Local witnesses stated the accident happened when the actors were standing in “knee-deep” water during a sequence that resembled a dance. A sudden slip caused the actress to fall into a depression in the uneven seabed

Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically lost his life while attempting to rescue a female co-actor who slipped during a shoot at Talsari Beach, a report quoted eyewitnesses. The incident occurred on Sunday (March 29) while the team was filming scenes in shallow water along the coastline.

According to a report in The Telegraph, local witnesses stated the accident happened when the actors were standing in “knee-deep” water during a sequence that resembled a dance. A sudden slip caused the actress to fall into a depression in the uneven seabed.

“Rahulji was still standing when madam (the co-star) slipped and fell. She was wearing a sari and was trapped in the water. He went in, trying to save her,” Tapan Gangai, a local boatman who witnessed the incident from a distance, told the news portal.

Another boatman, Pulin, said that after Rahul was eventually pulled out of the water, locals tried to revive him before the crew stepped in. “He threw up some water. He was alive. He was groaning in pain. He was gasping for air. Then the crew (shooting the TV serial Rahul was acting in) took over,” Pulin reportedly said.