Joy Banerjee

Joy Banerjee
Born (1963-05-23) 23 May 1963 (age 61)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor
Politician[1]
Years active1982 – Present
Notable work
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAnanya Banerjee[2]
WebsiteJoy Banerjee official

Joy Banerjee (born 23 May 1963) is an Indian actor and politician. As an actor he is known for his work in Bengali Cinema.[3][4]

He made his acting debut opposite Debashree Roy in Aparupa (1982) directed by Bidesh Sarkar.[5][6] He was critically applauded for his role in Chopper (1987) directed by Nabyendu Chatterjee.[7] He appeared in Hirak Jayanti (1990) which was a major box office success. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Birbhum, West Bengal on BJP ticket against sitting MP and Tollywood actress Satabdi Roy.[8] He also contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Election from Uluberia as BJP candidate against TMC sitting MP Sajda Ahmed. In November 2021, the actor officially declared that he would not represent BJP anymore.[9]

  1. ^ "শোভন-বৈশাখী যায় যাক, দেবশ্রীকে চাই! জয়ের মন্তব্য শুনে পাল্টা যা বললেন বৈশাখী". bengali.oneindia.com (in Bengali). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ "পরিবার বলতে বাবা মা! অনন্যার নাম না করেই পাল্টা কটাক্ষ জয়ের". ebela.in. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Joy Bandyopadhyay movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Joy Bandyopadhyay". gomolo.com. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. ^ "'বৈশাখী গেলে যাক, দেবশ্রীকে বিজেপিতে নিন'". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Aparupa (1982)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Chopper (1985) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. ^ "BJP's Joy Banerjee gives Satabdi a run for her money in Birbhum".
  9. ^ "Joy Banerjee: দল ছাড়ছেন জয় ব্যানার্জি, মোদীকে চিঠি লিখে ক্ষোভ উগরে দিলেন বিজেপি নেতা". Zee24Ghanta.com. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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