Puja Banerjee ran away from her home at 15 to get married to her lover Arunoy Chakraborty in the year 2004. The duo was in love but soon after their marriage, things started to turn sour.
In 2022 after a hiatus of two years, Puja Banerjee returned to acting with StarPlus serial 'Anupamaa' prequel web series 'Anupama: Namaste America' as Ritika.