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Arya Banerjee Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

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BirthplaceKolkata

ProfessionModel, Actress, Singer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Pandit Nikhil Banerjee; Mother - Roma Banerjee; Sister - Mita Banerjee

Arya Banerjee Biography

Arya Banerjee was an Indian model, actress and singer from Kolkata who trained in Hindustani classical vocal music and worked in film, television and print

Early life and background

Arya Banerjee, also known by the names Devdutta Banerjee and Arya Bandopadhyay, was born in Kolkata. Sources give two possible years of birth: 1980 and 1987, with the date commonly reported as 27 January. She was raised in a musical household: her father was Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, a sitar player, and her mother, Roma Banerjee, played the tamboura. Arya completed a masters degree in vocal Hindustani classical music.

Career

Banerjee began her professional life as a model and worked for a number of Indian fashion designers. She trained in acting, including a short-term diploma course at Actor Prepares, and also received training in dance, singing and martial arts. Her first credited film role was in the 2010 movie Love, Sex, Aur Dhokha, in which she appeared as Naina. She later had a role in the 2011 Hindi film The Dirty Picture. On television she appeared in the episodic series Saavdhan India.

Beyond acting and modelling, Banerjee was a singer with formal training in Hindustani classical vocal music. Her artistic interests extended to sketching in her leisure time.

Public profile

Physical descriptions reported in public records list her height at approximately 173 cm (about 5'8"), with brown eyes and brown hair. Her nationality was Indian, and her family background was described as Hindu and Brahmin in some sources.

Family and personal life

Arya was unmarried. She had an elder sister, Mita Banerjee, who is reported to be married into the Tagore family and living in Singapore. Banerjee lived alone in Kolkata in later years, keeping a pet dog for company.

Reports note that on her birthday in 1986 her father passed away from a cardiac arrest. In other personal details shared in public reports, she is said to have consumed alcohol and to have practiced martial arts as part of her training.

Death

Arya Banerjee died on 11 December 2020 at her residence in the Jodhpur Park area of Kolkata. Reports indicate she was found at home by local authorities; accounts from those reports describe the circumstances at the scene and note that an investigation was opened.

Latest updates

Public reporting around the time of her death described her as living alone with her dog and noted the involvement of local police as they looked into the circumstances. Her sister resides in Singapore.

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Recent Work

Love, Sex, Aur Dhokha

Film debut, appeared as Naina

2010
The Dirty Picture

Appeared in the 2011 Hindi film

2011
Saavdhan India

Appeared in episodic television series

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Career Highlights

  1. Started career as a model for Indian fashion designers
  2. Film debut in Love, Sex, Aur Dhokha (2010)
  3. Appeared in The Dirty Picture (2011)
  4. Trained vocalist with a Masters in Hindustani classical music
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