Puja Banerjee (born 6 February 1987), sometimes credited as Pooja Bose, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Bengali 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 Star Plus. She participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' (2014), '' Comedy Nights Bachao'' (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 '' Macho Mustanaa'', with

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(formerly called ''Macho Mustafaa'', but the title was changed due to objections from Muslim 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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. Banerjee participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7'', where she was credited as Puja Bose. Her choreographer was Rajit Dev, who is also the chief choreographer to Vaibhavi Merchant. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared in '' Comedy Nights Bachao''. Banerjee later joined the cast of Zee TV'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 Ashish Chaudhary and Sumona Chakravarti. She returned to the show in 2018 with season 2. In 2019, she participated in ''Kitchen Champion 5'' and '' Khatra Khatra Khatra'' followed by playing Makdina in ''Vish''. In 2020, she played Vaishno Devi in '' Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi - Kahani Mata Rani Ki''. In 2022 after a hiatus of two years Banerjee returned to acting with StarPlus'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