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Bengali film industry declares indefinite strike, demands safety measures in the wake of Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s death

Bengali film industry declares indefinite strike, demands safety measures in the wake of Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s death

The shocking death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee on March 29 has shaken the Bengali entertainment industry. The actor, 43, died after drowning while shooting for the Bengali soap Bholebaba Paar Karega. The Bengali entertainment industry, or Tollywood, has now called for an indefinite strike starting from Tuesday (April 7) to demand safety and security measures on the set of films, Television shows and web series. Rahul Banerjee died at the age of 43 on March 29, after he drowned during the shoot of a television show. Official statement The official statement from the West Bengal Motion Pictures Artists Forum was shared on Facebook after a meeting that was attended by Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Shantilal Mukherjee, Swaroop Biswas, along with several directors, producers and channel representatives. The statement read in Bengali, “Dear members, all of us are aware that on March 29, during the shoot of Bengali soap Bholebaba Paar Karega, our friend and forum member Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died. We are still not aware of the reasons for his sudden demise.” The …

Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee dies in Odisha after drowning accident| India News

Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee dies in Odisha after drowning accident| India News

Popular Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died on Sunday in Odisha after a drowning accident in the sea at Talsari beach, news agency PTI reported, citing film industry source. Rahul Arunoday Banerjee was a known face and name in the Bengali entertainment industry. He shot to fame with his role in the blockbuster ‘Chirodini tumi je amar’ in 2008. (Rahul Arunoday Banerjee on Instagram) Banerjee was 43 years old at the time of the incident and is survived by his wife, actor Priyanka Sarkar and 13-year-old son. ‘Crew was shouting, pulled him out of sea’ As per Diganta Bagchi, who was Banerjee’s co-actor in the Bengali soap ‘Bhole Baba Par Karega’, the 43-year-old had gone to the beach for the shooting. “After today’s shoot, he went alone to the water but somehow got entangled in something under the water… The exact circumstances are not clear. Suddenly, people, including crew members, were shouting that Rahul was drowning and we pulled him out of the water. We rushed him to Digha hospital, where doctors declared him brought …