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| caption = Rachna Banerjee in 2020 |
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| birth_name = Jhumjhum Banerjee |
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| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India <br/> (present-day [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India) |
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India <br/> (present-day [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India) |
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| occupation = Actress, television presenter |
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'''Rachna Banerjee''' (born '''Jhumjhum Banerjee'''; |
'''Rachna Banerjee''' (born '''Jhumjhum Banerjee''';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Didi No. 1 to celebrate host Rachna Banerjee’s birthday|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/didi-no-1-to-celebrate-host-rachna-banerjees-birthday/articleshow/78422281.cms|language=en|work=[[The Times of India|Times of India]]|access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> 2 October 1972<ref name=":1" />) also known as '''Rachana''', is an [[India]]n actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known primarily for her works in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Odia language|Odia]] films, besides a few [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2021 |title=আমার জীবনে কোনো পুরুষের প্রয়োজন নেই : রচনা |url=https://www.dainikeidin.com/2021/12/13/35980.html |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=Dainik Eidin - দৈনিক এইদিন |language=en-US}}</ref> Being crowned the 1991 Miss [[Kolkata]], she has also won five beauty contests in [[India]] including Miss Beautiful [[Smile]] at the Miss India contest.<ref name="toi">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Sidhant-runs-into-Rachana/articleshow/4386900.cms?referral=PM |title=Sidhant runs into' Rachana |work=The Times of India |access-date=27 April 2015 |author=Sandeep Mishra |date=11 April 2009}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
Revision as of 07:33, 1 May 2024
Rachna Banerjee | |
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Born | Jhumjhum Banerjee 2 October 1972[1] |
Occupation(s) | Actress, television presenter |
Years active | 1990 – present |
Notable work | |
Title | Miss Calcutta 1991 |
Political party | All India Trinamool Congress (2024-present) |
Spouses | |
Children | 7 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Major competition(s) |
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Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Banerjee;[4] 2 October 1972[1]) also known as Rachana, is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known primarily for her works in Bengali and Odia films, besides a few Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films.[5] Being crowned the 1991 Miss Kolkata, she has also won five beauty contests in India including Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest.[6]
Early life
Banerjee was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India, and was her parents' only child. Her father was Rabindranath Banerjee.[7] Her original name was Jhumjhum Banerjee,[8] and was changed to Rachana by Sukhen Das, the director of her debut film Daan Pratidaan (1993).
Career
Banerjee won the Miss Kolkata contest in 1991 when she was still in her second year of graduation course from South City College. She entered several beauty pageants before starting her acting career and was often declared 'Miss Beautiful Smile'. In 1994 she missed out of the Miss India contest grand finale where Madhu Sapre was crowned the title. Banerjee's breakthrough role was with director Sukhen Das who changed her name to Rachana (which Das found in 'Rabindra Rachanabali'). Her biggest success in film career comes when she played the female lead opposite Siddhant Mahapatra in about 40 movies. She appeared alongside Amitabh Bachchan in the film Sooryavansham, one of the cult movies of its era.[9] She has appeared in 35 Bengali films with Bengali filmstar Prosenjit Chatterjee.[citation needed]
Hosting Didi No. 1
Apart from acting, Banerjee is also hosting 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.[10]
Personal life
Rachna Banerjee married her co-star Sidhant Mohapatra in 1994 and divorced him in 2004.They Have Six children.[11][12] She married Probal Basu in 2007 and separated from him in 2016. They have a son.[13]
Filmography
List of reality shows
Year | Show | Season | Role | Ref |
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2010 | Dance Bangla Dance - Junior | 7 | Judge | |
2011 | Didi No. 1 | 2 | Anchor | |
2013 | 4 | |||
2015 | 6 | |||
2016 | 7 | |||
2018 | 8 | |||
2022 | 9 | |||
2023 | 10 | |||
2016 | No 1 Didi Na Dada | 1 | ||
2012 | Tumi Je Amar | 1 | ||
2018 | Dance Bangla Dance - Junior, Season 10 | Judge |
Awards
- Kalakar Awards
- Bharat Nirman Award
- Odia State Film Award
- Special Film Award by West Bengal State Govt
- Tele Samman Award
- ETV Bangla Film Award
- Zee Bangla Sonar Songsar Award 2015[14]
Political career
Banerjee will be contesting as All India Trinamool Congress candidate from the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency seat against Bharatiya Janata Party's sitting MP Locket Chatterjee in the upcoming 2024 Indian general election.[15][16]
References
- ^ a b "Rachna Banerjee". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "রচনা-সিদ্ধান্তকে ভোলেনি মানুষ, তবে হিট জুটির রিল ও রিয়্যাল দু'জীবনেই আজ শুধুই দূরত্ব". The Wall (in Bengali). 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Das, Suhrid (29 April 2024). "হুগলি কেন্দ্রে মনোনয়নপত্র জমা দিলেন রচনা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়". OneIndia (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Didi No. 1 to celebrate host Rachna Banerjee's birthday". Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "আমার জীবনে কোনো পুরুষের প্রয়োজন নেই : রচনা". Dainik Eidin - দৈনিক এইদিন. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Sandeep Mishra (11 April 2009). "Sidhant runs into' Rachana". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Actress Rachna Banerjee misses her father; shares an emotional note". The Times of India. 18 November 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Actress Rachna Banerjee's real name is known as Jhumjhum" (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "कहां हैं 'सूर्यवंशम' में अमिताभ बच्चन का प्यार ठुकराने वाली ये हीरोइन?". Jansatta (in Hindi). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Three injured in fire at reality show set". The Times of India. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Mishra, Sandeep (11 April 2009). "Sidhant runs into' Rachana". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "'Rachna & I knew each other inside out'". The Telegraph. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Actress Rachana Banerjee Separated From Her Husband?". Update Odisha. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ Kumari, Sweaty (10 March 2024). "'Didi No. 1' Rachana Banerjee gets a place on Didi's list". Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "লকেটের সঙ্গে কথা নিয়ে চিন্তিত, হুগলিতেই থাকতে চান রচনা? এবিপি আনন্দকে কী জানালেন তিনি?". ABP News (in Bengali). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links
- Living people
- Actresses in Bengali cinema
- Actresses in Odia cinema
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses from Kolkata
- Kalakar Awards winners
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Actresses in Telugu cinema
- 1974 births
- Trinamool Congress politicians from West Bengal
- Indian actor-politicians