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Pratyusha Banerjee

Indian actress (–)

Pratyusha Banerjee (10 August — 1 April ) was an Indian television actress. She had appeared in numerous television and reality shows.[3]

Banerjee first gained recognition in in the television show Balika Vadhu.[4] This was her first leading role in the television series where she earned her household name "Anandi".[4] She had participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 ().[5]

Career

She started her career with a supporting role in the show Rakt Sambandh which was followed by playing the role of Vaani (best friend of Akshara played by Hina Khan) in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus.[citation needed]

She was selected for the lead role in Indian television series Balika Vadhu as an adult version of Anandi, replacing Avika Gor. According to the actress, she was chosen via a talent hunt, surpassing the contestants Nivedita Tiwari from Lucknow and Ketaki Chitale from Mumbai.[6] Following the success of the show Banerjee participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5). However, she left the dance show, stating that she was not comfortable during the dance rehearsals.[7][8]

In , she was one of the most competitive contestants in the seventh season of the show Bigg Boss.[9][10][11][12][13] She appeared in Power Couple, along with her partner Rahul Raj Singh.[14] Banerjee had played vital roles in Hum Hain Na,[15]Sasural Simar Ka and Gulmohar Grand.[16]

Her most notable work was in the serial Balika Vadhu and she was popularly known as Anandi.[17]

Personal life

Pratyusha was born in a Bengali family in Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand to Shankar and Soma Banerjee.[6] Her father is known social worker and runs their own NGO. In , she left Jamshedpur to work in Mumbai.[18]

Death

On 1 April , Banerjee was found dead by hanging in her Mumbai apartment at the age of According to the postmortem report the cause of death was asphyxia.[19][20][21][22]

However her parents allege she was murdered by her boyfriend, actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, and passed off as suicide. They have pressed charges against him.[23] After this in her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh has filed an application before the Dindoshi sessions court in Mumbai, requesting to be discharged from the case. Passing the blame on the late TV actress' parents, Rahul in the application says that her parents had taken heavy loans in her name and the actress being unable to pay her debts was frustrated and hence took the huge step.[24][25][26]

Television

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^"Pratyusha Banerjee's b'day party". Times of India. 10 August Retrieved 2 April
  2. ^"Pratyusha Banerjee would have been 25 today: Kamya Punjabi, Adaa Khan remember Balika Vadhu star, see pics". Indian Express. 10 August Retrieved 10 August
  3. ^Singh, Mandwi (2 April ). "Balika Vadhu to Power Couple: 7 shows we will always remember Pratyusha Banerjee for". India Today. Retrieved 28 April
  4. ^ abSingh, Mandwi (2 April ). "Pratyusha 'Anandi' Banerjee of Balika Vadhu hangs self". India Today. Retrieved 28 April
  5. ^"Bigg Boss season 7 to air from September; Pratyusha Banerjee to be an inmate". 24 July
  6. ^ abBose, Antara (25 July ). "Jamshedpur girl is India's most popular bride". The Telegraph. Kolkata desk. Archived from the original on 19 November Retrieved 2 April
  7. ^"Rashmi in Pratyusha out in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa?". Times of India. 18 July Retrieved 18 July
  8. ^"IT'S NOT JUST DANCE". Daily Pioneer. 22 September Retrieved 2 April
  9. ^"Balika Vadhu's Pratyusha Banerjee to enter 'Bigg Boss' house?". 29 July Retrieved 29 July
  10. ^"We all used to rag Salman about Elli: Pratyusha". Times of India. 21 November Retrieved 21 November
  11. ^"'Bigg Boss 7': Pratyusha Banerjee gets evicted". Zeenews India. 17 November Retrieved 20 December
  12. ^"'Bigg Boss 7': It was scary, says Pratyusha Banerjee on her 'Bigg' experience". 18 November Retrieved 20 December
  13. ^"Pratyusha Banerjee evicted from Bigg Boss house". Indian Express. 17 November Retrieved 20 December
  14. ^"Pratyusha and Rahul were Raj and Simran kind of a couple: Delnaaz Irani". India Today. 2 April
  15. ^Maheshwari, Neha (28 February ). "Pratyusha Banerjee and Kanwar Dhillon's Hum Hai Na to end on March 19". Times of India. Retrieved 2 April
  16. ^"Pratyusha Banerjee to play Parinda in 'Gulmohar Grand'". The Indian Express. 28 May Retrieved 2 April
  17. ^"Balika Vadhu's Anandi has got a temper". The Times of India. 11 April ISSN&#; Retrieved 2 February
  18. ^Nitasha Natu & Rebecca Samervel (7 April ). "Rahul 'poisoned' Pratyusha's mind against her parents?". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 April
  19. ^"The Balika Vadhu star Pratyusha Banerjee dead, here is all about the actress". The Indian Express. 2 April
  20. ^Hegde, Rajul (2 April ). "Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Banerjee commits suicide". Rediff.
  21. ^"Balika Vadhu's Pratyusha Banerjee, 24, Allegedly Commits Suicide". NDTV. Retrieved 4 April
  22. ^"'Pratyusha Banerjee wasn't finding any work and cash was drying up'". Times of India. 2 April
  23. ^"18 things Pratyusha Banerjee's parents revealed about her relationship with Rahul Raj Singh". 6 April
  24. ^"Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case: Ex-boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh files for discharge from the case". 27 April
  25. ^" suicide case | Rahul made Pratyusha Banerjee's life a living hell: court". Indian Express. 31 August
  26. ^"Pratyusha Banerjee died by suicide due to Rahul Raj's conduct: Court". Hindustain Times.
  27. ^"In pics: Looking back at the life of late TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee". Hindustan Times. 1 April Retrieved 28 April
  28. ^Metro Masti (24 December ). "Big Star Entertainment Awards Pratyusha Banerjee won Best Actress". .

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