Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died trying to save co-star, says boatman: ‘Her sari got trapped, he went in to save’
Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically lost his life on Sunday (March 29) while trying to save a female co-actor who slipped during a shoot at Talsari Beach, according to eyewitness accounts quoted by The Telegraph. The team was filming a scene in shallow waters when the accident occurred. Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically lost his life on March 29. ‘Rahulji was still standing when mam fell and slip,’ says boatman Eyewitnesses told The Telegraph that the actors were performing a sequence that involved standing in knee-deep water. The female co-actor suddenly lost her footing and fell into a depression on the uneven seabed. “Rahulji was still standing when madam slipped and fell. She was wearing a sari and got trapped in the water. He immediately went in to save her,” said local boatman Tapan Gangai. Another boatman, Pulin, described the harrowing moments after Rahul was pulled from the water: “He was alive initially, coughing up water, groaning, gasping for air. Then the crew took over.” Police reports suggest the duo had been filming on a …
