Pratyusha Banerjee
{{Short description|Indian actress (1991–2016)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pratyusha Banerjee
| image = Pratyusha Banerjee at her birthday bash.jpg
| caption = Banerjee in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1991|8|10}}{{cite web | url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/mumbai/pratyusha-banerjees-bday-party/articleshow/48421794.cms | title=Pratyusha Banerjee's b'day party | work=Times of India | date=10 August 2015 | access-date=2 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/pratyusha-banerjee-would-have-been-25-today-kamya-punjabi-adaa-khan-remember-balika-vadhu-star-see-pics-2965817/|title=Pratyusha Banerjee would have been 25 today: Kamya Punjabi, Adaa Khan remember Balika Vadhu star, see pics|work=Indian Express|date=10 August 2016|access-date=10 August 2016}}
| birth_place = Jamshedpur, Bihar
(present-day Jharkhand), India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2016|4|1|1991|8|10}}
| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2010–2016
| known_for = * Balika Vadhu
}}
Pratyusha Banerjee (10 August 1991 — 1 April 2016) was an Indian television actress. She had appeared in numerous television and reality shows.{{cite web|last1=Singh|first1=Mandwi|title=Balika Vadhu to Power Couple: 7 shows we will always remember Pratyusha Banerjee for|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/from-balika-vadhu-to-power-couple-7-shows-we-will-always-remember-pratyusha-banerjee-for-bigg-boss-rahul-raj-singh-suicide/1/633393.html|website=India Today|access-date=28 April 2016|date=2 April 2016}}
Banerjee first gained recognition in 2010 in the television show Balika Vadhu.{{cite web|last1=Singh|first1=Mandwi|title=Pratyusha 'Anandi' Banerjee of Balika Vadhu hangs self|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pratyusha-anandi-banerjee-of-balika-vadhu-hangs-self-rahul-raj-singh/1/633352.html|website=India Today|access-date=28 April 2016|date=2 April 2016}} This was her first leading role in the television series where she earned her household name "Anandi". She had participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 (2013).{{cite web|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/bigg-boss-season-7-air-september-pratyusha-banerjee-be-inmate|title=Bigg Boss season 7 to air from September; Pratyusha Banerjee to be an inmate|date=24 July 2013}}
Career
She started her career with a supporting role in the show Rakt Sambandh which was followed by playing the role of Vaani (best friend of Akshara played by Hina Khan) in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai on Star Plus.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
She was selected for the lead role in 2010 Indian television series Balika Vadhu as an adult version of Anandi, replacing Avika Gor. According to the actress, she was chosen via a talent hunt, surpassing the contestants Nivedita Tiwari from Lucknow and Ketaki Chitale from Mumbai.{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100726/jsp/jharkhand/story_12726432.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119081714/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100726/jsp/jharkhand/story_12726432.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2015|title=Jamshedpur girl is India's most popular bride|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata desk|date=25 July 2010|access-date=2 April 2016|author=Bose, Antara}} Following the success of the show Banerjee participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5). However, she left the dance show, stating that she was not comfortable during the dance rehearsals.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rashmi-in-Pratyusha-out-in-Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaa/articleshow/15017349.cms|title=Rashmi in Pratyusha out in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa?|work=Times of India|date=18 July 2012 |access-date=18 July 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/sunday-pioneer/investigation/its-not-just-dance.html|title=IT'S NOT JUST DANCE|work=Daily Pioneer|date=22 September 2013|access-date=2 April 2016}}
In 2013, she was one of the most competitive contestants in the seventh season of the show Bigg Boss.{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/balika-vadhu-s-pratyusha-banerjee-to-enter-bigg-boss-house-2013-07-29-1.515855|title=Balika Vadhu's Pratyusha Banerjee to enter 'Bigg Boss' house?|date=29 July 2013 |access-date=29 July 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Pratyusha-Banerjee-Salman-Khan-Elli-Avram-Bigg-Boss-7/articleshow/26107129.cms|title=We all used to rag Salman about Elli: Pratyusha|work=Times of India|date=21 November 2013 |access-date=21 November 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/bigg-boss-7-pratyusha-banerjee-gets-evicted_146425.html |title='Bigg Boss 7': Pratyusha Banerjee gets evicted |date=17 November 2013 |publisher=Zeenews India |access-date=2013-12-20}}{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/bigg-boss-7-it-was-scary-says-pratyusha-banerjee-on-her-bigg-experience_146436.html |title='Bigg Boss 7': It was scary, says Pratyusha Banerjee on her 'Bigg' experience |date=18 November 2013 |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |access-date=2013-12-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pratyusha-banerjee-evicted-from-bigg-boss-house/1196011 |title=Pratyusha Banerjee evicted from Bigg Boss house |work=Indian Express |date=2013-11-17 |access-date=2013-12-20}} She appeared in Power Couple, along with her partner Rahul Raj Singh.{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pratyusha-and-rahul-were-raj-and-simran-kind-of-a-couple-delnaaz-irani-remembers-her-power-couple-co-star-balika-vadhu-pratyusha-banerjee-suicide-rahul-raj-singh/1/633341.html|title=Pratyusha and Rahul were Raj and Simran kind of a couple: Delnaaz Irani|work=India Today|date=2 April 2016}} Banerjee had played vital roles in Hum Hain Na,{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Pratyusha-Banerjee-and-Kanwar-Dhillons-Hum-Hai-Na-to-end-on-March-19/articleshow/46397789.cms|title=Pratyusha Banerjee and Kanwar Dhillon's Hum Hai Na to end on March 19|work=Times of India|date=28 February 2015|access-date=2 April 2016|author=Maheshwari, Neha}} Sasural Simar Ka and Gulmohar Grand.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/pratyusha-banerjee-to-play-parinda-in-gulmohar-grand|title=Pratyusha Banerjee to play Parinda in 'Gulmohar Grand'|work=The Indian Express|date=28 May 2015|access-date=2 April 2016}}
Her most notable work was in the serial Balika Vadhu and she was popularly known as Anandi.{{Cite news |date=2012-04-11 |title=Balika Vadhu's Anandi has got a temper |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/balika-vadhus-anandi-has-got-a-temper/articleshow/12620078.cms |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Personal life
Pratyusha was born in a Bengali family in Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand to Shankar and Soma Banerjee. Her father is a known social worker and runs their own NGO. In 2010, she left Jamshedpur to work in Mumbai.{{cite web|author1=Nitasha Natu & Rebecca Samervel|title=Rahul 'poisoned' Pratyusha's mind against her parents?|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Rahul-poisoned-Pratyushas-mind-against-her-parents/articleshow/51720015.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=28 April 2016|date=7 April 2016}}
Death
On 1 April 2016, Banerjee was found dead by hanging in her Mumbai apartment at the age of 24. According to the postmortem report the cause of death was asphyxia.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/who-is-pratyusha-banerjee-balika-vadhu-suicide|title= The Balika Vadhu star Pratyusha Banerjee dead, here is all about the actress|work=The Indian Express|date=2 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/balika-vadhu-actress-pratyusha-banerjee-commits-suicide/20160401.htm|title=Balika Vadhu actress Pratyusha Banerjee commits suicide|work=Rediff|date=2 April 2016|author=Hegde, Rajul}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/television/balika-vadhus-pratyusha-banerjee-24-commits-suicide-1296887|title=Balika Vadhu's Pratyusha Banerjee, 24, Allegedly Commits Suicide|work=NDTV|access-date=4 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Pratyusha-Banerjee-wasnt-finding-any-work-and-cash-was-drying-up/articleshow/51657666.cms|title='Pratyusha Banerjee wasn't finding any work and cash was drying up'|work=Times of India|date=2 April 2016}}
However her parents allege she was murdered by her boyfriend, actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh, and passed off as suicide. They have pressed charges against him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/18-things-pratyusha-banerjees-parents-revealed-about-her-relationship-with-rahul-raj-singh-316578-2016-04-06|title = 18 things Pratyusha Banerjee's parents revealed about her relationship with Rahul Raj Singh| date=6 April 2016 }} After this in 2018 her boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh has filed an application before the Dindoshi sessions court in Mumbai, requesting to be discharged from the case. Passing the blame on the late TV actress' parents, Rahul in the application says that her parents had taken heavy loans in her name and the actress being unable to pay her debts was frustrated and hence took the huge step.{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/pratyusha-banerjee-suicide-case-ex-boyfriend-rahul-raj-singh-files-for-discharge-from-the-case-1221671-2018-04-27 | title=Pratyusha Banerjee suicide case: Ex-boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh files for discharge from the case | date=27 April 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/2016-suicide-case-rahul-made-pratyusha-banerjees-life-a-living-hell-court-8916912/|title=2016 suicide case {{!}} Rahul made Pratyusha Banerjee's life a living hell: court|date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Indian Express}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/pratyusha-banerjee-died-by-suicide-due-to-rahul-raj-s-conduct-court-101693423211095.html|title=Pratyusha Banerjee died by suicide due to Rahul Raj's conduct: Court|publisher=Hindustain Times}}
Television
| class="wikitable" |
| Year(s)
! Show ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2 align="center"| 2010
| Priya Jagirdar | |
| Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
| Vaani | |
| align="center"| 2010-2013
| Anandi Jagdish Singh/ Anandi Shivraj Shekhar | Lead role |
| align="center"| 2011
| Kitchen Champion Season 4 | Guest | |
| align="center"| 2012
| Contestant | |
| align="center"| 2013
| Contestant | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" | 2014
| |Episodic role |
| Savdhaan India
| Host | |
| align="center"| 2014–15
| Sagarika Mishra | Lead role |
| align="center"| 2014
| Guest | |
| rowspan="10" align="center" | 2015
| Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah |Guest | |
| Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar
|Guest | |
| Comedy Classes
| Balika Sidhu |Comic role |
| Gulmohar Grand
| Parinda Pathak | Special appearance |
| Sasural Simar Ka
| Mohini | Antagonist |
| Swaragini – Jodein Rishton Ke Sur
| Guest (as Mohini) | |
| Kumkum Bhagya{{cite web|title=In pics: Looking back at the life of late TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/in-pics-looking-back-at-the-life-of-late-tv-actor-pratyusha-banerjee/story-v4qV9IWxkczmEso2ya5j0N.html|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 April 2016|date=1 April 2016}}
| Guest | |
| Aahat{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
| | Episodic role |
| Bad Company
| Guest | |
| Power Couple
| Contestant | |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2016
| Naagin | Protagonist |
| Yeh Vaada Raha
| Guest | |
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Award ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Show ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result |
|---|
| 2010
| Best Fresh New Face – Female | rowspan="7" | Balika Vadhu |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="6" | 2012
| rowspan="3" | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | rowspan="5" | |
| Best Television Personality |
| Best Onscreen Couple |
| rowspan="2" | People's Choice Awards India
| Favourite Drama Actress |
| Most Good-Looking Onscreen Jodi |
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards |
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- {{IMDb name|nm4760510}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Pratyusha}}
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Actresses from Jamshedpur
Category:Actresses from Jharkhand