Tollywood actor Rahul Banerjee drowned while shooting for a television serial in Talsari, near Digha, on Sunday.
The 43-year-old, famed for the film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, was filming the serial Bhole Baba Par Karega when the incident occurred.
According to Anandabazar, he entered the water during the shoot and went under. Technicians on set later pulled him out, but he had been submerged for a significant period.
He was rushed to a hospital in Digha, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Preliminary reports indicate drowning as the cause of death, though the exact circumstances remain under investigation.
Actor Diganta Bagchi, speaking on behalf of the Artist Forum, said Rahul went into the water after the shoot. “Either he didn’t know how to swim, or he got stuck somehow.
Suddenly, the technicians shouted, ‘Rahulda is drowning’. When he was rescued, he was still alive, but after being taken to the hospital, he was declared dead,” he said.
Rahul Banerjee began his career on the big screen with the film Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, in which he starred opposite Priyanka Sarkar.
The pair later fell in love and married, and they have a son together.
He also appeared in the 2025 film Academy of Fine Arts and was currently acting in the television series Bhole Baba Par Karega.
A few days before his death, he was seen in the web series Thakumar Jhuli.
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