Yash Dasgupta

Indian actor (born 1987)

Not to be confused with Yash Gowda.

Yash Dasgupta

Yash Dasgupta in 2014

Born|

Debashish Dasgupta

(1985-10-10) 10 October 1985 (age 39)

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Occupations|

* Actor
* model
* politician

Years active| 2005–present
Known for| See list
Political party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse|

*     *

Shweta Singh Kalhans

(m. 2009⁠-⁠2012)​

[1]

Nusrat Jahan

(m. 2020)​

[2]
Children| 2, including Yishaan J Dasgupta[3][4]

Yash Dasgupta (born as Debashish Dasgupta;[5] 10 October 1985)[6] is an Indian actor, television personality, producer, politician who works in Bengali and Hindi entertainment industry. Starting his career from television dramas, he made his film debut in the 2016 Bengali film Gangster. In 2023, he made his Hindi film debut in Yaariyan 2.[7] He was listed as the most desirable man in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable men in 2014, 2015 and 2020.[citation needed]

Dasgupta appeared in the TV soap operas Bojhena Se Bojhena and Na Aana Is Des Laado. In 2006 he won the Glam King title in the Unish Kuri Streax Glam Hunt held in Kolkata.[8] Dasgupta is also a politician and belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party since 17 February 2021.[9]

## Early life

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Yash Dasgupta was born to Dipak Dasgupta and Jayati Dasgupta. His real name is Debashish.[10]

## Career

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### Early career

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Daasguptaa won the Glam King title in the Unish Kuri Streax Glam Hunt held in Kolkata.[11] In 2007, he was first seen as a side hero in Pagol Premi, although it was not considered his debut film. Thereafter, he shifted his base to Mumbai to pursue career in acting, joined Roshan Taneja School of Acting, and got his first break as an actor in the television industry.[12] Daasguptaa began his acting career in selective roles on national television. He played a fun loving son as Suraj Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi in Bandini, and a character with grey shades as Ketan Sanghvi with Ram Kapoor in Basera[13] He played the role of Karan (Santosh's son, Diya and Jhanvi's cousin brother), in Na Aana Is Des Laado, a story which dealt with the social evil of female infanticide, and concentrates on the problems faced by women in a male-dominated world. Yash did episodic roles as Viraj, a mime artist in Adaalat.[14] He also enacted Demon Kalketu in a mythology called Mahima Shanidev Kii.[15]

In Kolkata Yash had also participated in ETV Bangla celebrity dance reality show Ritur Mela Jhoom Tara Ra Ra which was directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee[16]

### 2013-2015

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Yash played the popular role of Aranya Singha Roy in Bojhena Se Bojhena, an adaptation in Bengali of the character Arnav Singh Raizada from the Hindi TV series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? aired from 4 November 2013 to 18 June 2016.[17]

### 2016-2022

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Yash was launched in films by Shree Venkatesh Films.[18]

The debut film of Yash Dasgupta was the 2016 romantic thriller Gangster directed by Birsa Dasgupta and parts of it were shot in Istanbul Turkey[19][20][21] Yash was stranded with the film production unit amid the attempted military coup in Istanbul, Turkey[22][23][24][25][26] Later the shooting of the film resumed.[27]

## Personal life

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Yash was previously in a marriage with Shweta Singh Kalhans. They have a son named Rayansh.[28]

Yash began his relationship with actor Nusrat Jahan but their marital status remained unknown as of December 2021.[29] In August 2021, Jahan gave birth to a boy named Yishaan J, Dasgupta, at a private hospital in Kolkata.[30][31][32] It is reported that the child's birth certificate named Dasgupta as the father.[33] In February 2022, Jahan confirmed their marriage since 2020.[34][35]

## Political career

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In March 2021, he had been declared to be the candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party from Chanditala for the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election to be held from 27 March 2021.[36][37] He lost the election to Indian Trinamool Congress candidate Swati Khandoker by 41347 votes.[38]

Elections  | Constituency  | Party  | Result  | Vote percentage  | Opposition candidate  | Opposition party  | Opposition vote percentage

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election | Chanditala | BJP | Lost | 29.83 | Swati Khandoker | AITC | 49.79

## In the media

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Daasguptaa entered Times Of India's Most Desirable Men of 2014 and 2015 in the top 10.[39][40]

In 2023, before Yaariyan 2 movie, Dasgupta added two extra 'a' to the title spelling of his name, his full name is now Yash Daasguptaa.[41]

## Work and accolades

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### Television

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Year  | Show  | Role  | Channel  | Language  | Production

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2002  | Urmila | Aman[42] | Ultra (TV channel) | Hindi | Ultra (TV channel)
2008  | Mahima Shani Dev Kii | Demon Kalketu  | Imagine TV |
2009  | Basera | Ketan Sanghvi  | NDTV Imagine | Sagar Arts
Bandini | Suraj Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi  | Balaji Telefilms
Koi Aane Ko Hai | Kalketu  | Colors TV
2010  | Na Aana Is Des Laado | Karan Singh  | Colors TV | Shakuntalam Telefilms
2012  | Adaalat | Viraj  | Sony | Contiloe Entertainment
2013  | Bojhena Se Bojhena | Aranya Singha Roy/ ASR/ Radhe/ Chotu  | Star Jalsha | Bengali | Shree Venkatesh Films[43]

### Filmography

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Key  †  | Denotes films that have not yet been released

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* All films are in Bengali language, Unless otherwise noted.

Year | Film | Role | Notes

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2007  | Pagal Premi  | Joy / Guru  | Second lead hero [44]
2016  | Gangster | Guru / Kabir  | Debut as lead role film
2017  | One | Ronojoy Bose  | Remake of Tamil film Thani Oruvan
2018  | Total Dadagiri | Joy Das  | Remake of Telugu film Nenu Local
Raja Rani Raji | Aditya  | Cameo appearance; Remake of Tamil film Boss Engira Bhaskaran
Fidaa | Ishaan Chatterjee  | Remake of Telugu film Tholi Prema
2019  | Mon Jaane Na | Aamir Nawaz  |
2020  | SOS Kolkata | Zakir Ahmed  |
2022  | Cheene Badam | Rishav Sengupta  | [45]
Toke Chara Banchbona | Arjun Roy Chowdhury  | [46]
2023  | Yaariyan 2 | Abhay Singh Katyal  | Hindi film; Remake of Malayalam film Bangalore Days[47]
2024  | Sentimentaaal | OC Surya Roy  | First self produced movie
2025  | Shikarr †  | Dev  | [48][49]
2026  | Rockstar †  | Jammy  | [50]

### Music videos

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Year  | Video  | Director(s)  | Singer(s)  | Composer(s)  | language  | Music label

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2021  | O Mon Re[51] | Baba Yadav | Tanveer Evan | Piran Khan  | Bengali | SVF
2022  | Hariye Gelam[52] | Adil Shaikh  | Luipa and Papon  | Taposh  | Bengali | TM records

### Accolades

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Film  | Result

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2017  | Filmfare Awards East | Best Debutant Actor (Male)  | Gangster | Won

## References

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48. ^ "Yash, Rituparna and Nussrat in upcoming thriller 'Shikarr'". The Times of India. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
49. ^ "Yash, Rituparna and Nussrat in upcoming thriller 'Shikarr'". The Times of India. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
50. ^ "Yash is now a 'Rockstar', is Nusrat Jahan the inspiration? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
51. ^ "O Mon Re: অসাধারণ কেমিস্ট্রি যশমিতার, মুক্তি পেল ও মন রে, দেখুন ভিডিও". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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## External links

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* Yash Dasgupta at IMDb
* Yash Dasgupta at Bollywood Hungama
* Yash Dasgupta on Twitter

Portals:

* Bollywood
* India
* Film

*[m.]: married