Rahul Banerjee (actor)

Rahul Banerjee
Rahul Banerjee
Born	Arunoday Banerjee (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983 (age 41) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer
Spouse	Priyanka Sarkar (2010–present)
Children	1

Arunoday Banerjee (born 16 October 1983), better known as Rahul Banerjee, is an Indian actor who works in Bengali language films and television. He made his stage appearance at the age of three with his father's (Biswanath Banerjee) theatre troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash play entitled Raj Darshan. Since then, he has acted in almost 450 stage shows, with his father's troupe and with Theatron. He was ^[1] married to co-actress Priyanka Sarkar. ^{[2] [3]} He was catapulted to stardom for his role opposite Priyanka Sarkar in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar , directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film was a massive box-office success. He has subsequently appeared in films including Love Circus , Shono Mon Boli Tomay and Poti Poromesshor. His television debut was in the series Tumi Asbe Bole. He has received a number of awards, such as the Anandalok Award for the Best Actor for his role in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar.

Personal life

He was born to a family of theatre artists. His father was a director of a theatre troupe named Bijoygor Atmaprakash. He attended Naktala High School and graduated from Ashutosh College. After having a long relationship with his co-actor Priyanka Sarkar, the couple got married.They have a son, Shohoj Banerjee. The couple separated in 2017. Then they re-united in 2023 and are still living together.

Career

Before coming into films and television Rahul did a number of theatre programmes. After doing it he opted for a career in television and got a breakthrough after appearing in a famous show on Zee Bangla titled Khela in the role of Aditya. After that, he got a film offer which gave him widespread recognition.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Chaka
2004	Aabar Aashbo Phire
2007	Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
2008	Jackpot
	Ankash Talaash
	Paran Jai Jaliya Re
2009	Love Circus
	Shono Mon Boli Tomay
	Hangover		Guest appearance
	Scream
	Pratidwandi
	Get2gether
	Jiyo Kaka
2011	Moubone Aaj
	Bor Bou Khela
	Kagojer Bou
	Bhalobasha Off Route-e
	Hero
	Ajob Prem Abong
	Katakuti
2012	Balukabela.com
	Na Hanyate
	Goray Gondogol
2013	Hoi Choi
	Meghe Dhaka Tara
	A Political Murder
	Bedroom
	Rupkatha Noy
2014	Obhishopto Nighty
	Jaatishwar
	Take One
	Aamar Aami
	Chotushkon
	Pati Parameshwar
	Byomkesh Phire Elo
2015	Ebar Shabor
	Otai Last MMS
	Tadanto [4]
2016	Khawto
	Mr. Bhaduri [5]
	Zulfiqar [6]
2017	Jawker Dhan [7]
2018	Biday Byomkesh [8]
	Byomkesh Gotro [9]
2019	Rajlokkhi o Shrikanto
2021	Sleelatahanir Pore [10]
	Sohorer Upokotha [11]
2022	Mrittyupothojatri
	Sohobase
	Akash Ongsoto Meghla
	Abar Kanchanjungha [12]
2023	Kolkata'96

Web series

Year	Series/Short Film	Director	Co Stars	Notes
2017	Adorshini [13]	Rahul Sapui		Addatimes
2018	Action Area 11B [13]	Abhiroop Basu	Bidipta Chakraborty, Anindita Bose, Ankan Mallick	Addatimes
2018	Kaali Season 1		Paoli Dam	Zee5 original [14]
2019	Paap Season 1		Puja Banerjee	hoichoi original
2020	Kaali Season 2		Paoli Dam	Zee5 original
2021	Paap Season 2	Joydeep Mukherjee	Puja Banerjee	hoichoi original
2022	Feludar Goyendagiri	Srijit Mukherji	Tota Roy Chowdhury, Anirban Chakrabarti, Kalpan Mitra	hoichoi original
2023	Indubala Bhater Hotel	Debaloy Bhattacharya	Subhashree Ganguly	hoichoi original
2023	Seven	Anjan Dutt	Gaurav Chakrabarty, Ridhima Ghosh & Suprobhat Das	Zee5 original
2025	Puropuri Eken	Joydeep Mukherjee	Anirban Chakraborti	hoichoi original

Television

• Khela (2006–2008) as Aditya Barman, (later replaced by Debanjan Chatterjee) Zee Bangla
• Mohona (2008) as Arka, Zee Bangla
• তুমি আসবে বলে (2014–2016) as Rahul Debroy, Star Jalsha
• Swapno Udaan (2017) as Roopayan Sen, Star Jalsha
• Ardhangini (2018) as Umapati Bhattacharya, Star Jalsha
• Aye Khuku Aye (2019–2020) as Rahul, ^[15] Sun Bangla
• Desher Maati (2021) as Dr.Rajrup Banerjee aka Raja, ^[16] Star Jalsha
• Laalkuthi (2022) as Bikram Dastidar, ^[17] Zee Bangla
• Horogouri Pice Hotel (2022-2025) as Prabhakar Ghosh, ^[18] Star Jalsha

• Geeta LL.B (2025) as Bishnudev Chatterjee, Star Jalsha

Reference

1. Desk, Main (20 June 2018). "Bengali actress files divorce suit as reel-to-real love marriage goes sour". NEWSMEN. Retrieved 6 April 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
2. Nag, Kushali (29 July 2008). "The Telegraph-Reality show". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
3. Nag, Kushali (9 August 2008). "The Telegraph-SPOT LIGHT". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
4. Tadanto Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes , retrieved 11 May 2022
5. Singha, Sutapa (12 January 2017). "Mister Bhaduri pays tribute to Hitchcock and Chaplin - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. Das, Samarpita (8 October 2016). "Zulfiqar movie review: The fault, dear Srijit, is not in your stars, but in your story telling". The Indian Express.
7. "Sayantan Ghosal reveals details of 'Jawker Dhan' sequel - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 July 2018.
8. "'Bidaay Byomkesh': Debaloy Bhattacharya reveals why he decided to introduce an aged Byomkesh - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 July 2018.
9. Ghosal, Sharmistha (20 September 2018). "'Not concerned of what others are making': Arindam Sil ahead of his Puja release, Byomkesh Gotro". www.indulgexpress.com. The Indian Express.
10. "Shlilatahanir Pore Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India. 12 March 2021.
11. Majumder, Suparna (17 September 2021). "বাদল সরকারের 'বাকি ইতিহাস' নাটক কি 'শহরের উপকথা' ছবিতে ফুটিয়ে তোলা গেল?". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali).
12. "Cast members of 'Abar Kanchenjunga' get candid". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
13. "Addatimes – Watch Original Web Series & Bengali Short Film online". addatimes.com.
14. Service, Tribune News. "'Kaali is homage to womanhood'". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
15. "Rahul-Sandipta starrer 'Aye Khuku Aye' to premiere on September 23 - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 September 2019.
16. "Desher Mati: ২৫০ পর্ব পেরনোর আগেই বন্ধ হচ্ছে 'দেশের মাটি', ক্ষুব্ধ অনুরাগীরা". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 22 October 2021.
17. "'লালকুঠি'র রহস্য নিয়ে ছোটপর্দায় ফিরছেন রাহুল-রুকমা জুটি! জল্পনা তুঙ্গে". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 5 April 2022.
18. "Actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee joins the cast of 'Horogouri Pice Hotel'". 8 February 2023.

External links

• Rahul Banerjee at IMDb