Rahul Arunoday Banerjee (, ; 16 October 1983 – 29 March 2026), better known as Rahul Banerjee, was an Indian actor and writer. He primarily worked in Bengali films and television series. He made his first stage appearance at the age of three in Raj Darshan, a production staged by his father Biswanath Banerjee's theatre group, Bijoygarh Atmaprakash. He later went on to perform in nearly 450 stage productions, working with both his father's troupe and Theatron.
Banerjee was married to actress Priyanka Sarkar. He was catapulted to stardom for his role opposite her in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar (2008), directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film became a major box-office success and established him as a popular leading actor. He subsequently appeared in films such as Love Circus (2010) and Shono Mon Boli Tomay (2010). He made his television debut with the drama series Tumi Asbe Bole. Over the course of his career, he received several accolades, including the Anandalok Best Actor Award in 2008.
Career Before coming into films and television Rahul did a number of theatre programmes. After doing it he opted for a career in television and got a breakthrough after appearing in a famous show on Zee Bangla titled Khela in the role of Aditya. Beyond acting, Rahul was celebrated for his intellect, which found voice in his widely followed podcast Sohoj Kotha. He had also acted in the Bengali stage play Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo, which was adapted from stories written by him.https://www.telegraphindia.com/life/simple-charm-ichheymoto-has-notched-a-clear-winner-with-je-janla-gulor-akash-chhilo-prnt/cid/2108944https://metawards.com/blog/je-janlagulor-akash-chilo-longing-and-belonging-through-a-sepia-screen
Early life and education Banerjee was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India on 16 October 1983, to a family of theatre artists. His father, Biswanath Banerjee was a director of a theatre troupe named Bijoygor Atmaprakash. Banerjee attended Naktala High School and graduated from Ashutosh College.
Personal life After having a long relationship with his co-actor Priyanka Sarkar, the couple got married. They had one son. The couple separated in 2017 but re-united in 2023.
Death Banerjee died after falling into the sea while filming for his ongoing television show Bhole Baba Paar Karega in Talsari, on 29 March 2026, at the age of 42, according to local media reports. He was later declared dead upon reaching hospital. Postmortem examination revealed salt water and sand in lungs, indicating antemortem drowning. He was cremated the next day in Keoratola Crematorium, Kolkata.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1995Prabal Ronger AloTelefilm 2000 ChakaPhatik 2004 Aabar Aashbo Phire Satya 2008 Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Krishna 2009 Jackpot Dodo KarmakarKeno Kichu Kotha Bolo NaSomnath aka SomuBhalobasa JindabadRaj Ankash Talaash Paran Jai Jaliya ReVivek ChatterjeeCameo 2010 Love CircusSubhadeep Shono Mon Boli TomayDeepRun Hangover As himselfGuest appearance Scream PratidwandiDibyendu Chatteejee aka Debu (Akash) Get2getherRick Mukherjee Jiyo Kaka2011 Moubone Aaj Bor Bou KhelaManas Jiban Mukhopadhyay Kagojer BouUpal Bhalobasha Off Route-eHero Ajob Prem Abong Katakuti 2012 Balukabela.com Na Hanyate Goray GondogolRick 2013 Hoi ChoiAban Meghe Dhaka TaraAnil Chatterjee A Political Murder BedroomJoy Rupkatha NoyBiswanath 2014 Obhishopto NightyBoishakh JaatishwarAmitavaGuest Appearance Take One Aamar AamiAnirban ChotushkonAmitava/Young Sakya Pati ParameshwarAmal Byomkesh Phire EloSanat 2015 Ebar ShaborSamiran BagchiBaes on the story "Rwin" by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay Otai Last MMS Tadanto 2016 KhawtoAlokesh Mr. Bhaduri ZulfiqarLaltu Das 2017 Jawker DhanKumar RayBased on the first Bimal-Kumar story by Hemendra Kumar Roy 2018 Biday Byomkesh Ajit Bandopadhyaya Byomkesh Gotro Ajit Bandopadhyaya 2019 Jadu Kadai 2019 Rajlokkhi o Shrikanto 2021 Sleelatahanir PoreSanglap Sohorer UpokothaChabiwala: The KeysmithBhukharamIndependent film 2022 Mrittyupothojatri Sohobase Akash Ongsoto MeghlaAbar KanchanjunghaDebesh 2023 Kolkata'962025The Academy of Fine ArtsRakhal PakrashiRappa Roy & Full Stop Dot Com Based on the Rappa Roy Bengali comics series by Sujog Bandyopadhyay2026ChobiwalaVishwakarma
Web series Year Web series Director Platform Notes 2017 Adorshini Rahul Sapui Addatimes 2018 Action Area 11B Abhiroop Basu Addatimes 2018Kaali Season 1 ZEE5 2019–21 Paap Anupam Hari & Hoichoi 2020 Kaali Season 2 ZEE5 2022 Feludar Goyendagiri Srijit Mukherji Hoichoi 2023 Indubala Bhater Hotel Debaloy Bhattacharya Hoichoi 2023 Seven Anjan Dutt ZEE5 2025 Puropuri Eken Joydeep Mukherjee Hoichoi 2026 Thakumar Jhuli Ayan Chakrabarty Hoichoi
Television serials Khela (2006–2008) as Aditya Barman, (later replaced by Debanjan Chatterjee) Zee Bangla Mohona (2008) as Arka, Zee Bangla Tumi Ashbe Bole (2014–2016) as Rahul Debroy, Star Jalsha Swapno Udaan (2017) as Roopayan Sen aka Roop, Star Jalsha Ardhangini (2018) as Umapati "Uma" Bhattacharya, Star Jalsha Aye Khuku Aye (2019–2020) as Rahul, Sun Bangla Desher Maati (2021) as Dr. Rajrup Banerjee aka Raja, Star Jalsha Laalkuthi (2022) as Bikram Dastidar, Zee Bangla Horogouri Pice Hotel (2022–2025) as Prabhakar Ghosh, Star Jalsha Geeta LL.B (2025) as Bishnudev Chatterjee, Star Jalsha Bholebaba Paar Karega (2026) as Dr. Ujaan Chatterjee, Star Jalsha
Bibliography Title Bengali title Year Publisher ISBN Ref. Rahuler Scrapbook 2020 Saptarshi Prakashan Lekhapattar 2022 Saptarshi Prakashan Colony Kallolini 2023 Dey's Publishing Kolkata Cacophony 2024 Dey's Publishing Jaler Bioscope 2024 Dey's Publishing Shreshthanshe Rahul 2025 Saptarshi Prakashan Sahaj Katha 2026 Khoai Publishing House
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Awarded by Result 2008 Anandalok Puraskar Best Actor Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Anandabazar Patrika
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