Anara Gupta is an Indian model who won the Miss Jammu beauty pageant in 2006. She is also an Indian actor, model and media personality she is primarily known for her work in Bhojpuri films. She has also appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil films, as well as films in other languages. She is one of the most popular Bhojpuri actresses and she is also said to be the highest paid Bhojpuri actress. She has received many awards. She appeared in a Bhojpuri dance reality show Nach Nachiya Doom Machiya broadcast on Mahuaa TV. The judges were Ganesh Acharya, Sudha Chandran, and Kanu Mukherjee. She finished the first runner up on the show which elevated her popularity to another level. Her first Hindi film was Miss Aanara and she then went on to do other films.