Priya Banerjee (born 16 April 1991) is a Canadian actress who works primarily in the Indian movie industries. She has worked

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, Telugu films. Banerjee's first film was ''

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'' in Telugu in 2013, opposite

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. She then appeared in her second Telugu film, Joru, with Sundeep Kishan and Raashii Khanna as the other leads. Priya Banerjee's latest release, MaayaKaMoh (2024), on ShemarooMe, has garnered significant global attention. Starring opposite Pankit Thakker, the film highlights their captivating on-screen chemistry, with Thakker's exceptional performance earning widespread critical acclaim.

Personal life

Banerjee was born in Canada to parents of Indian Bengali origin and was raised in Canada. She participated in Miss World Canada 2011. On 14 February 2025, she married Prateik Babbar.

Career

Banerjee started her career in 2013, with the Telugu film ''

'' as Priya. In 2014, she acted in the film '' Joru'' as Annu. In 2015, she appeared in her third Telugu film, ''

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'' as Harika opposite Nara Rohit. In October 2015, Banerjee made her

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debut with Sanjay Gupta's '' Jazbaa'' as Sia. The film starred

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and Irrfan Khan however it failed at the box office and was declared a flop. In 2016, she acted in

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's '' Baar Baar Dekho'', starring Sidharth Malhotra and

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. In 2017, Banerjee started the year with '' 2016 The End'', which released in the month of October, playing the main lead of Sheetal opposite Harshad Chopda. She later acted in T-Series's '' Dil Jo Na Keh Saka'' opposite

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as Sia. She also played Mrya in her third release of that year, ''Social''. In 2018, she acted in the film, ''Rain'' In 2019, she started the year with acting in the Tamil film '' Chithiram Pesuthadi 2''. She made her web debut with ALT Balaji's '' Baarish'' in April 2019, starring Asha Negi and Vikram Singh Chauhan. She later returned to the series in season 2 in 2020. In May 2019, Banerjee played one of the leads as Kashti for

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's ''Bekaaboo'' which aired on ALT Balaji opposite Rajeev Siddharth. In June 2019, Banerjee acted in Mahendra Bohra's thriller Bollywood film, '' Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna'' opposite Karanvir Bohra. Banerjee made her place in The Times Of India's "Most Desirable Women List" and was ranked at No. 22 in 2020.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Priya Living people Actresses from Calgary Canadian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Canadian web series actresses Canadian actresses of Indian descent Canadian people of Bengali descent Canadian expatriate actresses in India Canadian female models 21st-century Canadian actresses 1992 births