Puja Banerjee (born 6 February 1987), sometimes credited as Pooja Bose,[2][3][4] is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Bengali films and Hindi 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 Bigg Boss Bangla (2016).[6]
Puja Banerjee | |
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![]() Banerjee at the audio release of Rajdhani Express in 2013 | |
Born | (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 35)[1] Durgapur, West Bengal, India |
Other names | Pooja Bose |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Spouse(s) | Arnoy Chakraborty
(m. 2004; div. 2013) Kunal Verma (m. 2020) |
Children | 1[5] |
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.[7]
She made her debut in the Telugu film titled Veedu Theda.[8] She has also acted in the film Macho Mustanaa, with Hiran Chatterjee (formerly called Macho Mustafaa, but the title was changed due to objections from Muslim clerics regarding the use of the word "Mustafaa".[9] She won a role in Raja Chanda's film Challenge 2, starring Dev Adhikari and Sujit Mondal's film Rocky, starring Mahaakshay Chakraborty. Another unconfirmed movie is Diwana Holo Mon, opposite Hiran Chatterjee.
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 Qubool Hai playing the role of Afreen.[10] She also played Yasmine in Razia Sultan which aired on &TV. In 2016, she participated in Bigg Boss Bangla and Comedy Nights Live.[11]
In 2017, she played Mehak in Dev which also starred Ashish Chaudhary and Sumona Chakravarti.[12] 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.[13] In 2020, she played Vaishno Devi in Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi - Kahani Mata Rani Ki.[14]
In 2022 after a hiatus of two years Banerjee returned to acting with StarPlus's Anupamaa's prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America as Ritika.[15]
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.[3][2][4][16] In October 2020, Banerjee and Verma became parents to a baby boy and named him Krishiv.[17]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Veedu Theda | Meghna | Telugu | |
2012 | Macho Mastanaa | Diya | Bengali | |
2012 | Challenge 2 | Pooja | Bengali | |
2013 | Rajdhani Express | Sunita | Hindi | |
2013 | Loveria | Sweety | Bengali | |
2013 | Rocky | Nandini | Bengali | |
2013 | Oh! Henry | Brishti | Bengali | |
2013 | Proloy | Unnamed | Bengali | Special appearance |
2013 | Ramaiya Vastavaiya | Unnamed | Hindi | Cameo |
2014 | Teen Patti | Mohor | Bengali | |
2016 | Great Grand Masti | Sapna Amar Saxena | Hindi | |
2018 | Hoichoi Unlimited | Lola | Bengali | |
2018 | 3 Dev | Unnamed | Hindi | Special appearance in a song |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | Radha | |
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii | Vrinda Shehrawat | Guest | |
Karam Apnaa Apnaa | |||
Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai | |||
2008–2010 | Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna | ||
2009 | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil | Guest | |
Kasturi | |||
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | |||
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat | |||
Kayamath | |||
Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke | |||
2010 | Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai | ||
Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | Herself | Dance performance | |
Sarvggun Sampanna | Swara | ||
2011 | Balika Vadhu | Unnamed | Cameo |
2012 | Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai | ||
2013–2014 | Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev | Goddess Parvati | |
2013 | Comedy Nights with Kapil | Herself | |
2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 | Contestant | 11th place |
2015 | Razia Sultan | Yasmine | |
2015–2017 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Contestant | |
2015–2016 | Qubool Hai | Afreen | |
2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | Dr. Radhika | Episode 18 |
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 | Guest | Special appearance | |
Comedy Classes | |||
2016 | Bigg Boss 9 | ||
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 | |||
Comedy Nights Live | Contestant | ||
Bigg Boss Bangla | Herself | Guest contestant | |
2017 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 | ||
Dev | Mehak Burman/Vaani Sahay | ||
Comedy Dangal | Contestant | ||
2018 | Prithvi Vallabh | Vikramjeet's wife | |
2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | Contestant | |
Khatra Khatra Khatra | |||
Vish | Makdina | ||
2020 | Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi | Goddess Vaishno Devi | |
2022 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Customer | Episode 246 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Anupama: Namaste America | Ritika | [15] |
Year | Album | Song |
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2016 | Aap Se Mausiiquii | "Aap Se Mausiiquii" |
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