Pooja Banerjee (born 8 November 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in

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television. She began her television career as a contestant in ''

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'' and subsequently starred as Tejal Majumdar in her first lead show, ''

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''. She gained initial fame by teaming up with

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for few temporary supporting roles in '' Chandrakanta'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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 ''

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'' as Rhea Mehra. Since 2018, she was also playing the pivotal character of Bani Mehra in 3 seasons of Kapoor's

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''.

Career

Initial career (2011–16)

Banerjee started her acting career in 2011, participating in ''

'' season 8. Her 1st fiction show came in 2012 with ''

'' on

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, in which she portrayed the lead role of Tejal Majumdar. In 2013, she was cast in fantasy show '' The Adventures of Hatim'' on

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as Perizaad. That year Banerjee acted in

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show ''

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'' in the role of Rudraani. Shortly thereafter, she went on to be a contestant in the first season of ''

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'' and appear as Rewa Mathur in Channel V's youth drama '' Swim Team''.

Establishment as Lead Actress (2016–present)

In 2016, Banerjee found her first break as Noorie Shastri opposite

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drama show '' Naagarjuna''. In 2017, she was cast in supporting roles as the antagonistic Vishakha in the historical romance ''

'' and as Suryakanta in the fantasy drama '' Chandrakanta''. She next returned to reality television as a contestant in fourth season of ''

'' and was cast in June 2018 to play Aarohi Verma in the romance ''

'', a character that she later reprised in season 2 that was streamed directly on

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. She also had a cameo appearance as Sonprabha in the fantasy drama ''

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''. 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. From 2018 to 2020, she was also seen starring as Bani Mehra in the

'', and participated in ''

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'' season 9 in 2019. In 2020 she featured in the web series '' The Casino''. From July 2020 to February 2022, Banerjee played the grey-shaded lead character of Rhea Mehra in the daily soap ''

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.''

Personal life

Banerjee married professional Indian Swimmer,

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on 28 February 2017. The couple had their first child, a baby girl who they named Sana on 12 March 2022.

Filmography

Television

Web series

References

External links

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