Roopa Ganguly is an
Indian actress and politician. She is a Rajya Sabha member and a senior BJP
leader of West Bengal. She is being perceived as a serious challenge to the
maverick Mamta Banerji.
BJP has made strong
inroad in West Bengal after 2014. Credit for that goes to Roopa Ganguly and the
faith Modi and Shah have on her. In fact, her Rajya Sabha ticket was approved
just to give her more space in the media.
As far as acting is
concerned, Roopa Ganguly is still known for her iconic portrayal of B. K.
Chopra’s epic Mahabharata.
Profile of Rupa Ganguly
Roopa
(or, Rupa) Ganguly was born Kalyani (Kolkata), West Bengal on 25th November,
1966. At present, her age is 50 years. She was a brilliant student and did
schooling from Beltala Girls’ High School. Later, she took admission the
Jogamaya Devi College. It should be noted that her college was also only for
women and hence in her entire education, she studied in institutions meant only
for girls/women.
Rupa was dreaming of becoming a model and hence
decided to try her luck after completing graduation. She got a contact and went
to Mumbai where she was signed for Anil Kapur starrer movie Saaheb in 1985. She
also signed few South Indian movies. In 1988, she was offered the role of
Draupadi in Mahabharata which she instantly accepted. This role definitely made
her a household name in India and gave her wide appreciation. However, it was
also this role of Draupadi which effectively finished her career. People were
not ready to see her in any avatar – glamorous roles.
Fed up with series of debacles after Mahabharata,
she returned back to Kolkata and worked in few Bengali movies.
Husband
of Rupa Ganguly
Rupa married Dhrubo Mukerji in 1992.
Her marital relationship had never been on the track and the couple finally
divorced in 2006. In fact, they parted ways just five years after the marriage.
Rupa had admitted to be in a live-in relationship with Bengali singer Dibyendu.
They used to live together, while her husband used to wander here and there.
Rupa has a son named Aakash from her
husband Dhrubo Mukerjee. Akash is living with Rupa.
Currently, Rupa is not even living
with Dibyendu. She is all alone and her only aim is to make a mark in the world
of politics, apart from giving the best of environment for her son Akash.
It should be mentioned here that
Roopa had admitted in a reality show that she had thrice attempted suicide.
This admission on television had created a lot of controversies. It is in this
show that she had revealed to the world about her relationship with Dibyendu
who is 12 years younger to her.
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