# Rahul Banerjee (actor)

Arunoday Banerjee (born 16 October 1983), better known as Rahul Banerjee, is an Indian actor works in Bengali language films and television. He made his stage appearance at the age of three with his father's (Biswanath Banerjee) theatre troupe Bijoygarh Atmaprakash play entitled Raj Darshan. Since then, he has acted in almost 450 stage shows, with his father's troupe and with Theatron. He was married to co-actress Priyanka Sarkar. He was catapulted to stardom for his role opposite Priyanka Sarkar in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, directed by Raj Chakraborty. The film was a massive box-office success. He has subsequently appeared in films including Love Circus, Shono Mon Boli Tomay and Poti Poromesshor. His television debut was in the series Tumi Asbe Bole. He has received a number of awards, such as the Anandalok Award for the Best Actor for his role in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar.

## Personal life

He was born to a family of theatre artists. His father was a director of a theatre troupe named Bijoygor Atmaprakash. He attended Naktala High School and graduated from Ashutosh College. After having a long relationship with his co-actor Priyanka Sarkar, the couple got married.They have a son, Shohoj Banerjee. The couple separated in 2017. Then they re-united in 2023 and are still living together.

## 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. After that, he got a film offer which gave him widespread recognition.

## Filmography

| Year | Movie | Role | Director | Co Stars |
| 2000 | Chaka | Phatik | Nepaldev Bhattacharjee | Mithun Chakraborty |
| 2004 | Aabar Aashbo Phire | Unknown | Ravi Ojha | | Saswata Chatterjee, | Koneenica Banerjee |
| 2007 | Chirodini tumi je amar | Krishno | Raj Chakraborty | Priyanka, Rudranil Sengupta |
| | RajarbA | | | |
| 2008 | Jackpot | Dodo | Kaushik Ganguly | Koel Mallick, Hiran, Sohin noi Paul |
| 2008 | | Reshmi Mitra | Priyanka |
| 2008 | Ankash Talaash | Swapan Saha | Priyanka |
| 2008 | Paran Jai Jaliya Re | Ravi Kinagi | Dev, Subhashree Ganguly |
| 2009 | Love Circus | Dulal Bhowmick | Priyanka |
| 2009 | Shono Mon Boli Tomay | Pradip Saha | Priyanka |
| 2009 | Hangover (Guest appearance) | Prabhat Roy | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Joy Mukherjee, Priyanka Sarkar, Sayantika Banerjee |
| 2009 | Scream | Swapan Saha | Priyanka Sarkar, Sohini Paul |
| 2009 | Pratidwandi | Anup Sengupta | Priyanka Sarkar, Ranjit Mallick, Rajatava Dutta |
| 2009 | Get2gether | Arindam Chakraborty | Priyanka Sarkar |
| 2009 | Jiyo Kaka | Parambrata Chatterjee | Abhiraj, Rudranil Ghosh, Rituparna Sengupta |
| 2011 | Moubone Aaj | Raja Sen | Priyanka Sarkar |
| 2011 | Bor Bou Khela | Jagannath Guha | Priyanka Sarkar |
| 2011 | Kagojer Bou | Bappaditya Bandhyapadyay | Priyanka Sarkar, Paoli Dam, Rimjhim Gupta |
| 2011 | Bhalobasha Off Route-e | Arunabha Khasnabish | Parijat |
| 2011 | Ajob Prem Abong | Arindam Dey | Paoli Dam |
| 2011 | Katakuti | Premangshu Roy | Jaya Sil |
| 2012 | Balukabela.com | Partha Sen | Abhiraj, Rudranil Ghosh |
| 2012 | Na Hanyate | Riingo | Priyanka Sarkar, Roopa Ganguly |
| 2012 | Goray Gondogol | Aniket Chaterjee | Sampurna Lahiri |
| 2013 | Hoi Choi | Debarati Gupta | Priyanka Sarkar, Paoli Dam |
| 2013 | Meghe Dhaka Tara | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | Saswata Chatterjee |
| 2013 | A Political Murder | Agnidev Chatterjee | Priyanka Sarkar, Rituparna Sengupta |
| 2013 | Bedroom | Mainak Bhowmik | Parno Mitra |
| 2013 | Rupkatha Noy | Atanu Ghosh | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| 2014 | Obhishopto Nighty | Birsa Dasgupta | Priyanka Sarkar |
| 2014 | Jaatishwar | Srijit Mukherji | Riya Sen, Swastika Mukherjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta |
| 2014 | Take One | Mainak Bhowmik | Swastika Mukherjee |
| 2014 | Aamar Aami | Orko Sinha | Arunima Ghosh |
| 2014 | Chotushkon | Srijit Mukherji | |
| 2014 | Pati Parameshwar | Joysree Bhattacharyya | Rituparna Sengupta |
| 2014 | Byomkesh Phire Elo | Anjan Dutt | Abir Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen |
| 2015 | Ebar Shabor | Arindam Sil | Saswata Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, Swastika Mukherjee, Payel Sarkar, June Malia |
| 2015 | Otai Last MMS | Pele Bhattacharya | Shilajit, Supriyo Dutta, Gourab Roy Chowdhury, Abantika Biswas |
| 2015 | Tadanto | Nitish Roy | Rituparna Sengupta, Debshankar Halder, Priyanka Sarkar, Goutam Halder |
| 2016 | Khawto | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Raima Sen |
| 2016 | Mr. Bhaduri | Subrata Sen | Malabika Sen, Srabanti Banerjee, Mou Guha |
| 2016 | Zulfiqar | Srijit Mukherji | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Dev, Parambrata Chatterjee, Nusrat Jahan, Ankush Hazra, Kanchan Mallick, Koushik Sen, Jisshu Sengupta, Paoli Dam |
| 2017 | Jawker Dhan | Sayantan Ghosal | Parambrata Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Priyanka Sarkar, Kaushik Sen, Arindol Bagchi, Samidh Mukerjee |
| 2018 | Biday Byomkesh | Debaloy Bhattacharya | Abir Chatterjee, Sohini Sarkar |
| 2018 | Byomkesh Gotro | Arindam Sil | Abir Chatterjee, Sohini Sarkar |
| 2019 | Rajlokkhi o Shrikanto | Pradipta Bhattacharya | Ritwick Chakraborty, Jyotika Jyoti, Aparajita Ghosh Das |
| 2021 | Sleelatahanir Pore | Reshmi Mitra | Soumitra Chatterjee, Moubani Sorcar |
| 2021 | Sohorer Upokotha | Bappa | Basabdatta Chatterjee, Bidipta Chakraborty, Joy Sengupta, Lama Halder, Subhasish Mukherjee, Anindya Banerjee |
| 2022 | Mrittyupothojatri | | |
| 2022 | Sohobase | Anjan Kanjilal | Ishaa Saha , Saayoni Ghosh |
| 2022 | Akash Ongsoto Meghla | Joydeep Mukherjee | Rudranil Ghosh, Basabdatta Chatterjee |
| 2022 | Abar Kanchanjungha | Debesh | |
| 2023 | Kolkata'96 | Himself | Ritwick Chakraborty, Sohini Sarkar |

## Web series

| Year | Series/Short Film | Director | Co Stars | Notes |
| 2017 | Adorshini | Rahul Sapui | | Addatimes |
| 2018 | Action Area 11B | Abhiroop Basu | Bidipta Chakraborty, Anindita Bose, Ankan Mallick | Addatimes |
| 2018 | Kaali Season 1 | | Paoli Dam | Zee5 original |
| 2019 | Paap Season 1 | | Puja Banerjee | hoichoi original |
| 2020 | Kaali Season 2 | | Paoli Dam | Zee5 original |
| 2021 | Paap Season 2 | Joydeep Mukherjee | Puja Banerjee | hoichoi original |
| 2022 | Feludar Goyendagiri | Srijit Mukherji | Tota Roy Chowdhury, Anirban Chakrabarti, Kalpan Mitra | hoichoi original |
| 2023 | Indubala Bhater Hotel | Debaloy Bhattacharya | Subhashree Ganguly | hoichoi original |
| 2023 | Seven | Anjan Dutt | Gaurav Chakrabarty, Ridhima Ghosh & Suprobhat Das | Zee5 original |
| 2025 | Puropuri Eken | Joydeep Mukherjee | Anirban Chakraborti | hoichoi original |

## Television

* Khela (2006–2008) as Aditya Barman, (later replaced by Debanjan Chatterjee) Zee Bangla
* Mohona (2008) as Arka, Zee Bangla
* Tumi Asbe Bole (2014–2016) as Rahul Debroy, Star Jalsha
* Swapno Udaan (2017) as Roopayan Sen, Star Jalsha
* Ardhangini (2018) as Umapati 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 (2023) as Prabhakar Ghosh, Star Jalsha