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Popular Bengali movie manufacture histrion Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died by drowning connected Sunday (March 29, 2026). The movie fraternity successful West Bengal has been near successful a authorities of daze aft the actor’s passing. He is survived by his son and histrion woman Priyanka Sarkar.
The histrion drowned successful the Bay of Bengal adjacent the West Bengal-Odisha borderline in Talsari during a tv bid shoot.
Initial reports person suggested that helium entered the h2o unsocial aft the sprout was wrapped up, and panic dispersed aft helium went missing. The movie unit contiguous astatine determination managed to propulsion him retired of the h2o and instrumentality him to a nearby hospital, but helium was declared ‘brought dead‘ on arrival.
“This is simply a clip of immense grief and heavy despair for us. In this hard moment, we sincerely request space and privacy,” Ms. Sarkar wrote connected her societal media grip connected Instagram.
He has starred successful aggregate fashionable Bengali films and roseate to fame with his archetypal movie Chirodini Tumi Je Amar (2008). He aboriginal went connected to prima successful aggregate different fashionable films like Tumi Asbe Bole (2014), Zulfiqar (2016), Byomkesh Gotro (2018), Bidaay Byomkesh (2018), and The Academy of Fine Arts (2025).
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee besides expressed her daze and condolences aft the quality of the actor’s passing. “I conscionable can’t marque consciousness of however this happened. He was 1 of my favourite actors and a fantastic person,” Ms. Banerjee wrote connected her societal media handle, X.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Digha) Mohit Mollah said that nary ceremonial ailment has been filed against the death. “We are sending his assemblage for postmortem,” Mr. Mollah said connected Sunday (March 29) night.
Industry mourns
The Bengali movie manufacture was near successful a authorities of daze connected Sunday (March 29, 2026) arsenic galore manufacture members visited the deceased actors location successful ample numbers and stood by his family.
Minister Aroop Biswas, seasoned histrion Prasenjit Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakraborty, actor Sohini Sarkar, and galore others visited his home.
“This is simply a immense nonaccomplishment for maine personally,” actor Sudipta Chakraborty said portion visiting the deceased actor’s house.
