Priya Banerjee

Priya Banerjee (born 16 April 1992 ) is a Canadian actress who works primarily in the Indian movie industries. She has worked Hindi, Telugu films. Banerjee's first film was Kiss in Telugu in 2013, opposite Adivi Sesh. She then appeared in her second Telugu film, Joru, with Sundeep Kishan and Raashii Khanna as the other leads.

Priya Banerjee's latest release, MaayaKaMoh (2024), on ShemarooMe, has garnered significant global attention. Starring opposite Pankit Thakker, the film highlights their captivating on-screen chemistry, with Thakker's exceptional performance earning widespread critical acclaim.

Personal life Banerjee was born in Canada to parents of Indian Bengali origin and was raised in Canada. She participated in Miss World Canada 2011. On 14 February 2025, she married Prateik Smita Patil.

Career Banerjee started her career in 2013, with the Telugu film Kiss as Priya. In 2014, she acted in the film Joru as Annu. In 2015, she appeared in her third Telugu film, Asura as Harika opposite Nara Rohit.

In October 2015, Banerjee made her Bollywood debut with Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa as Sia. The film starred Aishwarya Rai and Irrfan Khan however it failed at the box office and was declared a flop. In 2016, she acted in Karan Johar's Baar Baar Dekho, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif.

In 2017, Banerjee started the year with 2016 The End, which released in the month of October, playing the main lead of Sheetal opposite Harshad Chopda. She later acted in T-Series's Dil Jo Na Keh Saka opposite Himansh Kohli as Sia. She also played Mrya in her third release of that year, Social.

In 2018, she acted in the film, Rain In 2019, she started the year with acting in the Tamil film Chithiram Pesuthadi 2. She made her web debut with ALT Balaji's Baarish in April 2019, starring Asha Negi and Vikram Singh Chauhan. She later returned to the series in season 2 in 2020. In May 2019, Banerjee played one of the leads as Kashti for Ekta Kapoor's Bekaaboo which aired on ALT Balaji opposite Rajeev Siddharth. In June 2019, Banerjee acted in Mahendra Bohra's thriller Bollywood film, Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna opposite Karanvir Bohra.

Banerjee made her place in The Times Of India's "Most Desirable Women List" and was ranked at No. 22 in 2020.

Filmography

Web series Year Title Role Language Platform Ref. 2019 Baarish Shreya Hindi ALT Balaji & ZEE5 Love Bites ZEE5 Hello Mini Ishita MX Player 2019- 2021 Bekaaboo Kashti ALT Balaji 2020 8 Hours Telugu Twisted 3 Myra Sinha Hindi JioCinemaBhanwar Kanika Makhija ZEE5 2021 Jamai 2.0 11th Hour Nora Telugu Aha2023 Rana Naidu Mandira Hindi / Telugu Netflix Adhura Nancy Hindi Amazon Prime Video