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Rupa Ganguly
Actress
Name Rupa Ganguly
Role Actress
Date of Birth 25 November
Address 25, Swati, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri (west), Mumbai - 400 053.
Encylopedia Biography Filmography :
Rupa Ganguly or Roopali Ganguly is an Indian actress in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television. She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat (1988), and in film is most known for her roles in films like, Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam Ghose and Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen, and Antarmahal(2006) by Rituparno Ghosh Early life Ganguly was born in Kalyani near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She grew up in a joint family. Career Ganguly debuted in the Anil Kapoor starrer, Saaheb 1985, as a child actress. Her second role was in Malayalam film, Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), with Mamoothy as lead. Though her first role as a lead actress, was the pivotal role of Draupadi, in B.R. Chopra's mythological TV series, Mahabharat (1988), which immediately got her attention, and also lead to a role in Mrinal Sen's, Ek Din Achanak (1989). Her other notable works are in award-winning film, Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam Ghose, Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen, Abar Aranye (2003) by Gautam Ghose, Antarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh, apart from these film appearances she has done, numerous television series, both in Bengali and Hindi, including Sukanya (1998) etc.