Pooja Banerjee Wiki, Age, Instagram, Husband, Hot Photos & More

Pooja Banerjee is an Indian TV actress who better known for portraying Nivedita Basu in Star Plus’s Kasautii Zindagii Kay. And now playing the lead role of Rhea Mehra in Zee TV’s Kumkum Bhagya.

Pooja has worked in TV, music videos, film and web series, made her first appearance on TV as a participant with MTV’s reality show ‘Roadies 8‘ in 2011. Let’s know more about Kumkum Bhagya’s actress.



Biography – Early Life & Career


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Pooja Banerjee was born on 8 November 1991 (age 29 in 2021) in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. She later shifted to Nagpur with her family. Pooja completed her schooling from Centre Point School, Nagpur.

Pooja enrolled at Hislop College, Nagpur to pursue her graduation with a Bachelor of Commerce and post-graduation in Masters in English Literature.

In 2011, she made her TV appearance as a contestant from the 8th season of MTV’s reality show Roadies. After this reality show, she became a part of the 2012 Star Plus shows Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum and Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.

Where Pooja played Tejal Majumdar as the lead female actress in the show Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum and a guest role in the show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya.

Then from 2013 to 2018 she appeared in many shows like The Adventures of Hatim, Ghar Aaja Pardesi, Swim Team, Halla Bol 2, Maan Na Maan Main Tera Mehmaan, Naagarjuna – Ek Yoddha, Chandra Nandini, Chandrakanta, Dil Hi Toh Hai and Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha.

Despite working in the TV industry for so many years, Pooja did not get the fame she truly deserved. But the 2018 TV show Kasautii Zindagii Kay proved to be the turning point of Pooja’s career. The audience very much liked this show, and Pooja’s acting in this show was appreciated by the audience.

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Kasautii Zindagii Kay

She played Nivedita Basu in the show for two years. If we talk about her co-actors then actors like Parth Samthaan, Erica Fernandes, Hina Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Aamna Sharif and Karan Patel have also left a deep impression in the show.

Also Read About – Parth Samthaan

From 2020, Pooja became a part of Kumkum Bhagya, one of Zee TV’s most popular shows. In this show, Pooja is portraying the character of Rhea Mehra.

Apart from TV shows, Pooja Banerjee has starred in web series like Dil Hi Toh Hai and Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain. Soon we will see her acting in Hum music video.

Pooja has also participated in Nach Baliye 9 with her husband, where she had to leave the show due to injury.

👩 Personal Info

Real NamePooja Banerjee
Nick NamePooja
Date of Birth8 November 1991
Birth PlaceAligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Age (as in 2021)29 Years
Birth Sign(Zodiac)Scorpio
CountryIndia
CasteBrahmin
ReligionHindu
HobbiesActing, Swimming & Dancing
Profession(s)Actress, Model, Athlete & Participant
DebutTV: Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum (2012)
Web Series: Dil Hi Toh Hai (2018)
Marital StatusMarried
HusbandSandeep Sejwal
Sandeep-Sejwal
HometownNagpur, Maharashtra, India
Famous RoleRhea Mehra & Nivedita Basu

👧 Body Appearance 💪 Physical Stats

Hair ColorBlack
Eye ColorDark Brown
Skin ColorFair
Height5’ 4” in feet-inches
162 in cm (centimetre)
1.62 in m (meter)
Weightapprox. 58 kg
Figure Measurement33-28-36
TattooOn her back
Pooja-Banerjee-tattoo

Pooja Banerjee Family & Husband


Pooja belongs to a UP origin brahmin family. Her father’s name is Neil Banerjee and her mother’s name is Poornima Banerjee.

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Pooja’s Parents

Pooja has a younger brother named Akash Banerjee.

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Pooja’s Brother

Pooja is married to Olympian swimmer, Sandeep Sejwal. Sandeep won a bronze medal in 50m breaststroke at the 2014 Asian games held in Incheon. For this achievement, he was awarded the Arjuna award by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Pooja is married to Olympian swimmer, Sandeep Sejwal. Sandeep won a bronze medal in 50m breaststroke at the 2014 Asian games held in Incheon. For this achievement, he was awarded the Arjuna award by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Pooja banerjee with her Husband

📚 Education Information

SchoolCentre point school, Nagpur
College(s)/UniversityHislop College, Nagpur
Education QualificationB.Com & Masters in English literature

💸 Net Worth & Income

Salary55,000 INR per episode
Income23 Lakh to 25 Lakh INR
Net Worth₹120 crore
Source of IncomeFrom TV Shows, Ads, Promotions, etc…
Car & BikeAudi Q3 car (40 Lakh)
BMW bike (32 Lakh)

🎬 FilmographyTV Shows & Web Series & Music Videos & Films

YearTV ShowRole
2011MTV Roadies 8Contestant
2012Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar HumTejal Mazumdar
2012Saath Nibhaana SaathiyaGuest (as Tejal)
2013The Adventures of HatimPerizaad
2013Ghar Aaja PardesiRudrani
2014–2015Box Cricket League 1Contestant
2015–2016Swim TeamRewa Mathur
2015Halla Bol 2Meera
2015Maan Na Maan Main Tera MehmaanAnarkali
2016Naagarjuna – Ek YoddhaNoori
2017Chandra NandiniVishakha
2017ChandrakantaSooryakanta
2018Box Cricket League 3Contestant
2018Dil Hi Toh HaiAarohi
2018Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya GathaRajkumari Sonprabha
2018–2020Kasautii Zindagii KayNivedita Basu / Nivedita Sengupta
2019Box Cricket League 4Contestant
2019Nach Baliye 9Contestant
2020–presentKumkum BhagyaRhea Mehra
YearWeb SeriesRolePlatform
2018Dil Hi Toh HaiAarohiALT Balaji
2018Kehne Ko Humsafar HainBani MehraALT Balaji
2019Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2Bani MehraALT Balaji
2020Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 3Bani MehraALT Balaji
YearSong
2021Hum
YearFilm
2016Love Ke Funday

💖 Favourite Things

Favourite ActorRanbir Kapoor
Favourite ActressVidya Balan & Kangana Ranaut
Favourite ColourPink & Blue
Favourite FoodPav Bhaji
Favourite PlaceKerla & Switzerland
Favourite SongDance Basanti
Favourite AnimalDog

Instagram, Contact Details & Social Media


Pooja is very active on all social media platform. She has more than 942K followers on her official Instagram account. On her Instagram account, she uses to post her videos and hot photos, and also promote many brand’s products.

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Pooja Banerjee Instagram

📱 Contact Info

Facebook@poojabanerjeee08
Instagram@poojabanerjee
Twitter@poojabanerjee08
Emailmarketing.poojabanerjeee@gmail.com
Mobile NumberUpdate Soon

📷 Hot Photos

Some Lesser Known Facts


  • Pooja also a good swimmer. In an interview, she revealed that if she was not an actress, she would have been a swimmer.
  • She has also represented Maharashtra at the national level swimming tournaments. She swam the 5 km sea race in the Arabian Sea and the 14 km river race in the river Hooghly.
  • Pooja has done a film called ‘Love Ke Funday’ (2016).
  • She loves to bike.
  • She also participate in Box Cricket League 1 and Box Cricket League 4 as a contestant.

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