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Priya Banerjee

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Priya Banerjee
Banerjee in 2018
Born (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Partner(s)Prateik Babbar (2020–present; engaged)

Priya Banerjee (born 16 April 1990[1]) is a Canadian actress who works primarily in the Indian movie industries. She has worked Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films.[2][3][4] Banerjee's first film was Kiss in Telugu in 2013, opposite Adivi Sesh.[5] She then appeared in her second Telugu film, Joru, with Sundeep Kishan and Raashii Khanna as the other leads.

Priya Banerjee's latest release, MaayaKaMoh (2024), on ShemarooMe, has garnered significant global attention. Starring opposite Pankit Thakker, the film highlights their captivating on-screen chemistry, with Thakker's exceptional performance earning widespread critical acclaim.[6]

Personal life

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Banerjee was born in Canada to parents of Indian Bengali origin and was raised in Canada.[7] She participated in Miss World Canada 2011.[4][8]

Career

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Banerjee started her career in 2013, with the Telugu film Kiss as Priya.[9][10] In 2014, she acted in the film Joru as Annu.[11] In 2015, she appeared in her third Telugu film, Asura as Harika opposite Nara Rohit.

In October 2015, Banerjee made her Bollywood debut with Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa as Sia.[12][13][14] The film starred Aishwarya Rai and Irrfan Khan however it failed at the box office and was declared a flop.[15] In 2016, she acted in Karan Johar's Baar Baar Dekho, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif.

In 2017, Banerjee started the year with 2016 The End, which released in the month of October, playing the main lead of Sheetal opposite Harshad Chopda.[16] She later acted in T-Series's Dil Jo Na Keh Saka opposite Himansh Kohli as Sia.[17][18] She also played Mrya in her third release of that year, Social.

In 2018, she acted in the film, Rain In 2019, she started the year with acting in the Tamil film Chithiram Pesuthadi 2.[19] She made her web debut with ALT Balaji's Baarish in April 2019, starring Asha Negi and Vikram Singh Chauhan.[20][21] She later returned to the series in season 2 in 2020.[22] In May 2019, Banerjee played one of the leads as Kashti for Ekta Kapoor's Bekaaboo which aired on ALT Balaji opposite Rajeev Siddharth.[23] In June 2019, Banerjee acted in Mahendra Bohra's thriller Bollywood film, Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna opposite Karanvir Bohra.[24][25][26]

Banerjee made her place in The Times Of India's "Most Desirable Women List" and was ranked at No. 22 in 2020.[27]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language
2013 Kiss Priya Telugu
2014 Joru Annu
Asura Harika
2015 Jazbaa Sia Hindi
2017 2016 The End Sheetal
Dil Jo Na Keh Saka Sia
Social Myra Hindi
2018 Rain Barkha
2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Nanditha Tamil
3 Dev Vani Hindi
Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna Ananya

Web series

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Year Title Role Language Platform Ref.
2019 Baarish Shreya Hindi ALT Balaji & ZEE5
Love Bites — ZEE5
Hello Mini Ishita MX Player [28]
2019- 2021 Bekaaboo Kashti ALT Balaji [29]
2020 8 Hours — Telugu
Twisted 3 Myra Sinha Hindi JioCinema
Bhanwar Kanika Makhija ZEE5
2021 Jamai 2.0 —
11th Hour Nora Telugu Aha
2023 Rana Naidu Mandira Hindi/Telugu Netflix
Adhura Nancy Hindi Amazon Prime Video

References

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  1. ^ "Prateik Babbar wishes GF Priya Banerjee on her birthday, shares romantic photos with his 'best friend'". India Today. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Priya Banerjee: I am nervous about KISS". Rediff.
  3. ^ "From Canada to Tollywood: Priya Banerjee - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ a b "Tollywood actresses go international - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Priya Anand Film Industry adivi sesh". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Pankit Thakker: Playing Akash in the film Maaya Ka Moh was a transformative experience". The Times of India. 22 September 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. ^ "My family lives in Canada, the situation is equally bad there: A worried Priya Banerjee on COVID-19 lockdown". The Times of India. 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Nothing but films". Deccan Herald. 17 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Priya Banerjee: I am nervous about KISS". 12 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Adivi Sesh's new film Kiss". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Joru". The Times of India. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  12. ^ "'Jazbaa' is my dream Bollywood debut, says Telugu actress Priya Banerjee". 10 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Priya Banerjee to make her Bollywood debut with Sanjay Gupta's 'Jazbaa'". 20 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Priya Banerjee: '2016 The End' belongs to my kind of zone". 29 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Jazbaa review: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has over played in this convoluted, over-plotted crime-drama". 9 October 2015.
  16. ^ "'2016 The End' belongs to my kind of zone: Priya Banerjee". 28 December 2015.
  17. ^ ""I am lucky, Bollywood is very receptive towards me" – Priya Banerjee". BollywoodHungama. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Himansh Kohli and Priya Banerjee speak about their chemistry in the movie 'Dil Jo Na Keh Saka'". The Times of India. 14 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Script matters the most for Priya Banerjee". The Times of India. 5 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Baarish first impression: A not-so-new TV drama". 25 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Priya Banerjee On her Character In Baarish: Shreya Is Quite Like Kareena's Poo In KKKG". 19 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Asha Negi on Baarish Season 2: This was my first on-screen kiss, it was the toughest to shoot". 6 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Here's why Bekaboo - a psycho stalker thriller is a must-watch". 15 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Priya Banerjee and Karanvir Bohra in 'Humein Tumse Pyar Kitna'". The Times of India. 28 January 2017.
  25. ^ "Karanvir Bohra wraps up shooting of debut film Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna, shares photos". 26 April 2018.
  26. ^ Raisinghani, Pooja (4 July 2019). "HUME TUMSE PYAAR KITNA MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  27. ^ "The Times Most Desirable Women of 2020 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Actress Priya Banerjee talks about LGBTQ+ community and her support for them". Tribhne India.
  29. ^ "Priya Banerjee: Censorship on OTT is not going to be possible". 12 January 2021.
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