Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Roopa Ganguly

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Roopa Ganguly
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BornRoopa Ganguly
November 25, 1966 (age 48)
KolkataWest BengalIndia
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Dhruba Mukherjee (1992–2006)[1]
SignatureRoopa Ganguly signature.svg
Roopa (or RupaGanguly (Bengaliরূপা গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়, rupa gônggopaddhae; born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress and National Film Awardwinning female playback singer in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television[2] She became popular after playing Draupadiin the hit Television series Mahabharat (1988), and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam GhoseYugant(1995) by Aparna Sen, and Antarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Roopa Ganguly was born in Kalyani near KolkataWest BengalIndia. She grew up in a joint family.[citation needed] She passed her Madhyamik Exam from Beltala Girls' High School[citation needed]. She graduated from theJogamaya Devi College, an affiliated undergraduate women's college of the historic University of Calcutta, in Kolkata.[4]
Ganguly married Dhrubo Mukerjee in 1992. The marriage broke in 2006. In an interview Ganguly said that her husband started feeling insecure about her recognition as an actress. Her son Akash was born in 1997.[1] Later she lived with her singer companion, Dibyendu, 13 years younger than her, in her Mumbai flat. Roopa has since split with Dibyendu.[5][6] Her appearance in the concluding episode of STAR Plus's hit reality show, Sacch Ka Saamna (2009), the Indian adaptation of the British reality show, The Moment of Truth, created media stir.

Career[edit]

Roopa Ganguly debuted in the Anil Kapoor starrer, Saaheb 1985, after her graduation from Calcutta. Her second role was in Malayalam film, Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), with Mammootty 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,[7] 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 GhoseYugant (1995) byAparna SenAbar Aranye (2003) by Gautam GhoseAntarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh, apart from these film appearances she has done, numerous television series, both in Bengali and Hindi, including Sukanya (1998) etc. She also appeared in notable cameo roles in the films "Dekha" and "Hemlock Society".
After working in a few Hindi films, she shifted to Kolkata, and after appearing in numerous Bengali films through the 1990s, shifted base to Mumbai in 2007, with an English film called, Bow Barracks Forever (2004), directed by Anjan Dutt,[8] and continued to act in Bengali films. She started working in Hindi TV series, with Karam Apnaa Apnaa (2007), moving on to Love Story (SAB TV series) (2007), and more recently in Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (2009). She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for rendering her voice in the Bengali film Abhosheyshey.[9] She has also performed opposite the south super star Dr. Vishnuvardhan in two films Inspector Dhanush (Hindi) and Police Mathu Daada (Kannada).

Works[edit]

Films[edit]

YearFilmLanguageDirector
1985SaahebHindiAnil Ganguly
1988Police Mathu DaadaKannadaP. Vasu
1988KadanaKannadaP. Vasu
1989Ek Din AchanakHindiMrinal Sen
1989Kamla Ki MautHindiBasu Chatterjee
1990Pyaar Ka DevtaHindi
1990Bahaar Aane TakHindi
1991Meena Bazar
1991Inspector Dhanush
1991SaugandhHindiRaj Sippy
1992Virodhi
1992NishchaiyHindiEsmayeel Shroff
1992RananginiAssameseChandra Mudoi
1993Janani aka MotherSanat Dasgupta
1993Padma Nadir Majhi
1995Gopalaa
1996Yugant
1996Vrindavan Film Studios
2000BariwaliBengaliRituparno Ghosh
2002Anamni AnganaBengaliDr Swapan Saha
2003Abar AranyeBengaliGoutom Ghosh
2004Mahulbanir SerengBengali
2004Bow Barracks ForeverBengaliAnjan Dutt
2005Shunyo E BukeyBengaliKaushik Ganguly
2005Ek Mutho ChabiBengali
2005KrantikaalBengaliSekhar Das
2005NagordolaBengali
2006AntarmahalBengaliRituparno Ghosh
2009LuckHindiDhillin Mehta
2011Jaani Dyakha HawbeBengali
2012AboshesheyBengaliAditi Roy
2012Barfi!HindiAnurag Basu
2012Aashbo Aar EkdinBengali
2012Hemlock SocietyBengaliSrijit Mukherjee
2012Na HannyateBengaliRingo Banerjee
2013Namte NamteBengaliRana Basu
2013Half SeriousBengaliUtsav Mukherjee
2013Nayan Chapar DinratriBengaliSekhar Das

Television[edit]

Awards and recognition[edit]



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