# Yash Dasgupta

Yash Dasgupta (born as Debashish Dasgupta; 10 October 1985) is an Indian actor, producer and TV personality active in Bengali and Hindi entertainment. He began with television dramas and debuted in the Bengali film Pagal Premi (2007), but Gangster (2016) was promoted as his official debut. He later debuted in Hindi with Yaariyan 2 (2023). He was listed as the most desirable man in the Calcutta Times list of Most Desirable Men in 2014, 2015 and 2020.
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. Dasgupta is also a politician and belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party since 17 February 2021.

## Early life

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

## Career
### Early career

Daasguptaa won the Glam King title in the Unish Kuri Streax Glam Hunt held in Kolkata. 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. 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 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. He also enacted Demon Kalketu in a mythology called Mahima Shanidev Kii.
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

### 2013-2015

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.

### 2016-2022

Yash was launched in films by Shree Venkatesh Films.
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 Yash was stranded with the film production unit amid the attempted military coup in Istanbul, Turkey Later the shooting of the film resumed.

## Personal life

Yash was previously in a marriage with Shweta Singh Kalhans. They have a son named Rayansh.
Yash began his relationship with actor Nusrat Jahan but their marital status remained unknown as of December 2021. In August 2021, Jahan gave birth to a boy named Yishaan J, Dasgupta, at a private hospital in Kolkata. It is reported that the child's birth certificate named Dasgupta as the father. In February 2022, Jahan confirmed their marriage since 2020.

## Political career

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. He lost the election to Indian Trinamool Congress candidate Swati Khandoker by 41347 votes.

## In the media

Daasguptaa entered Times Of India's Most Desirable Men of 2014 and 2015 in the top 10.
In 2020, after SOS Kolkata movie, Dasgupta added two extra 'a' to the title spelling of his name, his full name is now Yash Daasguptaa.

## Work and accolades
### Television

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

### Filmography

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 | Ajay / Guru | Remake of Telugu film Arya |
| 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 |
| 2018 | Raja Rani Raji | Aditya | Cameo appearance; remake of Tamil film Boss Engira Bhaskaran |
| 2018 | 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 | |
| 2022 | Toke Chara Banchbona | Arjun Roy Chowdhury | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | Abhay Singh Katyal | Hindi film; remake of Malayalam film Bangalore Days |
| 2024 | Sentimentaaal | OC Surya Roy | Debut as a producer |
| 2025 | Aarii † | TBA | Also producer |
| 2025 | Shikarr † | Dev | |
| 2026 | Rockstar † | Jammy | |

### As producer

His film production company is known by the banner "YD Films".
List of film producer credits :
| Year | Title |
| 2024 | Sentimentaaal |
| 2025 | Aarii † |
| 2025 | O Mon Bhromon † |

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director(s) | Singer(s) | Composer(s) | language | Music label |
| 2021 | O Mon Re | Baba Yadav | Tanveer Evan | Piran Khan | Bengali | SVF |
| 2022 | Hariye Gelam | Adil Shaikh | Luipa and Papon | Taposh | Bengali | TM records |

### Reality shows

| Year | Title | Role | Language |
| 2017 | Apur Sangsar | Guest | Bengali |
| 2018 | Dance Bangla Dance Junior | Guest | Bengali |
| 2022 | Dadagiri Unlimited | Participate | Bengali |
| 2025 | Star Jalsha Parivar Awards 2025 † | Anchor & Performer | Bengali |

### Accolades

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