Bengali actor and politician Joy Banerjee died on August 25 after battling against respiratory ailments for years, as per reports. He was 62 years old. With debut film 'Aparupa' (1983), Banerjee was best known for his work in Bengali cinema in 1980s-1990s. He then contested in 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Birbhum and 2019 elections from Uluberia, not winning both.