Nyra Banerjee

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Nyra Banerjee
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Banerjee at a promotional event of Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
Born
Nyra banerjee

(1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 37)
Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2009–present

Nyra Banerjee (born 14 May 1987 [1] ), is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada language films along with Hindi television. She is best known for her lead role in Star Plus's supernatural drama series Divya Drishti and is also known for her participation in the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 .

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Following appearances in various television serials, she made her feature film debut in director Srinivasa murthy Nidadavole's Telugu comedy film Aa Okkadu which was a moderate success, and then went on to act in several successful Telugu films including Vamsi's Saradaga Kasepu in 2010. She also worked in Hindi film, One Night Stand . [2] She also assisted director Tony D'Souza for his film Azhar .

Early life

Banerjee learned Hindustani classical music and ghazal from her mother and used to sing children's songs. [3] She also learned the classical dancing form Kathak but had to discontinue due to her father's transferable job. [4] While recording a song one day, she was spotted by noted director G. V. Iyer who signed her on for the Hindi television serial Kadambari. [3] She was supposed to play Sita's role in a film adaptation of Ramayana that G. V. Iyer was planning to shoot, but the director died and the project failed to materialise. [4] However, owing to her studies, Banerjee had to turn down some big banners, until Priyadarshan managed to convince her to play the lead in his movie.

Career

The same year she appeared in her first Telugu film. She went on to act in three Telugu projects within the next year, including the female lead role in Vamsy's Saradaga Kasepu and a cameo role in Orange , directed by Bhaskar. However, none of the Telugu films helped her career. In 2012, her second Bollywood film, Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal , directed by Priyadarshan, released. [5]

In 2014 Banerjee was first seen in the Telugu film Veta, which was followed by her first Kannada release, Savaari 2 , and her first Malayalam release, Koothara . Savaari 2 saw her playing a bank manager, [6] while in Koothara she played the role of Shaista, an NRI. [7] She then starred in Maruthi's Kotha Janta starring Allu Sirish [8] and made a special appearance in Green Signal which was co-produced by Maruthi.

In early 2015, she was seen in Puri Jagannadh's Temper , [9] which very successful and for which she was critically acclaimed. She then appeared in two Tamil films, Serndhu Polama [10] helmed by Malayalam director Anil Kumar [11] and Sundar C.'s Aambala . [12] She worked on the Telugu film Close Friends, and completed the Malayalam film Black Coffee, in which she plays a Malayali living in Mumbai. [13]

She also assisted director Tony D'Souza for his film Azhar .

In 2019, she played the role of Divya in Star Plus's Divya Drishti opposite Sana Sayyad.

In 2022, she starred in Colors TV's Pishachini .

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2009 Aa Okkadu Dr. PavitraTelugu
2010 Saradaga Kasepu ManimalaTelugu
Mouna RagamSandhyaTelugu
Orange MadhuTeluguSpecial appearance
2012 Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal MariaHindi
2013 Shadow BinduTelugu
2014 Veta Devraj's sisterTelugu
Kotha Janta PentammaTelugu
Savaari 2 Arjun's girlfriendKannada
Green Signal TeluguSpecial appearance
Koothara ShaistaMalayalam
2015 Temper LakshmiTelugu
Aambala Nadu Ponnu's daughterTamil
Serndhu Polama Tamil
Dohchay TeluguSpecial appearance
Best ActorsRed HotTelugu
Supari SuryaKannada
Ishq Ne Krazzy Kiya ReHindi
2016 One Night Stand SimranHindi
Azhar —HindiAssistant director
2017 Tiger GowriKannada

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Zaban Sambhal Ke [14]
Skyfire
Operation Cobra "Hello Jee"
2019–2020 Divya Drishti Divya Sharma Shergill
2020 Excuse Me Maadam Mithu Madam [15]
2021–2022 Rakshabandhan... Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal Chakori Moong Singh [16]
2022–2023 Pishachini Rani/Pishachini
2023 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 Contestant7th place [17]
Fuh Se Fantasy 2KamnyaEpisode 1

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2022Jaana Hai Toh Jaa Mohammed Irfan [18]
HeartthrobVeer Sahu [19]

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