy Classes. At the end of 2015 Ghosh was cast as lead antagonist Poulomi Maa in Santoshi Maa. In 2016 she joined the main cast of romantic drama Naamkarann, playing Neela Parikh until her character's death in February 2018.
In 2019, Ghosh made her theatre debut in a stage play called Ovee- A Haunted Hostel.. She then appeared in Sanjivani as Dr. Anjali Gupta
In 2020, she made a cameo appearance in Barrister Babu as Rasiya Bai.
In December 2020, she replaced Shweta Gulati's character Jhanvi Bansal in the Sony SAB series Tera Yaar Hoon Main and entered the show as Daljeet Bagga, the new female lead. Her character was shown to marry Rajeev (Sudeep Sahir), the male lead, under a certain situation. In 2021, she won the 'Favourite Lokpriya Sadasya' award from Gold Comedy Awards for her role as Daljeet Bagga in Tera Yaar Hoon Main.
Personal life Sayantani Ghosh married her long-time boyfriend Anugrah Tiwari on 6 December 2021.
In January 2022, Ghosh tested positive for COVID-19 along with her husband. She took a brief break from shooting and quarantined herself. After recovery, she resumed shooting for show.
Filmography Year MovieLanguage Notes 2005Raju UncleBengaliNayak – The Real HeroBengali 2006SwapnoBengali 2007SangharshaBengali Anjali 2013HimmatwalaHindi Special appearance in song "Dhokha Dhokha" 2024 Sentimentaaal Bengali Rudrani Chowdhury
Television Year Show Role Notes Ref(s) 2005Ekdin Pratidin Doyel (later replaced by Sohini Sarkar) 2006 Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Advocate Antara Dhruv Wadhwa 2007 Comedy Circus Contestant Comedy show Crime Patrol 2007–2008 Ghar Ek Sapnaa Kakul Samman Chaudhary Lead Role 2007–2009 Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa Naagin/Amrita Arjun Singh Lead Role2008 Ek Se Badhkar Ek Contestant Reality show Comedy Circus 2 Contestant Comedy show Banoo Main Teri Dulhann Amrita Arjun Singh Special appearance (Episode 581 & Episode 582)2009 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3 Herself / Guest With Barkha Sengupta and Jasveer Kaur Sabki Laadli Bebo Herself Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi HerselfGuest Appearance (Special) Rakt Sambandh Sakshi 2010–2011 Adaalat Pranali Gujral 2011–2012 Meri Maa Pratibha 2012–2013Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein Naagin/Naina 2012Bigg Boss 6 Contestant Evicted day 20 2013 Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi Ki4th Week (episode 19–24) 2013 Mahabharat Rajmata SatyavatiRecurring role (Episode 1-32) 2014 Gustakh Dil Aarohi Sagar Khurana 2014 Nach Baliye 6 HerselfGuest (Celebrity reality dance show) Dare 2 Dance ContestantDance show Bigg Boss 8 GuestCame for the task "Party Toh Banti Hai" 2014–2015 Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar Nivedita Basu Singhasan Battisi Mahamaya Betal Aur Singhasan Battisi 2015 MelaNaagin/Naina Sasural Simar Ka Rajkumari Rajeshwari Qubool Hai Dancer Special appearance 2015–2016 Comedy Classes Various characters Comedy Nights with Kapil Santoshi Maa Poulomi Maa (later replaced by Debina Bonnerjee) 2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant Player in Kolkata Babu Moshayes 2016–2018 Naamkarann Neela Parikh 2018 Jeet Gayi Toh Piya Morey Female WerewolfGuest appearance Meri Hanikarak Biwi Mrs. Neerja Srivastava Cameo Juzzbaatt – Sangeen Se Namkeen Tak Herself / Guest With Delnaaz Irani Laal Ishq Neighbour Bhabhi (Episode 1) Karn Sangini Kunti Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali Nargis Jaan Cameo 2019 Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara Mahamata Cameo 2019–2020 Sanjivani 2 Dr. Anjali Gupta Naagin 4 Manyata Keshav Goradia 2020 Barrister Babu Rasiya Bai Extended cameo2020 Shandaar Ravivaar 2020 Reality Guest (as Rasiya Bai) 2020–2022 Tera Yaar Hoon Main Daljeet Bagga Bansal Lead Role 2021 Maddam Sir Guest (as Daljeet Bagga) The Big Shanivaar (Mahasangam Special) 2022–2023 Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul SimsimQueen of the Forty Thieves and Owner of the Cave 2022 Jai Hanuman – Sankatmochan Naam Tiharo Devi ParvatiShakti: Lord Shiva's consort 2024–2025Dahej Daasi Vindhya Gaurawat 2025 Sandhya Devi Thakur 2025–present Jagadhatri Maya Deshmukh
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