Joy Banerjee Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Joy Bandyopadhyay
Profession(s)	• Actor • Politician
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Acting
Debut	Film: Aparupa (1983)
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2014-2021)
Political Journey	• Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2014) • Contested the Lok Sabha elections on a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Birbhum constituency (2014) • Contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Uluberia constituency on a ticket from the BJP (2019) • Announced his decision to leave the Bharatiya Janata Party (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 May 1963 (Thursday)
Birthplace	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date of Death	25 August 2025
Place of Death	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Age (at the time of death)	62 Years
Death Cause	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata
College/University	Ranchi University, Jharkhand (1980)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	First Wife: Ananya Banerjee (politician) (divorced) Second Wife: Ankita Banerjee (until his death in 2025)
Parents	Father- Satyaranjan Banerjee
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	Rs. 4.5 lakh (as of 2018)
Assets/Properties (as of 2018)	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 55,000 • Bank Deposits: Rs. 26,933 • Jewellery: Rs. 1,65,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 2.46 lakh (as of 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Joy Banerjee

• Joy Banerjee grew up in Kolkata.

• He met a woman named Ananya Banerjee during their college days. They soon fell in love and later got married.

• Over time, political differences began to strain their marriage. Ananya joined the Trinamool Congress in 2009, while Joy entered politics in 2014 as a BJP leader. Their opposing affiliations led to their separation.

• After the divorce, Joy moved on and married Ankita Banerjee. Ananya, however, chose not to remarry and instead dedicated herself to her work as a politician, social worker, and entrepreneur.

• He gained recognition for his performance in the film ‘Chopper’ (1986).

• Joy worked in many other films, including ‘Swarga Sukh’ (1986), ‘Hirak Jayanti’ (1990), ‘Pennam Kolkata’ (1992), ‘Jekhane Ashray’ (2009), and ‘Kartiker Biye’ (2010).
  

  Joy Banerjee (centre) on the set of the film ‘Hirak Jayanti’ (1990)

• In June 2020, Joy Banerjee called for a boycott of Chinese goods and angrily stated that people who continued to use them should be punished.

• On 15 August 2025, Joy Banerjee was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after suffering from severe breathing problems. Doctors diagnosed him with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

• As his health worsened, Joy was put on ventilator support. He passed away on 25 August 2025.