Pratyusha Banerjee (10 August 1991– 1 April 2016) was an Indian television actress. She had appeared in numerous television and reality shows. Banerjee first gained recognition in 2010 in the television show ''

Balika Vadhu ''Balika Vadhu'' (English: The Child Bride) is an Indian soap opera that was aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 and 31 July 2016 with 2,248 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a Child marriage, ch ...

''. This was her first leading role in the television series where she earned her household name "Anandi". She had participated in the reality show ''

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'' (2013).

Career

She started her career with a supporting role in the show ''

Rakt Sambandh ''Rakt Sambandh'' is an Indian television series which aired on NDTV Imagine from 19 July 2010 to 1 April 2011 airing weekdays at 10pm. It was a remake of Telugu series ''Ratha Sambandham'' which was aired on Gemini TV and it was produced by UTV ...

'' which was followed by playing the role of Vaani (best friend of Akshara played by Hina Khan) in ''

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'' on

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. She was selected for the lead role in 2010 Indian television series ''

'' as an adult version of Anandi, replacing

Avika Gor Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi television and Telugu films. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in '' Balika Vadhu'' and Roli in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. She made her Telugu film ...

. According to the actress, she was chosen via a talent hunt, surpassing the contestants Nivedita Tiwari from Lucknow and Ketaki Chitale from Mumbai. Following the success of the show Banerjee participated in ''

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'' (season 5). However, she left the dance show, stating that she was not comfortable during the dance rehearsals. In 2013, she was one of the most competitive contestants in the seventh season of the show ''

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''. She appeared in ''

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'', along with her partner Rahul Raj Singh. Banerjee had played vital roles in ''

Hum Hain Na ''Hum Hain Na'' is an Indian television drama show which premiered on 1 September 2014. It was replaced by '' Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane'' from 23 March 2015. ''Hum Hain Na'' is set in Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ...

'',

Sasural Simar Ka ''Sasural Simar Ka'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, that aired from 25 April 2011 to 2 March 2018 on Colors TV. The show starred Dipika Kakar, Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar, Avika Gor, Dheeraj ...

and ''

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

Personal life

Pratyusha was born in a Bengali family in

Jamshedpur Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...

city of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

to Shankar and Soma Banerjee. Her father is known social worker and runs their own NGO. In 2010, she left Jamshedpur to work in

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Death

On 1 April 2016, Banerjee was found hanging in her Mumbai apartment and according to the postmortem report the cause of death was

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. However her parents allege she was murdered by her boyfriend and passed off as suicide. They have pressed charges against him.

Television

Awards

References

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