Sayantika Banerjee | |
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Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Tapas Roy |
Constituency | Baranagar |
State Secretary of West Bengal Trinamool Congress | |
Assumed office 5 June 2021 | |
President | Subrata Bakshi |
Born | |
Other names | Sayantika |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2009 – present |
Works | Filmography |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
Sayantika Banerjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has been praised by the critics for her acting and dance skills. [1] In 2012 she was in the Bengali film Awara , which was commercially successful. [2] She joined Trinamool Congress (TMC), ahead of Assembly elections 2021 in West Bengal. [3]
Banerjee started her career with the dancing reality show Naach Doom Macha Ley. Then she worked in films such as Target, Hangover and Mone Pore Ajo Sei Din, which did not do well at the box office. In 2012, she acted in Awara with Jeet, which got commercial success at the box office. [1] In 2012, she acted in another film; Shooter. In the review of the film, The Times of India wrote: [4]
"The film totally reeks of that age-old concept which certainly doesn't work anymore. Moreover, the lack of hero-like qualities in Joy (who played the lead protagonist Dibya aka Deba), poor dialogues and ample amount of vulgarity and unnecessary violence made it worse. Sayantika as Meghna showed some potential."
Year | Show | Channel |
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2008 | Naach Dhoom Macha ley | Rupashi Bangla |
2015 | Bindaas Dance | Colors Bangla |
2017 | Bindaas Dance Season 2 | Colors Bangla |
Team | Cricket League |
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Bengal Tigers | Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) |
Midnapore Mighties | Bengal Cricket League |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2012 | Bengal Youth Awards | Best Romantic Jodi with Joy | Mone Pore Ajo Sei Din | Won |
2013 | Bengal Youth Awards | Popular Youth Star (Female) | Awara | Won |
2018 | Bengal Youth Awards | Best Actress | Ami Je Ke Tomar | Won |
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
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