Rachna Banerjee

Rachna Banerjee
Born
Jhumjhum Banerjee

(1972-10-02) 2 October 1972 (age 52)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
(present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Occupation(s)Actress, television presenter, politician
Years active1990 – present
Notable work
TitleMiss Calcutta 1991
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
(2024-present)
Spouses
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(m. 1994; div. 2004)​
Probal Basu
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(m. 2007; sep. 2016)​
Children1
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byLocket Chatterjee
ConstituencyHooghly
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)

Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Banerjee; 2 October 1972) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and politician. She is known primarily for her works in Bengali and Odia films, besides a few Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films.[2]

Being crowned the 1991 Miss Kolkata, she has also won five beauty contests in India including Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest.[3] She is currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency) from West Bengal since June 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "রচনা-সিদ্ধান্তকে ভোলেনি মানুষ, তবে হিট জুটির রিল ও রিয়্যাল দু'জীবনেই আজ শুধুই দূরত্ব". The Wall (in Bengali). 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "আমার জীবনে কোনো পুরুষের প্রয়োজন নেই : রচনা". Dainik Eidin - দৈনিক এইদিন. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ Sandeep Mishra (11 April 2009). "Sidhant runs into' Rachana". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "A turncoat and a 'missing' MP cost BJP two seats in South Bengal". The Hindu. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.