New Delhi. Actress Roopa Ganguly, who became a household name by playing the character of ‘Draupadi’ in BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharata’, is still called less by her real name and more by her reel name. Actress Roopa Ganguly, born on 25 November 1966 in Kolkata, made a lot of headlines by playing the character of ‘Draupadi’. Apart from TV serials, he has also worked in Bollywood and Bengali films. But she got recognition in every household with the character of Draupadi. Roopa Ganguly’s life is no less than a film story.
Roopa Ganguly has worked in more than 93 films and TV serials in her acting career. Roopa Ganguly has achieved many milestones in her life’s journey. Not only this, Mahabharata always continued in the real life of Roopa Ganguly, who played the character of Draupadi in Mahabharata. Rupa got cheated in love not once but twice. Not only this, Rupa has also tried to end her life thrice. Roopa Ganguly herself had mentioned this. After this, Rupa also remained in the media headlines a lot.
Got recognition from ‘Mahabharata’
Roopa Ganguly, born on 25 November 1966 in Kalyani, West Bengal, completed her studies from Kolkata. After completing his studies, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in films. Roopa Ganguly made her Bollywood debut with the 1985 film ‘Saheb’. She was seen with Anil Kapoor in this film. After this he worked in films like ‘Vidhi’, ‘Pyar Ka Devta’ and ‘Barfi’. However, the mythological serial ‘Mahabharata’ gave him real identity.
Marriage broken after 14 years
This serial of BR Chopra was very much liked in the entire country. Roopa Ganguly played the role of Draupadi in this serial. After this serial, Rupa became a star and started getting a lot of work in films and serials. Rupa’s career had taken off. In the year 1992, Roopa married Dhrubo Mukherjee. Everything went well for a few years of marriage. But after 5 years, cracks started appearing in their relationship. In 1997, Rupa also had a son, Akash. However, despite the sourness, Roopa Ganguly’s relationship somehow continued. This relationship finally died in the year 2006. Rupa and Dhrubo Mukherjee parted ways.
When Roopa was in a live-in relationship with a singer
After divorce, Roopa Ganguly started dating a singer younger than her. Rupa started living in a live-in relationship with a boy named Divyendu. However, love was not written in Rupa’s destiny. Eventually, after some time, this relationship also started moving towards separation. In the year 2009, Rupa presented her side of life in the TV show ‘Sach Ka Saamna’. In which Rupa told that she had tried to commit suicide thrice. Rupa also expressed disappointment regarding the insecurity of men. Roopa Ganguly spoke openly about this.
Roopa Ganguly started crying on the set
When the shooting of Draupadi’s disrobing scene was going on in ‘Mahabharata’, Roopa Ganguly became very emotional while shooting the scene. She started crying bitterly on the set. Not only this, BR Chopra had completed the kidnapping scene in just one cut. Roopa Ganguly was a little nervous about this scene at first. After the shooting of the scene was completed, Roopa Ganguly went into the room and locked herself.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 25, 2024, 15:39 IST
