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Popular Bengali histrion Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died connected Sunday (March 29, 2026) aft drowning successful the oversea astatine Talsari formation successful Odisha, movie manufacture sources said.
He was 43, and near down his 13-year-old lad and actor-wife Priyanka Sarkar. He had gone to the beach, located adjacent Digha successful West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, for shooting a Bengali soap titled 'Bhole Baba Par Karega', his co-actor Diganta Bagchi said.
"After today's shoot, helium went unsocial to the h2o but someway got entangled successful thing nether the water. The nonstop circumstances are not clear. Suddenly, people, including unit members, were shouting that Rahul was drowning, and we pulled him retired of the water. We rushed him to Digha hospital, wherever doctors declared him brought dead," Mr. Bagchi said.
A West Bengal Police serviceman said the histrion was declared dormant astatine Digha infirmary aft being brought from a oversea formation successful neighbouring Odisha.
"We person contacted our counterparts successful Odisha to ascertain the series of events. A lawsuit of unnatural decease has been registered successful Digha constabulary presumption arsenic well. We are besides talking to his accumulation squad members and eyewitnesses," helium said.
Expressing grief implicit the incident, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said successful a statement, "I americium shocked, profoundly saddened to perceive the quality that the distinguished, young, and fashionable histrion Rahul Arunoday Banerjee is abruptly nary longer among us." "I americium incapable to comprehend what precisely happened. He was 1 of my favourite actors and a idiosyncratic I genuinely admired. I widen my heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family, loved ones, and countless admirers," she added.
"Rahul's abrupt passing is an irreparable nonaccomplishment to the Bengali amusement industry, to some Tollywood and television," she pointed out.
Rahul, known successful the Bengali tv manufacture for his quality roles, had been progressive successful soaps for respective years.
He changeable to fame with his relation successful the blockbuster 'Chirodini tumi je amar' successful 2008, followed by a drawstring of hits specified arsenic 'Tumi asbe bole' (2014), 'Zulfiqar' (2016), 'Byomkesh Gotro' (2018), 'Biday Byomkesh' (2018), 'The Academy of Fine Arts' (2025), among others.
He had acted successful TV serials specified arsenic 'Hargouri pice hotel' and 'Mohonna'.
Expressing daze implicit the news, manager Raj Chakraborty said, "After I received telephone calls astir his death, I wished it was not true. But, aboriginal it was confirmed." Chakraborty, who had directed 'Chirodini tumi je amar', casting Rahul successful the pb role, said helium was a spontaneous histrion and had immense possibilities.
"I americium successful a authorities of shock," helium said. Actor-director Anjan Dutta said helium had known Rahul for galore years and was not successful a information to talk astir the incident.
