BR Chopra is a name of Hindi cinema which will remain alive in the hearts of people for centuries. He gave Indian television a series that pales in comparison to today’s legendary series. We are talking about ‘Mahabharata’ whose characters are still alive in the hearts of the audience. In Mahabharata, Nitish Bhardwaj played the role of Shri Krishna and Mukesh Khanna played the role of Bhishma Pitamah. Along with these characters of the mythological serial, Roopa Ganguly also made headlines with the character of ‘Draupadi’. Today is Roopa Ganguly’s birthday. Apart from TV serials, he has also worked in Bollywood and Bengali films. However, later he left acting and joined politics. Today on his birthday, let us tell you some special things about him. From Bollywood to TV, Roopa Ganguly has done tremendous work and she needs no introduction. However, Roopa Ganguly is still best known for her role of Draupadi in Mahabharata and this character made her immortal on TV. Let us tell you that Roopa Ganguly was born on 25 November 1966 in West Bengal, so today on the birthday of the actress, let us know some special things about her.
She became famous in every household after playing the role of Draupadi in Mahabharata.
Rupali Ganguly was born on 25 November 1966 in Kolkata. He completed his studies from Kolkata, after completing his studies he came to Mumbai to pursue a career in films. Roopa Ganguly made her Bollywood debut in 1985 with the film Saheb. She was seen with Anil Kapoor in this film. After this he worked in films like ‘Anthony’, ‘Pyaar Ka Devta’ and ‘Barfi’. However, the mythological serial ‘Mahabharata’ gave him real recognition. Roopa Ganguly played the role of Draupadi in Mahabharata.
Rupa started working with Bengali short films
Talking about Roopa Ganguly, she never dreamed of becoming an actress, the actress has graduated from Jogmaya Devi College of Calcutta University. After this, when she completed her studies, one of her relatives advised her to take up acting and after that Roopa Ganguly started acting in 1986 with the Bengali short film ‘Nirupama’. Impressed by his performance, Soumitra Chatterjee cast him in another Bengali short film. Roopa Ganguly entered the world of Bollywood in the year 1985 with the film ‘Saheb’. However, Roopa Ganguly did not get much success in Bollywood. He got most of his recognition from Bengali films. Rupa has worked in films of many languages including Bengali and Hindi.
Roopa Ganguly started crying on the set
When the shooting of Draupadi’s disrobing scene was going on in ‘Mahabharat’, Roopa Ganguly became very emotional during the shooting of the scene and started crying on the set. Not only this, BR Chopra had completed the kidnapping scene in just one cut. Rupa Ganguly was a little nervous about this scene. After the shooting of the scene was completed, Roopa Ganguly went into the room and locked herself.
The actress cried during the scene of Draupadi’s disrobing.
‘Chir Haran’ of Draupadi is the most important incident of Mahabharata. It is also prominently featured in BR Chopra’s TV serial ‘Mahabharata’, where the scene was filmed in a very realistic style. Very few people know that Rupa actually started crying during the scene of Draupadi’s disrobing in ‘Mahabharata’. According to reports, Roopa Ganguly started crying in the middle of the conversation. After this, it took about half an hour for the show team to silence him. Roopa Ganguly got so lost in the character of Draupadi that she could not come out of the character of Draupadi for almost two years.
Roopa Ganguly’s personal life
As far as Roopa Ganguly’s personal life is concerned, she married Dhruv Mukherjee in 1992. But, the two separated after about 14 years of marriage. The couple got divorced in 2009. Presently, away from acting, he is active in politics.
Mechanical Engineer Marriage and Divorce
Roopa Ganguly married mechanical engineer Dhruv Mukherjee in 1992. But this relationship could not last long and the actress further talked about it and said that her husband Dhruv had a problem with her status as an actress, my husband had a problem with my work and identity, so I myself Rupa had taken herself away from work and had also accused her husband of not paying the expenses. After which she divorced Dhruv in 2009.
Lived with singer Divyendu for 13 years
The couple got legally divorced in 2009 and Rupa and Dhruv have a son named Akash. After separation from her husband, she fell in love with singer Divyendu, 13 years younger than her. Roopa had worked with Divyendu in Ek Ghar Mein Rahen Lagi, very few people would know that Roopa is also a playback singer.