Arya Banerjee Wiki, Age, Death, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Arya Banerjee was an Indian model, actress, and singer. She played the role of Shakeela in the popular Hindi film ‘The Dirty Picture’ (2011).

Wiki/Biography

According to some sources, she was born on Sunday, 27 January 1980 (age 40 years at the time of death) ^[1]The Times of India, and as per some other sources, she was born on Tuesday, 27 January 1987 (age 33 years at the time of death) ^[2]NDTV in Kolkata. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. She did her Masters in Vocal Hindustani Classical and Diploma in Acting from Actor Prepares. ^[3]LinkedIn

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 8″

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Brown

Family & Caste

She was born in a Brahmin Hindu family. ^[4]Wikipedia

Parents & Siblings

Her father, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, was a renowned sitar player. Her mother, Roma Banerjee, was a famous tamboura player. She had one elder sister, Mita Banerjee, who is married in the famous Tagore family of Kolkata and resides in Singapore. Her grandfather, Jitendranath Banerjee, was also a sitar player.

Relationships, Husband & Children

She was unmarried.

Career

She started her career as a model and walked the ramp in many national and international fashion shows for the ace fashion designers. In 2010, she started her career as an actor and debuted in the Hindi film ‘Love, Sex, Aur Dhokha’ in which she played the role of Naina.

She appeared in the Hindi film ‘The Dirty Picture’ in 2011 starring the famous Indian actress Vidya Balan. Arya acted in the episodic Hindi TV serial ‘Saavdhan India’ (2012).

Address

346 Jodhpur Park, Kolkata

Death

On 11 December 2020 (Friday), she was found dead at her residence in Jodhpur Park, a posh locality in Kolkata. As per the forensic experts, her nose was bleeding and she had vomited before taking her last breath. She was found lying on the floor of her bedroom. Talking to the reporters, the local police said,

Banerjee lived alone in her house with a dog. Her sister lives in Singapore. Many empty liquor bottles were found in the room. Like every day her maid had come to work and when she didn’t get any response, she alerted her neighbours and the police were informed. The house was locked from inside. Investigation is on.” ^[5]Hindustan Times

Facts/Trivia

• Her real name was Devdutta Banerjee, and she was also known as Arya Bandopadhyay. ^[6]Indian Express ^[7]Hindustan Times

• Her father passed away due to a cardiac arrest on her sixth birthday on 27 January 1986. ^[8]The Times of India

• She was a trained dancer and singer, and she was also trained in martial arts.

• One of her favorite quotes was,

Life is always stranger than fiction. Fiction has to be convincing, life doesn’t.”

• She was an avid animal lover, and in her last days, she was all alone and was living with her pet dog only.
  

  Arya Banerjee with her Pet Dog

• She used to drink alcohol. ^[9]Hindustan Times

• She loved to do sketching in her leisure time.