Priya Banerjee

Priya Banerjee
Banerjee at trailer launch of 2016 The End
Born Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation Actress

Priya Banerjee is a Canadian film actress who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films.[1][2][3] Banerjee did her first film Kiss in Telugu in 2013, opposite Adivi Sesh.[4] She then did her first film in Tamil Ula as a lead in which Dwayne Bravo also performed an item number. She has been shooting for her second Telugu film with Sundeep Kishan and Rashi Khanna as the other leads. She also earned a nomination for the Best Telugu Female Debut Actress at the third South Indian International Movie Awards, but lost out to Avika Gor.

Early life

Banerjee's family is from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, but Banerjee was born and brought up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Banerjee's father is an engineer and was also into singing, and her mother is a homemaker. She had lived in the Middle East for a brief period. Banerjee did her schooling and university in Canada. She was declared Miss Photogenic at the Miss World Canada in 2011. She has been a model and TV show host. She has also been trained in Kathak and Rabindra Sangeet (classical music) and performed in shows in Canada. She finished her degree in international marketing and computer science in 2012. She came to Mumbai in January 2012 for an acting course in Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares academy. Banerjee has also done ads with Varun Dhawan and Parineeti Chopra for WeChat. She was selected for the role in Kiss after Adivi Sesh had auditioned almost 150 girls.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language
2013 Kiss Priya Telugu
2014 Ula Nanditha Tamil
Joru Annu Telugu
Asura Sarika
2015 Jazbaa Sia Hindi
2017 Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna Anaya
2016 The End Sheetal
Dil Jo Na Keh Saka Sia
Dheet Patangey
Social Myra Hindi
Telugu
Rain Barkha Hindi

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-priya-banerjee-i-am-nervous-about-kiss/20130912.htm
  2. ↑ From Canada to Tollywood: Priya Banerjee
  3. ↑ Tollywood actresses go international
  4. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-28/news-interviews/39579283_1_priya-anand-film-industry-adivi-sesh
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