Puja Banerjee

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Puja Banerjee
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Banerjee at 29th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2023
Born (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 37)
Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Other namesPuja Bose
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Arunoy Chakraborty
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    ​
    (m. 2004;div. 2013)​
  • Kunal Verma
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    (m. 2020)​
Children1

Puja Banerjee, [1] [2] [3] (born 6 February 1987 [4] ) also sometimes credited as Pooja Bose or simply Pooja, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Bengali films and Hindi television. She is well known for playing Vrinda in the show Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna , which aired on Star Plus. She participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2014), Comedy Nights Bachao (2015) . [5]

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Career

After starting her television career with Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki (2008), Banerjee was seen in the romantic show Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna , in which she played the role of a simple Punjabi girl, Vrinda. [6]

She made her debut in the Telugu film titled Veedu Theda . [7] She has also acted in the film Macho Mustanaa , with Hiran Chatterjee (formerly called Macho Mustafaa), but the title was changed due to objections from Muslim clerics regarding the use of the word "Mustafaa". [8] She won a role in Raja Chanda's film Challenge 2 , starring Deepak Adhikari and Sujit Mondal's film Rocky , starring Mahaakshay Chakraborty. Another unconfirmed movie is Diwana Holo Mon, opposite Hiran Chatterjee.

Banerjee participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 , where she was credited as Puja Bose. Her choreographer was Rajit Dev, who is also the chief choreographer to Vaibhavi Merchant.

From 2015 to 2017, she appeared in Comedy Nights Bachao . Banerjee later joined the cast of Zee TV's Qubool Hai playing the role of Afreen. [9] She also played Yasmine in Razia Sultan which aired on &TV. In 2016, she participated in Bigg Boss Bangla and Comedy Nights Live . [10]

In 2017, she played Mehak in Dev which also starred Ashish Chaudhary and Sumona Chakravarti. [11] She returned to the show in 2018 with season 2. In 2019, she participated in Kitchen Champion 5 and Khatra Khatra Khatra followed by playing Makdina in Vish. [12] In 2020, she played Vaishno Devi in Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi - Kahani Mata Rani Ki . [13]

In 2022 after a hiatus of two years Banerjee returned to acting with StarPlus's Anupamaa's prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America as Ritika. [14]

Personal life

In 2020, she married her Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna co star Kunal Verma. [1] [2] [3] [15] Banerjee and Verma have one son. [16] [17]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Puja Banerjee film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2011 Veedu Theda Meghna Telugu
2012 Macho Mastanaa Diya Bengali
Challenge 2 PoojaBengali
2013 Rajdhani Express Sunita Hindi
Loveria SweetyBengali
Rocky NandiniBengali
Oh! HenryBrishtiBengali
Proloy UnnamedBengaliSpecial appearance as Item Dancer
Ramaiya Vastavaiya UnnamedHindiCameo
2014 Teen Patti MohorBengali
2016 Great Grand Masti Sapna Amar SaxenaHindi
2018 Hoichoi Unlimited LolaBengali
2019Bibaho ObhijanUnnamedBengaliSpecial appearance as Item Dancer
2024 Athhoi UnnamedBengali
Ahoo VikramaarkaUnnamedMarathi

Television

List of Puja Banerjee television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Radha
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Vrinda ShehrawatGuest
Karam Apnaa Apnaa
Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai
2008–2010 Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna
2009 Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Guest
Kasturi
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
Kayamath
Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke
2010 Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai
Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Herself
Sarvggun Sampanna Swara
2011 Balika Vadhu HerselfGuest
2012 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
2013–2014 Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev Goddess Parvati
2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil HerselfGuest
2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Contestant11th place
2015 Razia Sultan Yasmine
2015–2017 Comedy Nights Bachao Contestant
2015–2016 Qubool Hai Afreen
2015 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Dr. Radhika
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 HerselfGuest
Comedy Classes
2016 Bigg Boss 9
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7
Comedy Nights Live
Bigg Boss Bangla 2
2017 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9
Dev Mehak Burman/Vaani Sahay
Comedy DangalContestant
2018 Prithvi Vallabh Vikramjeet's wife
2019Kitchen Champion 5HerselfGuest
Khatra Khatra Khatra
Vish Makdina
2020 Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi Goddess Vaishno Devi
2022 The Kapil Sharma Show Customer
2023 Dance Bangla Dance Judge

Web series

List of Puja Banerjee web series credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019–2021 Paap Parboni 'Paru'/ RubinaBengali Web Series on Hoichoi,

Bengali OTT Platform

2022 Anupama: Namaste America Ritika [14]
2024CabaretElinaBengali Web Series on Addatimes, First Bengali OTT Platform
2024Jai MahalakshmiGoddess Mahalakshmi

Music videos

List of Puja Banerjee music video credits
YearAlbumSongSingerLabel
2016 Aap Se Mausiiquii "Aap Se Mausiiquii" Himesh Reshammiya T-Series, HR Musik Limited

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