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Yash Dasgupta

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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 active2005–present
OrganizationYD Films
Known forSee list
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Shweta Singh Kalhans
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(m. 2009⁠–⁠2012)​
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(m. 2020)​
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Children2, 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]

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
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
  • All films are in Bengali language, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes
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 Debut as a producer
2025 Aari † TBA Also producer
Shikarr † Dev [48]
2026 Rockstar † Jammy [49]

As producer

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His film production company is known by the banner "YD Films".

List of film producer credits
Year Title Notes
2024 Sentimentaaal
2025 Aari †
O Mon Bhromon † [50]

Music videos

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

Guest Appearance

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Film Result
2017 Filmfare Awards East Best Debutant Actor (Male) Gangster Won

References

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  1. ^ "যশ-নুসরত-যশরত, আনন্দবাজার অনলাইনে মুম্বই থেকে অকপট যশের প্রাক্তন স্ত্রী". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nusrat Jahan, grilled by Yash Dasgupta about their love story, says 'I absconded with you'". Hindustan Times. 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Birth certificate of Nusrat Jahan's son Yishaan reveals Yash Dasgupta as the baby's father!". The Times of India. 16 September 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ "যশ-নুসরত-যশরত, আনন্দবাজার অনলাইনে মুম্বই থেকে অকপট যশের প্রাক্তন স্ত্রী". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ Indrajit Kundu (16 September 2021). "Nusrat Jahan names son Yishaan, adds Yash Dasgupta as newborn's father in birth certificate". India Today.
  6. ^ "A scar on the eyebrows Pakhi's bday gift to Aranya Singha Roy". Times Of India.
  7. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Yaariyan 2 (Teaser): Divya Khosla Kumar, Yash Dasgupta, Meezaan Jafri, Pearl V Puri | Video Trailer - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Model Hunt". Telegraphindia.com. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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  10. ^ Indrajit Kundu (16 September 2021). "Nusrat Jahan names son Yishaan, adds Yash Dasgupta as newborn's father in birth certificate". India Today.
  11. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". Telegraphindia.com. 21 August 2006. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  12. ^ Ganguly, Ruman (26 December 2013). "Yash Dasgupta of Laado fame takes comparisons with Dev in his stride". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  13. ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "It's time to struggle once again: Yash Dasgupta". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Yash Dasgupta and Hritu Dudhani in Adaalat". Tellychakkar.com. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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  16. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Entertainment". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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  28. ^ "Nusrat Jahan Says It Was Her And Yash Dasgupta's 'Unanimous Decision' To Keep Their Son Away From Media". News18. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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  33. ^ "Actress-MP Nusrat Jahan's son's birth certificate shows baby's father as Yash Dasgupta". The Economic Times. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Nusrat Jahan hints she is already married to Yash Dasgupta: 'We do not need to get married again'". Hindustan Times. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  35. ^ Yadav, Prerna (3 February 2022). "Nusrat Jahan wipes out wedding rumours with Yash Dasgupta, confirms they're married". India TV News. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  36. ^ "প্রতিপক্ষ মহম্মদ সেলিম, স্বাতী খন্দকার, তবুও আত্মবিশ্বাসী 'রাজনীতি না বোঝা' যশ". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 14 March 2021.
  37. ^ "নুসরতের সঙ্গে তাঁর সম্পর্ক নিয়ে প্রশ্ন শুনে বিরক্ত হলেন BJP প্রার্থী যশ দাশগুপ্ত". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 14 March 2021.
  38. ^ Priyanka Dasgupta (3 May 2021). "Star candidates steal the show for TMC, but fail to shine for BJP in poll battle | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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  40. ^ "Calcutta times most desirable men 2015". Times and India.
  41. ^ "Yash Daasguptaa (@yashdasgupta) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  42. ^ दुख का बादल | Episode 325 | Urmila | 90's Best Hindi Tv Serial, retrieved 12 October 2022
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  44. ^ "Ekta is superstitious: Yashh". The Times of India. 10 September 2007. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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  47. ^ "'Maddam Sir' fame Actor Imran Nazir Khan is all set to Make his Bollywood Debut with 'Yaariyan 2'". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  48. ^ "Yash, Rituparna and Nussrat in upcoming thriller 'Shikarr'". The Times of India. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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  50. ^ "Latest in entertainment, lifestyle, fashion | t2ONLINE - Vibe With The tRIBE". www.t2online.in. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  51. ^ "O Mon Re: অসাধারণ কেমিস্ট্রি যশমিতার, মুক্তি পেল ও মন রে, দেখুন ভিডিও". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  52. ^ "Nusrat Jahan: বিয়ের সাজে নুসরতকে দেখেই যশ গাইলেন 'হারিয়ে গেলাম'! দেখুন ভিডিয়ো". EI Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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