Priyanka Sarkar
Sarkar in 2024
Born (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 35)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation Actress
Spouse
Rahul Banerjee
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(m. 2010; died 2026)​
Children 1

Priyanka Sarkar (born 31 December 1990) is an Indian film and television actress who mostly works in Bengali films. She started her career working in the Bengali television industry in 2003 while she was only 12 years old. Later she worked in several serials like Swapner Rong Nil, Aastha, Khela, and Nana R angar Dinguli as a teenager. She also worked as a child actor in the movie Dadar Adesh along with Prasenjit Chatterjee. Her big career breakthrough came when she got the opportunity to star in the movie Chirodini Tumi Je Amar as the leading actress. The film released in 2008 and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in the Bengali film industry.

Personal life

Sarkar was born on 31 December 1990 in West Bengal, India.[1] She married actor Rahul Banerjee in 2010 and has a son named Shohoj since 2013.[2][3] Her husband Banerjee died whilst filming in Talsari beach by drowning, on 29 March 2026, at the age of 42.[4][5][6][7]

Career

Sarkar debuted with the film Dadar Adesh (2005). Her breakthrough performance came in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar (2008), in which she was paired opposite Rahul Banerjee. The film was well received by audiences.[8]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Director Notes
2005 Dadar Adesh Titli Roy Anup Sengupta
2008 Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Pallavi Raj Chakraborty
2009 Ei Prithibi Tomar Aamar Purnima Swapan Saha
Risk Mithie Riingo Banerjee
Bhalobasha Zindabad Kushum Reshmi Mitra
Kano Kichu Kotha Bolona Rajashree Swapan Saha
2010 Love Circus Riya Dulal Bhowmick
Shono Mon Boli Tomay Pradip Saha
Pratidwandi Sharmila Anup Sengupta
Bor Bou Khela Jagannath Guha
Game Sudipto Ghatak, Ajay Singh
Hangover Herself Prabhat Roy
Run Megha Swapan Saha
Jodi Ekdin Nikita Riingo Banerjee
2011 Get 2 Gether Riya Arindam Chakraborty
Kagojer Bou Ketuki Bappaditya Bandopadhyay
Moubone Aaj Payel Raja Sen
2012 Na Hannyate Riingo Banerjee
Hemlock Society Hiya Srijit Mukherji
2013 Damadol Riya Manoj Michigan
Hoi Choi Tupur Debarati Gupta
A Political Murder Agnidev Chatterjee
2014 The Royal Bengal Tiger Aparna Rajesh Ganguly
Obhishopto Nighty Jhumi Birsa Dasgupta
2015 Swade Ahlade Arindam Sil
13 No. Tarachand Lane Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
Rajkahini Lata Srijit Mukherji
Byomkesh Bakshi Indira Anjan Dutt
Abby Sen Sreeroopa Atanu Ghosh
Arshinagar Mrs. Gupta / Herself Aparna Sen
2016 Tadanto Nitish Roy
Jenana Barshali Chatterjee
It's Basonto Aditya Roy Banerjee
9 No. Peyara Bagan Lane Pallab Mukherjee
Ratri Ghatak
Pichutaan Ayan Chakraborty
Selfie'r Phande Srabani Manas Basu
Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana Banalakshi Anjan Dutt
Romantic Noy Rajib Choudhury
2017 Ghostana[9] Saptarshi Majumdar
Ping Saptarshi Majumdar
Baje Chobi Arnab Paria
Amar Sahor Dipayan Jenny Sourav Chakraborty, Samadarshi Dutta, Priyanka Sarkar, Sampurna Lahiri, Shilajit Majumdar, Rudranil Ghosh
Amar Aponjon Piya Raja Chanda
Chaamp Shwati Raj Chakraborty
Jawker Dhan Sayantan Ghosal
Chaya O Chobi Moumita Kaushik Ganguly
Cockpit Afreen Hamidi Kamaleshwar Mukherjee
2018 Kaya-The Mystery Unfold Rajib Chowdhury
Hoyto Manush Noy Koustav Bhattacharya and Arunava Gangopadhyay
Kabir Damayanti Aniket Chattopadhyay
E Tumi Kemon Tumi Nehal Dutta
Sultan: The Saviour Disha Raja Chanda
Bhagshesh Maahirii Bose
Aaleya Dr. Humayun Kabir
Crisscross Suzy Birsa Dasgupta
Byomkesh Gotro Emily Arindam Sil
Andar Kahini Arnab Middya
Neelanjana Neelanjana Orko Sinha
2019 Bibaho Obhijaan Malati Birsa Dasgupta
Bornoporichoy Malini Chatterjee Mainak Bhowmick
2020 Hridoy Jurey Nilima Rafique Sikder Bangladeshi film
2021 Pratighat Rajiv Kumar Biswas Zee5 Release
Nirbhaya Aratrika Anshuman Pratyush
2022 Kolkatar Harry Rajdeep Ghosh
Toke Chhara Banchbo Na Sujit Mondal
2023 Manobjomin Kuhu Srijato
Abar Bibaho Obhijaan Malati Soumik Halder [10]
Kurban Hijol Saibal Mukherjee [11]
2024 Aahalya Abhimanyu Mukherjee
Robins Kichen Bappa
2025 Mrigaya: The Hunt Abhirup Ghosh
2026 Bike Ambulance Dada Vinay M Mudgil 5th Film with Dev

Television

  • Aastha
  • Khela (Zee Bangla)
  • Raat Bhor Brishti (Zee Bangla)
  • Nana Ranger Dinguli
  • Ebar Jalsha Rannaghare
  • Mahanayak
  • Ebar Jalsha Rannaghare (season 2)
  • Abhyamangal (Mahalaya special TV program for Star Jalsha)
  • Sun Bangla Super Family (reality game show for Sun Bangla)

Web series

Year Series OTT Character Ref
2017 - 2021 Hello! Hoichoi Deboleena Shome/ Neena
2019 Rahasya Romancha Series Hoichoi
2022 Mahabharat Murders Hoichoi Ruksana Ahmed [12]
2023 Lojja Hoichoi
2023 Chhotolok Zee5 Mallika Das
2025 Lojja Season 2 Hoichoi

References

  1. ^ "ব্যক্তিগত জীবন থেকে কেরিয়ার, জন্মদিনে রইল প্রিয়াঙ্কার কিছু অজানা তথ্য". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ Ganguly, Ruman (13 November 2010). "Rahul is perfect: Priyanka". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ Bangla, TV9 (3 August 2023). "Rahul-Priyanka: পোস্ট দেখেই খুশির মেজাজ ভক্তমনে, বিয়ের স্মৃতিতে ভাসলেন রাহুল". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Ananda, A. B. P. (29 March 2026). "দুঃসংবাদ ! মারা গেলেন রাহুল অরুণোদয়, কী হয়েছিল অভিনেতার ?". ABP Ananda (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Rahul Banerjee no more | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Rahul Banerjee, popular Bengali actor, dies after falling into sea during shoot". India TV News. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Tollywood in shock as Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee dies at 43; drowns in sea while shooting". MSN. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  8. ^ "'প্রথম প্রেমের…,' ১৫ বছর পরেও ভক্তদের মনে 'চিরদিনই তুমি যে আমার'এর স্মৃতি". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Priyanka Sarkar as Roxy in Ghostana Web-Series; A Modern Hot and Sexy Ghost "
  10. ^ "'Abar Bibaho Obhijaan': The comedy caper promises a laugh riot this summer". The Times of India. 6 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ^ Ananda, A. B. P. (25 August 2023). "বড়পর্দায় এবার অঙ্কুশ-প্রিয়ঙ্কা জুটি, প্রকাশ্যে শৈবাল মুখোপাধ্যায়ের 'কুরবান' ছবির প্রথম লুক". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Priyanka Sarkar Exclusive: 'ছেলেরা গা ঝেড়ে ফেলতে পারে, মেয়েরা...'কেন বললেন প্রিয়াঙ্কা?". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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