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Lekha Gupta Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth2 August

BirthplaceCalcutta

ProfessionMakeup Artist and Hairstylist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

Lekha Gupta Biography

Lekha Gupta is an Indian celebrity makeup artist and hairstylist from Calcutta (Kolkata). A former finance professional with an MBA, she transitioned to a

Early life and background

Swarnalekha "Lekha" Gupta was born in Calcutta and raised there. She attended La Martiniere for Girls in Kolkata and later studied at the University of Calcutta. Gupta holds an MBA in Finance and Financial Management Services. Before moving into the beauty industry, she worked in the corporate world, spending seven years at ICICI Prudential AMC Ltd.

Career

Gupta left her corporate job in 2009 to pursue makeup artistry full time. She trained under Cory Walia in Mumbai and completed a professional makeup course at Makeup For Ever Academy in Singapore. Her early freelance assignments included India Resort Fashion Week (2011), the Kingfisher Calendar Hunt (2012) and Femina Miss India (2012). Her first film work was on a Bengali production shot in Thailand; her Bollywood film credits later expanded to include titles such as Bucket List (Marathi), Bharat Ane Nenu (Telugu), Kabir Singh, Good Newwz, Kalank and Total Dhamaal.

As a freelance artist not tied to any single production house or celebrity, Gupta has worked with numerous well-known actors, including Madhuri Dixit, Kiara Advani, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra and Aditi Rao Hydari. Her notable commercial debut in mainstream Hindi cinema included working as Daisy Shah’s makeup artist on the movie Jai Ho (2014). Her signature is a smokey eye aesthetic, and she frequently names brands such as Bobbi Brown and Armani among the staples in her kit.

Gupta has received industry recognition, including the Emerging Celebrity Makeup and Beauty Expert Award from Burda Media India and AsiaSpa India, and an AspiringShe award for Most Talented Celebrity Makeup Artist.

Public profile

Gupta relocated to Mumbai after getting married. She describes challenges early in her career related to negotiating fees and covering the expense of professional-grade products until she could stabilize her business and navigate union empanelment processes. She is an animal lover with two pet cats and lists hobbies that include kickboxing and pottery. Gupta also paints and occasionally shares her artwork on social media.

She hosts Vanity Diaries, a talk show presented by Amazon Beauty that features conversations with actresses about their vanity vans and beauty routines. Gupta has expressed ambitions to launch an animal-cruelty-free makeup brand and to start an academy to teach makeup to newcomers.

Latest updates

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Gupta and colleagues organized an online master class covering makeup, hairstyling and fashion styling alongside professionals such as Eka Lakhani and Hiral Bhatia. Her ongoing work continues to span films, editorial projects and celebrity assignments, while she maintains a focus on sun protection and specific foundation brands as essential items in her professional kit.

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Recent Work

Kabir Singh

Makeup artist on the 2019 Bollywood film

2019
Good Newwz

Makeup artist on the 2019 Bollywood film

2019
Kalank

Makeup artist on the 2019 Bollywood film

2019
Total Dhamaal

Makeup artist on the 2019 Bollywood film

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Transitioned from a seven-year corporate career in finance to professional makeup artistry
  2. Trained under Cory Walia and at Makeup For Ever Academy in Singapore
  3. Worked at India Resort Fashion Week (2011), Kingfisher Calendar Hunt (2012) and Femina Miss India (2012)
  4. Featured on multiple major Indian films between 2014 and 2019
  5. Winner of Emerging Celebrity Makeup and Beauty Expert Award (Burda Media India & AsiaSpa India) and AspiringShe award
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lekha Gupta born?

Lekha Gupta was born on 2 August.

What is Lekha Gupta known for?

Lekha Gupta is known for makeup Artist and Hairstylist.

What is Lekha Gupta’s marital status?

Lekha Gupta's marital status is listed as Married.