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Pooja Banerjee

Pooja Banerjee (born 8 November 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television.[1] She began her television career as a contestant in MTV Roadies and subsequently starred as Tejal Majumdar in her first lead show, Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum.[1][2]

She gained initial fame by teaming up with Ekta Kapoor for few temporary supporting roles in Chandrakanta, Chandra Nandini and Dil Hi Toh Hai.[3] Shortly thereafter, Banerjee became a household name and gained wider popularity with her roles in Kapoor's hugely successful shows Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Nivedita Basu and Kumkum Bhagya as Rhea Mehra.[4][5] Since 2018, she was also playing the pivotal character of Bani Mehra in 3 seasons of Kapoor's web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain.[6]

Career

Banerjee started her acting career in 2011, participating in MTV Roadies season 8.[1] Her 1st fiction show came in 2012 with Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum on StarPlus, in which she portrayed the lead role of Tejal Majumdar.[1][7] In 2013, she was cast in fantasy show The Adventures of Hatim on Life OK as Perizaad.[8]

That year Banerjee acted in Sahara One show Ghar Aaja Pardesi in the role of Rudraani.[4][5] Shortly thereafter, she went on to be a contestant in the first season of Box Cricket League and appear as Rewa Mathur in Channel V's youth drama Swim Team.[9][10][2]

In 2016, Banerjee found her first break as Noorie Shastri opposite Pearl V Puri in Life OK drama show Naagarjuna.[6]

In 2017, she was cast in supporting roles as the antagonistic Vishakha in the historical romance Chandra Nandini and as Suryakanta in the fantasy drama Chandrakanta.[11][12]

She next returned to reality television as a contestant in fourth season of Box Cricket League and was cast in June 2018 to play Aarohi Verma in the romance Dil Hi Toh Hai, a character that she later reprised in season 2 that was streamed directly on ALT Balaji.[13][14] She also had a cameo appearance as Sonprabha in the fantasy drama Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha.[15]In September 2018, Banerjee appeared as the stylish yet married Nivedita Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, that ended after a successful two years run in October 2020.[3][16]

From 2018 to 2020, she was also seen starring as Bani Mehra in the web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, and participated in Nach Baliye season 9 in 2019.[17] In 2020 she featured in the web series The Casino.[18]

From 2020 to 2022, Banerjee played the grey-shaded lead character of Rhea Mehra in the daily soap Kumkum Bhagya.[19]

Personal life

Banerjee married professional Indian Swimmer, Sandeep Sejwal on 28 February 2017. The couple had their first child, a baby girl who they named Sana on 12 March 2022.[20]

Filmography

Television

Web series

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Swimming is his first love: Pooja Banerjee on national swimmer husband Sandeep Sejwal". The Times of India. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pooja Banerjee's love for bikes". Times Of India. 19 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Behind the scenes: Erica Fernandes and Pooja Banerjee deck up to celebrate Durga Puja in Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2". The Times of India. 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "'I am really exhausted when I reach home'". Rediff.
  5. ^ a b "Pooja Banerjee: I am not here to show skin". Times Of India. 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Jodha Akbar and other TV shows: How the actors cope with shooting in hot, open locales". Archived from the original on 2 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b Pooja Banerjee to enter EK Dusre Se Karte Hain -Times Of India
  8. ^ a b "It's all about the name for Pooja Banerjee". Times Of India. 30 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  10. ^ a b "In Pics: National level swimmer Pooja Banerjee turns glamorous for 'Swim Team'". Daily Bhaskar. 24 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Pooja Banerjee Truly Believes In 'Pyaar Dosti Hai'; Says, 'I Know My Husband Since Standard 4'- EXCLUSIVE". Spotboye.
  12. ^ a b "Pooja Banerjee on doing Chandra Nandini: I was dying to do a negative character". The Indian Express. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Pooja Banerjee: Being married to a swimmer means an extremely disciplined and healthy lifestyle". www.hindustantimes.com. 30 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Ekta Kapoor's Dil Hi Toh Hai to premiere today; 5 reasons to watch the show". India Today. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Himesh Reshammiya's new album Aap se Mausiiquii star Puja Banerjee finds him sweet, caring". The Indian Express. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Pooja Banerjee all set to resume shoot amid coronavirus scare: Itna darr darr ke nahin reh sakte". India Today. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Kasautii Zindagii Kay's siblings Parth Samthaan and Pooja Banerjee to romance in this show". India Today. 13 January 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Meet The Star Cast Of Upcoming ZEE5 Original Web Series The Casino #MyGameMyRules - Zee5 News". ZEE5. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Pooja Banerjee replaces Naina Singh in 'Kumkum Bhagya'". The Times of India. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Pooja Banerjee Truly Believes In Paar Dosti Hai'; Says, 'I Know My Husband Since Standard 4'- EXCLUSIVE". Spotboye.
  21. ^ "Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities". india.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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