Puja Banerjee, (born 6 February 1987) also sometimes credited as Pooja Bose or simply Pooja, 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) .

Career

After starting her television career with ''

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'' (2008), 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

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

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'' and ''

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

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and

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. 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

In 2020, she married her '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'' co star Kunal Verma. Banerjee and Verma have one son.

Controversies

During June 2025, she has been accused of abduction, extortion of bengali film producer Shyam Sundar Dey. FIR was lodged against her and her husband Kunal Verma under various sections of BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023).

Filmography

Films

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