Priyanka Sarkar

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. Her first big screen venture was Dadar Adesh alongside 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. She married actor Rahul Banerjee in 2010 and has a son named Shohoj since 2013. They separated in 2017 and reunited in 2023, living together till Banerjee's untimely death whilst filming in Talsari beach by drowning, on 29 March 2026, at the age of 42.

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.

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

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)

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