Barrackpore, March 30 -- Trinamool Congress candidate and filmmaker Raj Chakraborty on Monday expressed grief over the tragic death of actor Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee , calling it "very shocking" and a big loss for the film industry.

Chakraborty said he initially thought the news was a rumour. "I felt very bad when I heard about Rahul. At first, my wife called and told me about the accident. I said it must be false, such rumours keep spreading. But later, when I started calling people in the industry, I found out the news was true," he said.

He added that the news has left the entire industry in mourning. "Since I heard it, our whole industry has been in great sadness because he was a very good and intelligent actor," Chakraborty said.

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