New Delhi: Bengali actor Arya Banerjee who worked in various Bollywood films such as the critically acclaimed ‘The Dirty Picture’ was found dead at her south Kolkata residence on Friday. The body of the 33-year-old woman was covered with blood when police broke open the door of her third-floor apartment.
According to reports, the actor’s maid informed the neighbours after she did not respond to doorbells and phone calls in the morning.
Arya’s real name was Devdatta Banerjee. She was the youngest daughter of late sitarist Nikhil Bandyopadhyay. She had acted in ‘LSD: Love Sex Aur Dhoka’ (2010) and other films besides Milan Luthria’s ‘The Dirty Picture’ in 2011. She had also done some modeling jobs in Mumbai.
In her statement to the police, the domestic help said that Arya lived alone and kept to herself mostly. The police said that the body was sent for post mortem examination and a forensic team collected samples from her room.