Pooja Banerjee
{{short description|Indian television actress}}
{{distinguish|Puja Banerjee}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pooja Banerjee
| image = Pooja Banerjee at Star Parivaar Awards 2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Banerjee at Star Parivaar Awards 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|11|08}}
| birth_place = Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
| occupation = Actress
| years active = 2011–present
| known_for = {{ubl|Kumkum Bhagya|Kasautii Zindagii Kay|Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain}}
| children=1
| spouse = {{marriage|Sandeep Sejwal|2017}}
{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/swimming-is-his-first-love-pooja-banerjee-on-national-swimmer-husband-sandeep-sejwal/articleshow/65562778.cms|title=Swimming is his first love: Pooja Banerjee on national swimmer husband Sandeep Sejwal|newspaper=The Times of India|date=27 August 2018|accessdate=21 June 2022}}}}
Pooja Banerjee (born 8 November 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television. She began her television career as a contestant in MTV Roadies and subsequently starred as Tejal Majumdar in her first lead show, Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum.{{cite news|title=Pooja Banerjee's love for bikes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Pooja-Banerjees-love-for-bikes/articleshow/19614432.cms|website=Times Of India|date=19 April 2013 }}
She gained initial fame by teaming up with Ekta Kapoor for few temporary supporting roles in Chandrakanta, Chandra Nandini and Dil Hi Toh Hai.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/behind-the-scenes-erica-fernandes-and-pooja-banerjee-deck-up-to-celebrate-durga-puja-in-kasautii-zindagii-kay-2/articleshow/66134693.cms|title=Behind the scenes: Erica Fernandes and Pooja Banerjee deck up to celebrate Durga Puja in Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2|website=The Times of India|date=9 October 2018 }} Shortly thereafter, Banerjee became a household name and gained wider popularity with her roles in Kapoor's hugely successful shows Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Nivedita Basu and Kumkum Bhagya as Rhea Mehra.{{cite web|title='I am really exhausted when I reach home'|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/interview/i-am-really-exhausted-when-i-reach-home/20150424.htm|website=Rediff}}{{cite news|title=Pooja Banerjee: I am not here to show skin|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Pooja-Banerjee-I-am-not-here-to-show-skin/articleshow/46623339.cms|website=Times Of India|date=10 April 2015 }} Since 2018, she was also playing the pivotal character of Bani Mehra in 3 seasons of Kapoor's web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/jodha-akbar-and-other-tv-shows-how-the-actors-cope-with-shooting-in-hot-open-locales/article1-1342905.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502224648/http://www.hindustantimes.com/television/jodha-akbar-and-other-tv-shows-how-the-actors-cope-with-shooting-in-hot-open-locales/article1-1342905.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2015|title=Jodha Akbar and other TV shows: How the actors cope with shooting in hot, open locales}}
Career
Banerjee started her acting career in 2011, participating in MTV Roadies season 8. Her 1st fiction show came in 2012 with Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum on StarPlus, in which she portrayed the lead role of Tejal Majumdar.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131128135631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-31/tv/31919888_1_pooja-banerjee-great-fan-role Pooja Banerjee to enter EK Dusre Se Karte Hain -Times Of India] In 2013, she was cast in fantasy show The Adventures of Hatim on Life OK as Perizaad.{{cite news|title=It's all about the name for Pooja Banerjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Hatim-Its-all-about-the-name-for-Pooja-Banerjee/articleshow/28151138.cms?|website=Times Of India|date=30 December 2013 }}
That year Banerjee acted in Sahara One show Ghar Aaja Pardesi in the role of Rudraani. Shortly thereafter, she went on to be a contestant in the first season of Box Cricket League and appear as Rewa Mathur in Channel V's youth drama Swim Team.{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/|title=Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities|work=india.com|accessdate=14 December 2014}}{{cite web|date=24 March 2015|title=In Pics: National level swimmer Pooja Banerjee turns glamorous for 'Swim Team'|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-in-pics-national-level-swimmer-pooja-banerjee-turns-glamorous-for-swim-team-4942432-PHO.html|website=Daily Bhaskar|publisher=}}
In 2016, Banerjee found her first break as Noorie Shastri opposite Pearl V Puri in Life OK drama show Naagarjuna.
In 2017, she was cast in supporting roles as the antagonistic Vishakha in the historical romance Chandra Nandini and as Suryakanta in the fantasy drama Chandrakanta.{{cite web|title=Pooja Banerjee Truly Believes In 'Pyaar Dosti Hai'; Says, 'I Know My Husband Since Standard 4'- EXCLUSIVE|url=https://www.spotboye.com/television/television-news/pooja-banerjee-truly-believes-in-pyaar-dosti-hai-says-i-know-my-husband-since-standard-4-exclusive/5ee4c840a7b3fc1bb5533a57|website=Spotboye}}{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/pooja-banerjee-on-doing-chandra-nandini-see-pic-video-4636178/|title=Pooja Banerjee on doing Chandra Nandini: I was dying to do a negative character|date=2017-05-02|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}
She next returned to reality television as a contestant in fourth season of Box Cricket League and was cast in June 2018 to play Aarohi Verma in the romance Dil Hi Toh Hai, a character that she later reprised in season 2 that was streamed directly on ALT Balaji.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/pooja-banerjee-being-married-to-a-swimmer-means-an-extremely-disciplined-and-healthy-lifestyle/story-SvtzhtUcnlhKJYRcZDRPvI.html|title=Pooja Banerjee: Being married to a swimmer means an extremely disciplined and healthy lifestyle|date=30 August 2018|website=www.hindustantimes.com}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=Ekta Kapoor's Dil Hi Toh Hai to premiere today; 5 reasons to watch the show|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/ekta-kapoor-s-dil-hi-toh-hai-to-premiere-today-5-reasons-to-watch-the-show-1263193-2018-06-18|access-date=2021-09-20|website=India Today|date=18 June 2018|language=en}} She also had a cameo appearance as Sonprabha in the fantasy drama Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha.{{Cite web|date=2016-11-11|title=Himesh Reshammiya's new album Aap se Mausiiquii star Puja Banerjee finds him sweet, caring|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/himesh-reshammiya-aap-se-mausiiquii-puja-banerjee-watch-video-4369993/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}
In September 2018, Banerjee appeared as the stylish yet married Nivedita Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, that ended after a successful two years run in October 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=Pooja Banerjee all set to resume shoot amid coronavirus scare: Itna darr darr ke nahin reh sakte|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/pooja-banerjee-all-set-to-resume-shoot-amid-coronavirus-scare-itna-darr-darr-ke-nahin-reh-sakte-1688386-2020-06-12|access-date=2021-09-20|website=India Today|date=21 May 2020|language=en}}
From 2018 to 2020, she was also seen starring as Bani Mehra in the web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, and participated in Nach Baliye season 9 in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/video/kasautii-zindagii-kay-s-siblings-parth-samthaan-and-pooja-banerjee-to-romance-in-this-show-next-1430049-2019-01-13|title=Kasautii Zindagii Kay's siblings Parth Samthaan and Pooja Banerjee to romance in this show|work=India Today|date=13 January 2019 }} In 2020 she featured in the web series The Casino.{{Cite web|title=Meet The Star Cast Of Upcoming ZEE5 Original Web Series The Casino #MyGameMyRules - Zee5 News|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/meet-the-star-cast-of-upcoming-zee5-original-web-series-the-casino-mygamemyrules|access-date=2021-09-20|website=ZEE5|language=en}}
From 2020 to 2022, Banerjee played the grey-shaded lead character of Rhea Mehra in the daily soap Kumkum Bhagya.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/pooja-banerjee-replaces-naina-singh-in-kumkum-bhagya/articleshow/77023331.cms|title=Pooja Banerjee replaces Naina Singh in 'Kumkum Bhagya'|work=The Times of India|date=18 July 2020|access-date=17 February 2021}}
Personal life
Banerjee married professional Indian Swimmer, Sandeep Sejwal on 28 February 2017. The couple had their first child, a baby girl who they named Sana on 12 March 2022.{{cite web|title=Pooja Banerjee Truly Believes In Paar Dosti Hai'; Says, 'I Know My Husband Since Standard 4'- EXCLUSIVE|url=https://www.spotboye.com/television/television-news/pooja-banerjee-truly-believes-in-pyaar-dosti-hai-says-i-know-my-husband-since-standard-4-exclusive/5ee4c840a7b3fc1bb5533a57|website=Spotboye}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Ref. |
|---|
| 2011
| Contestant | |
| 2012
| Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum | Tejal Mazumdar |
| 2013–2014
| Perizaad |
| 2013
| Rudrani | |
| 2014–2015
| Box Cricket League 1 | Contestant |
| 2015–2016
| Rewa Mathur |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Halla Bol 2 | Meera | |
| Maan Na Maan Main Tera Mehmaan
| Anarkali | |
| 2016-2017
| Noori Shastri | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Vishakha |
| Chandrakanta
| Soorya | |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Box Cricket League 3 | Contestant | |
| Dil Hi Toh Hai
| Aarohi | |
| Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha
| Sonprabha | |
| 2018–2020
| Nivedita Basu Sengupta | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Box Cricket League 4 | rowspan="2" | Contestant | |
| Nach Baliye 9
| |
| 2020–2022
| Rhea Mehra |
| 2023
| Pihu Kapoor | |
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2020
|Bani Mehra | | |||
| 2019
|Appu | | |||
| 2020
|Riya Marwah |
References
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Category:Indian soap opera actresses
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:MTV Roadies contestants