Rachna Banerjee

Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Rakesh Banerjee;[3] 2 October 1974) also known as Rachana, is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known for her works in Bengali and Odia film industries and has also appeared in several Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films.[4] Being crowned the 1990 Miss Kolkata, she has also won five beauty contests in India including Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest.[5]

Rachna Banerjee
Born
Jhumjhum Banerjee[1]

(1974-10-02) 2 October 1974[2]
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress, television presenter
Years active1990 – Present
Notable work
Spouse(s)
Probal Basu
​
(m. 2007)​
Children1

Early life

Banerjee was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and was her parents' only child. Her father was Upamanyu Banerjee. Her original name was Jhumjhum Banerjee, and was changed to Rachana by Sukhen Das, the director of her debut film Daan Pratidaan (1993).

Career

Banerjee won the Miss Calcutta contest in 1990 when she was still in her 2nd 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 1992 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'). She has appeared in 35 Bengali films with Prosenjit Chatterjee. Her biggest success in film career comes when she played the female lead opposite Siddhanta Mahapatra in about 20 movies.

Hosting Didi No. 1
Main article: 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.[6]

Personal life

Rachna Banerjee married Probal Basu in 2007. They have a son named Pronil Basu.[7]

Filmography
Main article: Rachna Banerjee filmography

List of reality shows
Year Show Season Role Ref
2010 Dance Bangla Dance - Junior 7 Judge
2011 Didi No. 1 2 Anchor
2013 4
2015 6
2016 7
2018 8
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 for Didi No. 1 & Tumi Je Amar[8]

References
  1. "Who Is Rachna Banerjee? Why Was The Didi No 1 Host Trolled For Selling Sarees Online?". Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "রচনা-সিদ্ধান্তকে ভোলেনি মানুষ, তবে হিট জুটির রিল ও রিয়্যাল দু'জীবনেই আজ শুধুই দূরত্ব". Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "Who Is Rachna Banerjee? Why Was The Didi No 1 Host Trolled For Selling Sarees Online?". Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. "আমার জীবনে কোনো পুরুষের প্রয়োজন নেই : রচনা". Dainik Eidin - দৈনিক এইদিন. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. Sandeep Mishra (11 April 2009). "Sidhant runs into' Rachana". The Times Of India. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  6. "Three injured in fire at reality show set". Times Of India. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  7. "Actress Rachana Banerjee Separated From Her Husband?". Update Odisha. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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