Puja Banerjee (born 6 February 1987), sometimes credited as Pooja Bose, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in

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films and

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television. She is well known for playing Vrinda in the show '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'', which aired on

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. She participated in ''

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'' (2014), ''

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'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2016).

Career

After starting her television career with ''Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki'', Banerjee was seen in the romantic show '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'', in which she played the role of a simple Punjabi girl, Vrinda. She made her debut in the Telugu film titled ''

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''. She has also acted in the film ''

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'', with

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(formerly called ''Macho Mustafaa'', but the title was changed due to objections from

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clerics regarding the use of the word "Mustafaa". She won a role in Raja Chanda's film ''

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'', starring Dev Adhikari and

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's film ''

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'', starring

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. Another unconfirmed movie is ''Diwana Holo Mon'', opposite

. Banerjee participated in ''

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'', where she was credited as Puja Bose. Her choreographer was Rajit Dev, who is also the chief choreographer to

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. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared in ''

''. Banerjee later joined the cast of

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's ''

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'' playing the role of Afreen. She also played Yasmine in ''Razia Sultan'' which aired on &TV. In 2016, she participated in ''

'' and ''

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''. In 2017, she played Mehak in ''Dev'' which also starred

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and

Sumona Chakravarti Sumona Chakravarti (born 24 June 1988) is an Indian film and television actress. She is well known for her roles in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', ''Comedy Nights with Kapil, Comedy Nights With Kapil'' and ''The Kapil Sharma Show''. Career She b ...

. She returned to the show in 2018 with season 2. In 2019, she participated in ''Kitchen Champion 5'' and ''

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'' followed by playing Makdina in ''Vish''. In 2020, she played Vaishno Devi in ''

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''. In 2022 after a hiatus of two years Banerjee returned to acting with

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's ''

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's'' prequel web series '' Anupama: Namaste America'' as Ritika.

Personal life

Puja was earlier married to Arnoy Chakraborty and divorced him in 2013. In 2020, she married to her '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'' co star Kunal Verma. In October 2020, Banerjee and Verma became parents to a baby boy and named him Krishiv.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Puja Living people Actresses in Bengali cinema Bengali television actresses Indian television actresses Actresses from Kolkata 1987 births