Rachana Banerjee

Rachana Banerjee
Born Jhumjhum Banerjee
October 2, 1974 (age 44)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model, Anchor
Years active 1994—present
Spouse(s) Siddhanta Mahapatra (div. 2004)
Probal Basu (m. 2007)
Children Pronil Basu (Son)

Rachana Banerjee (born 2 October 1974) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Bengali, Odia, Hindi and Telugu films. She was 1994 Miss Kolkata and has won five beauty contests in India. She won Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest. She has also worked in some South Indian films.[1]

Early life

Banerjee was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 2 October 1974. She is the only child of her parents. Her father's name was Rabindranath Banerjee. Her original name is Jhumjhum Banerjee. Director Sukhen Das renamed her 'Rachana' in her debut film, Daan Pratidaan(1994).

Career

Banerjee won the Miss Calcutta contest in 1994. She won many beauty contest before her acting career. She has appeared in 35 Bengali films with Prosenjit Chatterjee. She has also done several Odia films, mostly with Siddhanta Mahapatra. She was also in the Hindi film Sooryavansham with Amitabh Bachchan. Some of her South Indian co-actors are Upendra Rao and Chiranjeevi.

Hosting Didi No. 1

Apart from acting, Banerjee has also hosted the popular Bengali non-fiction TV show, Didi No. 1, which is aired on Zee Bangla on weekdays. On 5 April 2013 a fire broke out in the studio of Didi No. 1 at Tollygunge, and she fainted following a panic attack and was rushed to a city hospital (Aurobindo Seva Sadan) immediately.[2]

Personal life

Banerjee was married to Odia actor Siddhanta Mahapatra. They divorced in 2004 at a family court in Cuttack and she subsequently left the Odia Film Industry.[1] She is currently married to Probal Basu and has a son, named Pronil Basu.[3]

Filmography

Films

yearfilmlanguagenotes
1993Duranta PremBengaliwith Deepak Sharma - hero
1993PratidaanBengali
1994Pathara Khasuchi Bada DeuluOdia
1994TapasyaBengali
1994Sagar GangaOdia
1994Bhai Hela BhagariOdia
1994AmodiniBengali
1995SubhadraOdia
1996JashodaOdia
1996Sindura Nuhe Khela Ghara GhiyaOdia
1996PoovarasanTamil
1996Suhaga SinduraOdia
1996Tata BirlaTamil
1997Ganga JamunaOdia
1997Lakshye Siba Puji Paichi PuaOdia
1997Nari Bi Pindhipare Rakta SinduraOdia
1997Vaimaye VellumTamil
1998KanyadanamTeluguwith Upendra
1998Putuler PratishodhBengali
1998Baavagaru BagunnaraaTeluguWith Chiranjeevi
1998SantanaOdia
1998RaayuduTelugu
1998SultanTelugu
1998Nenu PremisthunnanuTelugu
1998MaavidakuluTelugu
1998Abhishekam(film)Telugu
1999SooryavanshamHindiWith Amitabh Bachchan
1999Pilla NachindiTelugu
1999Pedda ManushuluTelugu
2000Sagar GangaOdia
2000Dharam Sahile HelaOdia
2000Laxmi PratimaOdia
2000Antha Mana ManchikeTelugu
2000Preethsu ThappenillaKannada
2000RajaOdiawith Mithun Chakraborty
2000Vanna Thamizh PattuTamil
2000Suna HariniOdia
2000Kandhei Akhire LuhaOdia
2001Nari Nuhen Tu NarayaniOdia
2001Mo Kola To JhulanaOdia
2001Singha BahiniOdia
2001AthanuTelugu
2001UsireKannada
2002Neethone vuntanu Telugu
2002Kalki AbatarOdia
2002Katha Deithili Maa KuOdia
2002Sei JhiatiOdia
2002Har JeetBengaliwith Ferdous Ahmed
2003Sarapanch BabuOdia
2003Satyer Bijoy Bengaliwith Manna Bangladeshi actor
2003Nayaka Nuhain Khala NayakaOdia
2003Sabuj SathiBengali
2003GuruBengaliwith Bapi Sahoo
2003Mayer AnchalBengali
2003Lahiri Lahiri LoTelugu
2004ParibarBengali
2004Manna VaiBengaliwith Manna Bangladeshi actor
2004Dadu No. 1Bengaliwith Ferdous Ahmed
2004VaiaBengaliwith Manna Bangladeshi actor
2005AgneeOdia
2005BaziBengali
2005RajmoholBengali
2005Swamir Deoya SindurBengali
2005Sathi AamarBengali
2005 GanrakalBengaliBFJ – Best Clean & Entertainment Film Award
1999Rakhi Bhijigala Aakhi Luha ReOdia
2006AgnishapathBengali
2007TulkalamBengaliwith Mithun Chakraborty
2008JanmadataBengali
2008TakkarBengali
2008Biyer LagnaBengaliIn Bangladesh named Mayer Moto Bhabi
2008Mr FuntooshBengali
2009Aami Tomader MeyeBengali
2009KurukshetraOdiawith Mithun Chakraborty
2009LakshyabhedBengali
2009Chaowa PawaBengali
2010Maha Sati SabitriBengali
2011Moubane AajBengali
2011Jay Baba BholenathBengali
2013Goyenda GogolBengali
2014Ramdhanu - The RainbowBengali
2015Boudi.comBengali
2017Hothat EkdinBengali
2018Kabir : Peace Has A PriceBengaliwith Hiran

Television

  • Didi No. 1 (Anchor, season 2, 4, 6, 7)
  • Tumi Je Amar (Anchor, season 1) with Prosenjit Chatterjee

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Sandeep Mishra (11 April 2009). "Sidhant runs into' Rachana". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  2. ↑ "Three injured in fire at reality show set". Times Of India. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  3. ↑ Priyanka Dasgupta (10 June 2012). "I'll love to work with Sidhant: Rachna Banerjee". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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