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DIGHA/KOLKATA: Actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee (43), a fashionable look successful the Bengali film, OTT and tv industry, died connected Sunday portion shooting for a bid called 'Bhole Baba Paar Karega' disconnected the Talsari formation successful Odisha, astir 8km from Digha.Subhashis Mondal, manager of the series, said, "The sprout had ended and astir of the formed left, but Rahul-da insisted connected an unscripted drone shot. We were filming honeymoon scenes with Rahul-da and Sweta (Mishra) successful knee-deep water. The archetypal instrumentality was completed. Sweta felt uneasy aft a tiny question deed her and decided to leave. Rahul-da wanted a 2nd instrumentality with him facing the camera and went deeper into the water. The full squad requested him (to travel retired of water), but helium didn't listen.
A bigger question caused him to gaffe and swallow water. We each jumped to rescue him. Lifeguards besides joined successful the rescue cognition and helium was rushed to a hospital. He responded doubly portion being taken to the hospital, but was pronounced dormant upon arrival."
"He was brought to the infirmary astir 6.10pm. He had passed distant by the clip our doctors examined him," said a elder doc astatine Digha State General Hospital.Cops from Digha coastal constabulary presumption reached the infirmary soon aft receiving the news.
"He was brought successful a lifeless state," said an officer.Cops: Will probe if information protocol was followed astatine sprout While superior grounds points towards a bosom onslaught followed by drowning, we request to spell done the post-mortem study to cognize the origin of death. An unnatural decease lawsuit has been registered. We are questioning unit members to cognize the series of events and trying to find retired whether the information protocol was followed during the shoot," said a elder constabulary serviceman successful East Midnapore district.
Cops said the assemblage has been kept astatine the Digha infirmary morgue.
The post-mortem volition instrumentality spot astatine Contai Sub-divisional Hospital connected Monday morning.Rahul Arunoday Banerjee had made his debut successful the 2009 movie 'Chirodini Tumi Je Amar'. He aboriginal joined his co-star, Priyanka Sarkar. He acted successful aggregate movies and TV serials and became a household name. He besides ran a fashionable podcast transmission Shojoj Kotha, named aft his 13-year-old lad Shohoj. Shortly aft his death, CM Mamata Banerjee posted connected X: "This quality has near maine stunned, heartbroken, and grief-stricken. I conscionable can't marque consciousness of however this happened. He was 1 of my favourite actors and a fantastic person. I widen my heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family, loved ones, and countless admirers. Rahul's abrupt departure is an irreparable nonaccomplishment for the Bengali acting world, Tollywood, and Tellywood.
"Raj Chakraborty, who directed 'Chirodini Tumi Je Amar', said: He played a quality that was wholly antithetic from the larger-than-life heroes Bengali cine-goers were utilized to watching backmost then. It is unfortunate that helium didn't scope his zenith." Actor Sudipta Chakraborty, said, "Rahul had a bosom of gold. He stood up for maine and voiced his sentiment against net hooliganism." His filmography, which includes large titles similar 'Jackpot', 'Jaatishwar', 'Zulfiqar', and his recurring relation arsenic Ajit successful the 'Byomkesh' franchise, showcases a scope that fewer tin match, said manufacture veterans. He was arsenic astatine location successful the ensemble formed of 'Chotushkone' arsenic helium was starring the experimental 'Rajlokhi O Srikanto', proving that his endowment was not bound by genre oregon scale.
