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Rachana Banerjee is a famous Bengali actress who also appeared in Odia, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She was also Miss Kolkata in 1994 and has won five beauty contests in India. She won Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest.
The real name of Rachana is Jhumjhum Banerjee but in 1994 her director Sukhen Das renamed her Rachana in her debut film, Daan Pratidaan. Rachana has appeared in 35 Bengali films with Prosenjit Chatterjee. She has also done some Odia films, mostly with Siddhanta Mahapatra. She was also acted in the Hindi film Sooryavansham with Amitabh Bachchan. And she also worked in South-Indian films with Upendra Rao and Chiranjeevi.
Apart from her acting career she has also hosted the popular Bengali non-fiction TV show, Didi No. 1, which is aired on Zee Bangla on weekdays.
Banerjee was married to Odia actor Siddhanta Mahapatra. They divorced in 2004 at a family court in Cuttack and later she left the Odia Film Industry. She is currently married to Probal Basu and has a son, named Pronil Basu.
Here are the personal details given below about Rachana Banerjee-
Rachana Banerjee Profile:
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Bio:
Born Name | Jhumjhum Banerjee |
Nick Name | Rachana Banerjee |
DOB | 2 October 1974 |
Age | 43 Years |
Birth Place | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Nationality | Indian ![]() |
Religion | Hinduism |
Best Known For | Rachana best known for hosting a Bengali non-fiction TV show ‘Didi No. 1’. |
Physical Stats:
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Black |
Ethnicity | Bengal |
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Personal:
Father | Not Known |
Mother | Not Known |
Siblings | Not Known |
Cousins | Not Known |
Children | Pronil Basu (with Probal Basu) |
Marital Status | Married |
Hobbies | Cooking, Travelling |
Obsessed With | N/A |
Spouse/Boyfriend | 1. Siddhanta Mahapatra (Actor, Politician; div. 2004) 2. Probal Basu (Deputy Manager of TATA AIG; m. 2007) |
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Educational:
School | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
Professional:
Occupation | Model, Actress, Anchor |
Manager | Not Known |
Brand Endorsement | Not Known |
First Film | Daan Protidan (1994) |
Favorite Things:
Favorite Food | Chips, Chocolates, Tomato Soup, Brinjal |
Favorite Car | BMW |
Favorite Color | Red, Yellow, Green, Black, Blue |
Favorite Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee |
Favorite Actress | Rani Mukerji |
Favorite Director | Not Known |
Favorite Sports | Cricket |
Favorite Cricketer | Kapil Dev |
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Salary | Not Known |
Net Worth | Not Known |
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Unknown Facts:
- Rachna Banerjee was the winner of ‘Miss Kolkata’ in 1994.
- She is a well-known actress of Odia, Bengali and Telugu movies.
- She has worked with popular Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee in 35 Bengali films.
- She also appeared in Bollywood film ‘Sooryavansham‘ with Amitabh Bachchan.
Interesting Facts:
- Apart from anacting, she is also a brilliant anchor who won Tele Cine Award for the best anchor for hosting a Bengali non-fiction TV show ‘Didi No. 1’.
- She has won five beauty contests in India.
- She is the recipient of numerous state awards like ‘Kalakar Award’, ‘Bharat Nirman Award’, ‘Odia State Film Award’, ‘Special Film Award’.
- In 2004, after divorced with Siddhanta Mahapatra, she left the Odia Film Industry.
Controversies:
It seems all is not well in the paradise of well known actress Rachana Banerjee, who was seen in Bengali films like Goyenda Gogol, Ramdhanu – The Rainbow and Hindi film Sooryavansham.
As per a daily, the actress and her husband Probal Basu, who tied the knot in 2007, are not living together anymore.
Rachana usually attends parties and events with her husband but recently at an Eid party it was observed that both walked in separately.
The popular Bengali actress prefers to guard her private life. Her close friends too have not commented anything about the status of their relationship.
The couple has a nine-year-old son, Pronil. He lives with Rachana but Probal too spends a lot of time with him.
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