Payel Chakraborty was born on February 10, 1984 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She was a producer, known for Megher Meye (2013). She was married to Sumit Chakraborty. She died on September 5, 2018 in Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
Had one son (b. 2016) with her husband Sumit Chakraborty.
On September 5, 2018, she was found hanged in apparent suicide in a hotel in Siliguri, West Bengal aged 38. She reportedly committed suicide because of depression following separation from her husband.