Arunoday Banerjee, known as "Rahul", (born 16 October 1983), is an Indian

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actor. He has worked in

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and TV. Banerjee made his stage appearance at the age of three with his father's (Biswanath Banerjee) theater troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash play entitled ''Raj Darshan''. Since then, he has acted in almost 450 stage shows, with his father's troupe and with Theatron. He was married to co-actress

Priyanka Sarkar Priyanka Sarkar is an Indian film and television actress who mosty works in Bengali films. Her first successful film was '' Chirodini Tumi Je Amar'' (2008) directed by Raj Chakraborty. She was married to actor Rahul Banerjee. Filmography Te ...

. His first film, ''

Chirodini Tumi Je Amar ''Chirodini ... Tumi Je Aamar'' (English: ''You Are Mine Eternally'') is a 2008 Indian Bengali romantic drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty, making his directional debut in Tollywood. This is a remake of Tamil film ''Kaadhal'' (2004) direct ...

'', directed by

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, was a box-office success. He has subsequently appeared in films including '' Love Circus'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. His television debut was in the series '' Tumi Asbe Bole''. He has received a number of awards such as Anandalok Award for the Best Actor for his role in ''Chirodini Tumi Je Amar''.

Personal life

He was born to a family of theatre artists. His father was a director of a theatre troupe named Bijoygor Atmaprakash. He attended Naktala High School and graduated from Ashutosh College. After having a long relationship with his co-actor Priyanka Sarkar, the couple got married. They have a son, Shohoj Banerjee.

Career

Before coming into films and television Rahul did a number of theatre programmes. After doing it he opted for a career in television and got a breakthrough after appearing in a famous show on Zee Bangla titled Khela in the role of Aditya. After that, he got a film in offer which gave him widespread recognition.

Filmography

Web Series

Television

* ''

Khela ''Khela'' ( bn, খেলা "Game") (2008) is a Bengali film by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is about an idealistic director's ( Prosenjit Chatterjee) quest to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role. Khela also marks actr ...

'' (2006–2008) as Aditya,

Zee Bangla Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially co ...

* Mohona (2008) as Arka,

* '' Tumi Asbe Bole'' (2014–2016) as Rahul Debroy,

Star Jalsha Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family ...

* '' Swapno Udaan'' (2017) as Roop, ''

'' * '' Ardhangini'' (2018) as Umapati,

* '' Aye Khuku Aye'' (2019–2020) as Rahul, ''

Sun Bangla Sun Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language free-to-air general entertainment channel owned by Sun TV Network based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was launched on 2 February 2019 and broadcasts Bengali entertainment programming. Sun Bangla is the firs ...

'' * '' Desher Maati'' (2021) as Dr.Rajrup Banerjee aka Raja, ''

'' * ''

Laalkuthi ''Laalkuthi'' is an original Indian Bengali language thriller drama television series which is broadcasting on the Bengali general entertainment channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. It premiered on 2 May ...

'' (2022) as Vikram, ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Rahul 1983 births Living people Male actors in Bengali cinema Bengali male actors Indian male film actors People from Dhaka Male actors from Kolkata 21st-century Indian male actors