Nyra Banerjee (Actress) Age, Height, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nyra Banerjee

• Nyra grew up in Mumbai.
  

  Childhood picture of Nyra Banerjee (right) with her younger brother

• From a young age, she loved to dance and sing.

• Nyra started learning classical music and ghazals from her mother at a very young age. Growing up, she voiced various children’s songs.

• She also took Kathak dance lessons for two years but had to stop because her father, who works in the Indian Navy, got transferred often.

• She actively participated in extracurricular activities during her school and college days.

• Nyra had her first crush when she was in Class 4 on a boy named Sudeep.

• Studying Law, she did a specialization in Intellectual Property Rights. ^[8]A Journalist Reveals

• She started appearing in Telugu films while attending college.

• Famous director G. V. Iyer discovered Nyra at the age of 14, singing at a recording studio. Iyer is known for directing Adi Shankaracharya (1983), the world’s first Sanskrit language film.

• Iyer cast Nyra in his Hindi TV series Kadambari in which she played the role of Mahalaxmi.

• Her first salary was Rs. 30,000.

• She also acted in a TV serial directed by K. Balachander.

• She auditioned for the Bollywood film Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008), but was rejected for being underage.

• She had her first boyfriend when she was 16.

• Nyra started getting offers for films when she was in 11th grade.

• G.V. Iyer wanted to cast her as Sita and Sanjay Dutt as Rama in a film based on the Ramayana. But Iyer passed away before the film could be made, which would have been Nyra’s first Hindi film.

• In 12th grade, Nyra started working part-time as a TV anchor.

• Her first car was the Chevrolet Spark.

• She has worked in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada entertainment industries.

• She became known for her role as Manimala in the Telugu comedy film Saradaga Kasepu in 2010.

• In 2014, she played Pentamma in the Telugu comedy-drama film Kotha Janta.
  

  Nyra Banerjee as Pentamma in Telugu film Kotha Janta (2014)

• Other Telugu films in which she starred include Orange (2010), Shadow (2013), and Temper (2015).

• In 2012, she appeared as Maria in the Hindi comedy-drama film Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal.

• In 2015, she played the female lead Sherin in the Tamil romantic musical film Serndhu Polama.
  

  Nyra Banerjee as Sherin in the Tamil romantic musical film Serndhu Polama (2015)

• She became popular in Bollywood with the erotic romantic drama film One Night Stand (2016) in which she played Simran Raisingh, Urvil’s wife.
  

  Nyra Banerjee as Simran Raisingh in the erotic romantic drama film One Night Stand (2016)

• In an interview, Nyra revealed that she would drink a little to relax during the filming of the bold scenes with Tanuj Virwani in One Night Stand (2016) because those scenes made her nervous. ^[9]The Times of India

• She has appeared in various Kannada films like Supari Surya (2015) and Tiger (2017).

• She has appeared on the covers of various magazines like Tulip.
  

  Nyra Banerjee on the cover of Tulip magazine

• In 2016, she started using her petname ‘Nyra’ as her stage name to avoid being confused with another actress named Madhurima Tuli. ^[10]The Times of India

• She shared in an interview that there were times when her interviews were mistakenly published with photos of Madhurima Tuli.

• In the same year, she assisted the director Tony D’Souza for the Hindi biographical sports drama film film Azhar.

• In 2018, she appeared in the Hindi web series comedy Zaban Sambhal Ke in which she played the role of Bela. This show was streamed on ALTBalaji.
  

  Nyra Banerjee as Bela in the sitcom Zaban Sambhal Ke (2018)

• In 2019, she appeared in the supernatural drama TV series Divya Drishti on Star Plus in which she played the lead role of Divya.
  

  Nyra Banerjee as Divya and Sana Sayyad as Drishti in the TV series Divya Drishti (2019)

• In the same year, she appeared in the Hindi action thriller series Operation Cobra on Eros Now in which she played the role of Tahira Shaikh.

• In 2020, she starred as Mithu aka “Maadam,” Sanam’s boss in the Hindi comedy TV series Excuse Me Maadam on Star Bharat.

• She played the role of Chakori Singh Thakur in Dangal TV’s Hindi TV show Rakshabandhan… Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal from 2021 to 2022.

• In 2023, she gained popularity for playing the lead role of Raat Rani/Rani Singh Rajput in the supernatural drama series Pishachini on Colors TV.
  

  Nyra Banerjee in and as Pishachini on Colors TV

• She has been featured as a model in the music videos of various Hindi songs like Dil Warda (2018) by AJ Singh, Jaana Hai Toh Jaa (2022) by Mohammed Irfan, and Heartthrob (2022) by Veer Sahu.

• In the same year, she was seen as a participant in the reality and stunt TV series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13.
  

  Nyra Banerjee in Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 (2023)

• She consumes alcoholic beverages occasionally. ^[11]The Times of India

• In 2023, there were rumours about her secret marriage to co-actor Nishant Malkani, but she dismissed the claims in a media interaction, saying that they were just friends. ^[12]The Times of India

• In the same year, she received an honorary doctorate from the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies (IEMS).
  

  Nyra Banerjee posing with her honorary doctorate from the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies (IEMS)

• In an interview, she said she feared heights and water. She also revealed that her biggest fear is scuba diving.

• She is an animal lover. She has a pet turtle named Tara.
  

  A snip of Nyra Banerjee’s Instagram post on her pet turtle Tara

• She is fond of collecting shoes and has over 50-60 pairs of shoes.

• She is a fitness freak and regularly works out in the gym.
  

  Nyra Banerjee at a gym