Rachna Banerjee

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Apart from acting, Banerjee is also hosting the Bengali non-fiction TV show, Didi No. 1 , which is aired on Zee Bangla on weekdays. On 5 April 2013 a fire broke out in the studio of Didi No. 1 at Tollygunge, and she fainted following a panic attack and was rushed to a city hospital (Aurobindo Seva Sadan). [11]

Personal life

Rachna Banerjee married her co-star Sidhant Mohapatra and divorced him in 2004. [12] [13] She married Probal Basu in 2007 and separated from him in 2016. They have a son. [14]

Filmography

List of reality shows

Rachna Banerjee
Born
Jhumjhum Banerjee

(1972-10-02) 2 October 1972 (age 52)
Occupation(s)Actress, television presenter, politician
Years active1990 present
Notable work
TitleMiss Calcutta 1991
Political party All India Trinamool Congress
(2024-present)
Spouses
(m. 1994;div. 2004)
Probal Basu
(m. 2007;sep. 2016)
Children1
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
4 June 2024
YearShowSeasonRoleRef
2010 Dance Bangla Dance - Junior 7Judge
2011 Didi No. 1 2Anchor
20134
20156
20167
20188
20229
202310
2016No 1 Didi Na Dada1
2012Tumi Je Amar1
2018 Dance Bangla Dance - Junior, Season 10 Judge

Awards

Political career

Banerjee contested as All India Trinamool Congress candidate from the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency seat against Bharatiya Janata Party's sitting M.P Locket Chatterjee in the 2024 Indian general election and won by a margin of 76,853 votes. [16] [17]

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