Joy Banerjee

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

He made his acting debut opposite Debashree Roy in ''Aparupa'' (1982) directed by Bidesh Sarkar. He was critically applauded for his role in ''Chopper'' (1987) directed by Nabyendu Chatterjee. 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. 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. Provided by Wikipedia