Roopa Ganguly Explained

Roopa Ganguly should not be confused with Rupali Ganguly.

Roopa Ganguly
Birth Date:1966 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency:Nominated [1] (Arts)
Nominator:Pranab Mukherjee
Term Start:4 October 2016
Term End:24 April 2022
Predecessor:Navjot Singh Sidhu
Office1:President of BJP Mahila Morcha,
West Bengal
Term Start1:2015
Term End1:2017
Predecessor1:Jyotsna Banerjee
Successor1:Locket Chatterjee
Module:
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Roopa Ganguly
Native Name Lang:bn
Years Active:1986Present[2]
Works:Filmography
Signature:Roopa Ganguly signature.svg
Children:1

Roopa Ganguly (born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician.[3] She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series Mahabharat.[4] Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation.[5] [6] [7] She has worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer.[8] She received several awards including a National Award and two BFJA Awards.[9] In October 2016, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, by the President of India.[10] She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal.[11] She served as the General Secretary[12] [13] and the Vice-President[14] for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes. Her films have commulatively grossed more than US$100 million worldwide.[15]

Her first acting assignment was Bijoy Chatterjee's Hindi short film Nirupama (1986) based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali short story Dena Paona and broadcast on DD National. Her breakthrough role came with the Bengali TV series Muktabandha (1987) directed by Ramaprasad Banik.[16] She made her big screen debut opposite Chiranjeet in Prabhat Roy's Bengali film Prateek (1988). In 1988, she achieved national recognition for her role in the Hindi TV series Ganadevta and shot to wider fame and popularity after she played Draupadi in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat (1988–90).[17] Her performance in this TV series earned her several awards including Smita Patil Memorial Award. She reprised the role of Draupadi in Chopra's Mahabharat Katha. She acted in popular Hindi TV series such as Kanoon (1993), Chandrakanta (1994), Karam Apnaa Apnaa (2007), Kasturi (2009), Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (2009). Popular Bengali TV series, she acted in, include Janmabhoomi (1997), Draupadi (2000), Ingeet (2001), Tithir Atithi to name a few.[18]

She achieved critical acclaim for her performance in National Award winning Bengali films such as Padma Nadir Majhi (1992) by Goutam Ghose,[19] [20] [21] Janani (1993) by Sanat Dasgupta[22] [23] and Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen.[24] She received BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress twice for her roles in Amal Ray Ghatak's Ujan (1995) and Rituparno Ghosh's Antarmahal (2005).[25] In the same year, she acted in the role of a conceited actress in Anjan Dutt's Tarpor Bhalobasa, which once again earned her critical acclaim.[26] She was conferred with Osian's Cinefan Festival Special Jury Mention for her role in Antarmahal (2005).[27] She was awarded in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category for her role in Sekhar Das's National Award winning Bengali film Krantikaal (2005)[28] [29] at the 9th Dhaka International Film Festival.[30] In January 2006, she was named by The Indian Express in the list of the five most powerful actresses of 2005.[31] She was further acclaimed for her roles in films such as Kaaler Rakhal (2009), Chowrasta - The Crossroads of Love (2009), Chaurahen (2012), Na Hannyate (2012), Dutta Vs Dutta (2012) and Punascha (2014). In 2011, she received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for rendering her voice in Aditi Roy's Bengali film Abosheshey (2012).[32] [33] Goutam Ghose said that "she has that skill to transform herself into any character she plays."[7] Rituparno Ghosh described her as "a roisterer of pathos and exuberance through the portrayal of her characters."[7]

Early life

Ganguly was born to Samarendra Lal Ganguly and Juthika Ganguly on 25 November 1966.[34] She grew up in a joint family. She was a student of Beltala Girls' High School from which she finished her secondary examination.[35] She completed her Higher Secondary Education from Jodhpur Park Girls' High School.[36] Later, she obtained a bachelor's degree from the Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliated undergraduate women's college of University of Calcutta, in Kolkata.[35] [37] Ganguly had to face financial problem during her college days.

Acting career

Ganguly never intended to be an actress. After she completed her graduation, she was suggested by some of her relatives to pursue acting. She attended a wedding ceremony where she was introduced to Bijoy Chatterjee who was looking for a fresh face with unplucked eyebrows to play the female lead in his Hindi short film Nirupama (1986) based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali short story Dena Paona. Ganguly was initially hesitant to accept his proposal but later gave her nod on the insistence of her aunt. Soumitra Chatterjee who played the father to her character in the film helped her get into the role of the heroine.[38] Impressed with her potential, Soumitra Chatterjee cast her as Mrinal alongside his daughter Poulami Basu playing the role of Bindu in his directorial venture Stree Ki Patra (1986), based on Streer Patra a Bengali short story written by Tagore.[39] [40]

Ganguly was enjoined by Ramaprasad Banik to appear for a look test for the female lead in his Bengali TV series Muktabandha (1986).[41] [42] After she appeared for the look test, Samaresh Majumdar, the screenplay writer of the TV series considered her to be imperfect for the role.[43] The role being that of a call girl, Majumdar wanted an attractive actress to portray it. He suggested Banik to find another actress other than Ganguly whom he considered to be dowdy. Majumdar was requested to meet Ganguly once again. This time Ganguly appeared charming and attractive, and was finalised to portray the female lead. Her performance in the series was appreciated.[44] [45] She accepted a role opposite Chiranjeet Chakraborty in Prabhat Roy's Bengali film Prateek (1988).[46] Roy's next venture was Agnitrishna (1989) that once again saw Chiranjeet Chakraborty essaying the male protagonist Abhijit suffering from pyrophobia. Roy cast Ganguly as the female lead opposite Chakraborty. She had to enact the role of the doctor who treats the protagonist.[47] The film failed to win critical favour while Ganguly's performance was critically acclaimed.[48] She also accepted another role opposite Chakraborty in Biresh Chatterjee's Bengali film Tufan (1989). The film was a major financial success.[49] She featured in Mrinal Sen's much acclaimed Hindi Film Ek Din Achanak (1989) and Basu Chatterjee's Hindi film Kamla Ki Maut (1989).

Reportedly B.R. Chopra was quite impressed with Ganguly's performance in the TV series Ganadevta. After Juhi Chawla declined the role of Draupadi for Mahabharat, Chopra decided to get her appear for a screen test for the role. In 1988, she was summoned by director Biresh Chatterjee to NT1 Studio where the director informed her that Chopra wanted her to appear for the look test.[50] Ramya Krishnan was also another strong candidate to portray the role. Ganguly was finally chosen since her Hindi diction was better.[51] In 1989, the 34th episode of the series introduced her. She was hailed for her performance in the Game of Dice sequence.[52] The sequence was aired in the 46th, 47th and 48th episodes of the series. The sequence narrates Draupadi being dragged to the court by Dushasana. She then asks Bhishma, a veteran of the Kuru clan whether Yudhishthira has the right to put her in stake. The sequence demanded her to weep while enacting the part. She was so engrossed that she wept on even after her shot was over.[53] [54] [55] [56] [57] She later claimed that her performance in the TV series was quite mediocre.[58]

Ganguly received wide attention from Bollywood media and producers for her role in Chopra's Mahabharat, yet she never had a significant elevation in her Bollywood career. She said that things became very hard since she was an outsider and had to face the problem of casting couch.[59] She featured as Rama in Tariq Shah's Hindi film Baahar Aane Tak (1990). The film did not meet financial success.[60] Onwards, she appeared in films such as K. Bapayya's Pyar Ka Devta (1991), Raj Sippy's Saugandh (1991) and Rajkumar Kohli's Virodhi (1992) to name a few. In 1991, she acted in the blockbuster Kannada film Police Matthu Dada, directed by Tulsi Ramsay and Shyam Ramsay. In the same year, she appeared in its Hindi remake titled Inspector Dhanush. The film flopped at the box office. In 1992, she acted in A. V. Seshagiri Rao's Telugu film Inspector Bhavani, where she played the character of a sincere police officer whose object is to bring an end to those who assassinated her fiancée.[61] In the same year, she acted in Sukanta Roy's Bengali film Pitrireen, where she played the character of Sathi, a photographer who inquires about her father's assassin.

In 1992, she appeared in Goutam Ghose's award-winning Bengali film Padma Nadir Majhi, where she played the character of Kapila, a woman from the fishermen community who falls for her sister's husband and finally leaves her family to settle with him on Moynadeep island. Her performance in this film was appreciated by the critics and media personalities. Utpal Dutt, who was also a part of this venture, was recorded to comment on her performance: "Roopa has really lived the life of Kapila with those flawless body languages of a woman from the fisherman community."[62]

In 1995, She accepted a role in Ravi Chopra's Kanoon on the latter's insistence.[63] In 1995, she appeared in Amal Roy Ghatak's Bengali film Ujan, which won her the BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996. In 1996, she appeared in Aparna Sen's award-winning Bengali film Yugant, where she played the character of an obsessed dancer. Her performance in the film won favourable reviews.[64] Apart from acting in feature films, she went on appearing in numerous telefilms and television series, both in Bengali and Hindi, including Sukanya (1998).[65]

In 2000, she appeared in Rituparno Ghosh's award-winning Bengali film Bariwali, where she played the character of Sudeshna Mitra, an actress playing the character of Binodini, in a film Chokher Bali directed, alongside the male protagonist. In 2001, she appeared in a cameo role in Goutam Ghose's award-winning Bengali film Dekha. Though she made a cameo appearance in it, she garnered huge mass attention as the film was widely advertised on her enthralling dialogue; "Sagar dekhben naa, shudhu amake dekhun." In the film, she rendered her character with a fine, seductive approach, especially in the Eki Labonyo Purna Prate song sequence, where the character played by Soumitra Chatterjee recalls an earlier moment of Ganguly gazing back at him.[66] In 2003, she appeared in Gautam Ghose's Bengali film Abar Aranye, where she played the character of Shimul, a buoyant woman who is grief-stricken at the deepest core of her heart for the probable loss of her husband. She appeared in a cameo role in Bow Barracks Forever (2004) by Anjan Dutt.[67]

In 2005, she appeared in Rituparno Ghosh's award-winning Bengali film Antarmahal, where she played the character of Mahamaya, a docile wife to an arrogant zamindar. Her performance in the film was hugely appreciated by film critics.[68] [69] [70] Indian film critic Piyush Roy wrote on her performance in the film, "Ganguly rekindles memories of her fiery act of Draupadi in B R Chopra’s Mahabharat through her blow hot, blow cold performance."[71] She herself considered this role as a big challenge as it was inherently contrary to her personality.[33] The film won her the BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006. Reportedly Mira Nair was all praise for Ganguly's performance in the film after the former had attended a private screening of the film in USA. Nair proposed her to play the role of Asima's mother in The Namesake.[72] Ganguly eschewed the offer since the role was not meaty enough. She then, featured in Sekhar Das's award-winning Bengali film Krantikaal (2005), where she played the character of Subarna, who befriends a terrorist who broke into her house.[73] She appeared in Raj Mukherjee's Bengali film Nagordola (2005), where she portrayed the character of an arrogant and rude woman who gets diagnosed as having throat cancer and realises that life is not like it has conventionally been and gives her full consent to her own unmarried daughter to give birth of her baby and to bring it up. The film was a major hit at the box office for its contemporary social issue. Her performance in the film earn her an Anandalok Award nomination in the Best Actress in the Leading Role category in 2006. She acted in the much acclaimed Bengali film Ek Mutho Chabi (2005), produced by herself, where she played the character of an established actress who has a car accident, consequently losing her career.[74] [75] In December 2005, Ganguly was named by The Telegraph in the list of Five Crowning Queens of 2005 alongside Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Konkona Sen Sharma and Vidya Balan.[76]

In 2006, she accepted a role of a writer in Karam Apnaa Apnaa produced by Balaji Telefilms and shifted her base to Mumbai.[77] She then appeared in Hindi TV series such as Love Story and Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (2009).

In 2009, she appeared in Sekhar Das's Bengali film Kaaler Rakhal.[78] She appeared in Anjan Dutt's film Chowrasta the Crossroads of love (2009).[79]

In 2011, she won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for rendering her voice in Aditi Roy's Bengali film Abosheshey (2012)[80] where she also acted. In the film, she portrayed the character of Suchismita.[81] She appeared in Birsa Dasgupta's Jaani Dyakha Hawbe (2011), which after much commercial expectation proved to be a failure at the box office.

She acted in Anurag Basu's blockbuster film Barfi! (2012). She acted in Anjan Dutt's Dutta Vs Dutta, (2012) where she played the character of "Runu mashi", who lives her life on her own terms and inspires the protagonist to live the life he desires.[82] She featured in Joydeep Ghosh's Mayabazar (2012). The film has three individual stories. She played the protagonist in the story Smriti which is based on Dehantar by Sharadindu Bandopadhyay.[83] She played Kuhu, a widow who sees her deceased husband in every single man she dates.[84] She appeared in Riingo's Bengali film Na Hannyate (2012), where she played the character of Jui, who is caught in a situation where she could save only one of her kids and leave the other to die.[85] In 2013, she appeared in Utsav Mukherjee's hilarious social-satirical film Half Serious. She played the role of goddess Durga in the film. She appeared in Rana Basu's Bengali film Namte Namte (2013).[86] She also appeared in Shekhar Das's Bengali film Nayanchampar Dinratri (2013).[87] In 2014, she appeared alongside Soumitra Chatterjee in Souvik Mitra's Bengali film Punascha, where she played the muse of an award-winning author, played by Chatterjee. The film earned her rave reviews including the statement made by The Times of India that the film belongs to her only.[88] In 2015, she acted in Debesh Chottopadhyay's Bengali film Natoker Moto and Aparna Sen's Bengali film Arshinagar. She was offered the role of Jiji in Kushan Nandy's Babumoshai Bandookbaaz (2017), but was later replaced by Divya Dutta.[89]

In 2023, Ganguly portrayed Bithika Mitra in Meyebela, a Bengali TV series produced by Surinder Films.[90] It revolves around a joint family of Hazra Ln, South Kolkata.[91] She abruptly left the series after a few months citing that the show contained "regressive content".[92]

Politics

In 2015, Ganguly joined Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and quit Artiste Forum since she believed that a political figure should not hold a significant designation in Artiste Forum.[93]

In West Bengal Assembly elections 2016, Ganguly lost from Howrah North to Trinamool Congress counterpart and cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla.[94]

In May 2016, she was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers when she was returning from Kakdwip in South 24 Parganas where she had gone to meet victims of political violence. She sustained head injuries and had to be admitted to hospital.[95]

She was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in October 2016 in place of cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned earlier.[96] [97] [98]

Personal life

Ganguly was married to Dhrubo Mukerjee, a mechanical engineer hailing from West Bengal, Kolkata from 1992 until 2007.[99] They have one child, a son, born in 1997, Aakash Mukherjee.[100] [101] She was in a live-in relationship with the Bengali singer Dibyendu Mukherjee. They lived in Ganguly's flat in Mumbai until the end of their relationship.[102] [103] Ganguly maintained a pleasant formality whenever she met Mukherjee after their separation.[104]

Awards and recognitions

Awards

Ganguly had won numerous awards, including a National Award, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards two times and Kalakar Awards three times. In 2011, she was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for rendering her voice in Aditi Roy's Bengali film Abosheshey.[105] She was awarded for her husky and haunting voice in the songs Dure Kothay and Aji Bijan Ghare.

AwardYearCategoryFilmTV seriesResult
National Film Award2011Best Female Playback SingerAbosheshey[106]
Osian's Cinefan Festival Award2005Special Jury MentionAntarmahal
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards1996Best Supporting ActressUjan[107]
2006Antarmahal[108]
Dhaka International Film Festival Award2006Best ActressKrantikaal
Indian Telly Award2009Best Supporting ActressAgle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo[109]
2010[110]
Smita Patil Memorial Award1989Best Actress[111] [112]
Anandalok Puraskar2005Best ActressNagordola
Kalakar Awards1993Best ActressMukta Bandha[113]
1998Yugant
2002Ingeet
Aajkaal Television Purashkar1990Special FelicitationMahabharat

Recognition

Filmography

Roopa Ganguly
Film:70+
Television Series:40+
Radio Show:1
Music Videos:1
Television Film:20+
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Denotes films that have not yet been released

English films

YearTitleDirector Notes
2004Bow Barracks ForeverAnjan Dutt[116]
2012ChaurahenRajshree Ojha

Hindi films

YearTitleDirector Notes
1986NirupamaBijoy Chatterjee
Stree Ki PatraSoumitra Chatterjee
1989Ek Din AchanakMrinal Sen
Kamla Ki MautBasu Chatterjee
1990Bahaar Aane TakTariq Shah
1991Inspector DhanushTulsi Ramsay
Shyam Ramsay
Meena BazarP. Chandrakumar
Pyar Ka DevtaK. Bapayya[118]
SaugandhRaj Sippy
1992NishchaiyEsmayeel Shroff
VirodhiRajkumar Kohli
1994GopalaaAkash Jain
2009LuckDhillin Mehta
2012Barfi!Anurag Basu
2013Mahabharat Aur BarbareekDharmesh Tiwari
2014Children of WarMrityunjay Devrat
Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho GayiAman Sachdeva
2015Ek Adbhut Dakshina Guru DakshinaKiran Phadnis[119]
2016Aman Ke FarishteyKader Kashmiri
2017Main Khudiram Bose HunManoj Giri
Sonagachi Sudipto Chattopadhyay[120]

Hindi TV series

YearTitleRoleDirector Notes
1988Ganadevta
1989MahabharatDraupadiRavi Chopra
Krishnakant Ka VasiyatnamaRohiniShyamanand Jalan
1995KanoonMrs. MathurBR Chopra[121]
ChandrakantaDaminiNirja Guleri
Parampara
ParivartanBharat Rungachary
Viraasat
1997Mahabharat KathaDraupadiRavi Chopra
1998Sukanya
2004Sahib Biwi GulamRituparno Ghosh
Jai GaneshaParvati
2006KrishnakaliAmol Palekar[122]
2007Karam Apnaa Apnaa
Love Story
2008Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya
2009Heroine
Kasturi
Sacch Ka SaamnaGuest
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi KijoSumitra Singh
2011Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
2014Khamosh Sa AfsanaVaani's mother[123]
Yeh Dil Sun Raha HaiRamesh Pandey
2015Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan
2016Badho BahuPayalSumit Sodani
2017Class of 2017Suyash Vadhavkar

Bengali films

YearTitleDirector Notes
1988PratikPrabhat Roy
1989Agnitrishna
AmanatShantanu Bhowmik
TufanBiresh Chatterjee
1990AgnikanyaGopal Gupta
GarmilDilip Roy
ManasiAmal Ray Ghatak
1991Sadharan MeyeShamit Bhanja
1992Dharma YuddhaShamit Bhanja
PitrireenSukanta Ray[124]
Padma Nadir MajhiGoutam Ghose
Surer BhubanePrabir Mitra
1993JananiSanat Dasgupta
Prithibir Shesh StationLalit Mukherjee
1994Rajar RajaShamit Bhanja
1995UjanAmal Ray Ghatak
1996YugantAparna Sen[125]
2000BariwaliRituparno Ghosh
Bastir Meye RadhaChiranjeet Chakraborty
Rupasi Dohai Tomar
2001DekhaGoutam Ghose[126]
ObhinoyRituparno Ghosh[127]
Shesh Bichar
2002Anamni AnganaDr Swapan Saha
Bangali BabuAnjan Chowdhury
Ushnotar JonnoKaushik Ganguly
2003Abar AranyeGoutom Ghosh
2004Mahulbanir SerengSekhar Das
2005Abiswashi
AntarmahalRituparno Ghosh
KrantikaalSekhar Das
Mayer Raja
NagordolaRaj Mukherjee
Shunyo E BukeKaushik Ganguly
Tarpor BhalobasaAnjan Dutt
2007Chirosakha He
Bidhatar LekhaRaja Mukerji
Jara Bristite BhijechhiloAnjan Das
Ratbhor
2008KhelaRituparno Ghosh
2009Chowrasta - Crossroads of LoveAnjan Dutt
Kaaler RakhalSekhar Das
2010Rahmat Ali
2011Jaani Dyakha HawbeBirsa Dasgupta[128]
2012AboshesheyAditi Roy
Dutta Vs DuttaAnjan Dutt
Hemlock SocietySrijit Mukherjee
Mayabazaar
Na HannyateRingo Banerjee
Nobel ChorSuman Ghosh
2013Aashbo Arek din[129]
Half SeriousUtsav Mukherjee
Namte NamteRana Basu
Shantiniketane
2014Bonku BabuAnindya Bikash Dutta
Nayanchapar DinratriSekhar Das
Piyalir PasswordRaj Basu[130]
PunaschaShouvik Mitra
2015Natoker Moto - Like a PlayDebesh Chattopadhyay
Aro EkbarAriziet Halder[131]
ArshinagarAparna Sen
2016Onyo OpalaaSatarupa Sanyal[132]
2017GolmaalNarayan Roy
Kaancher Dewal Anindya Sarkar[133]

Bengali TV series

YearTitleRoleDirector Notes
1986MuktabandhaRamaprasad Banik
Parashuramer GalpoAshok Mukherjee
1988Jodi Emon HotoBasu Chatterjee
1992Muktabandha 2Ramaprasad Banik
Ogo Priyotama
1997JanmabhoomiPiyaribaiInder Sen[134]
1999DraupadiDraupadi[135]
Jhora Samayer Upokatha
Sonar BanglaInder Sen
PratibimbaKaberi Singh
Ingeet
Srot
Tithir Atithi
Kari Diye Kinlam
2011KanakanjaliArindam Ganguly
2023MeyebelaBithika MitraLater Replaced by Anushree Das

Telugu films

YearTitleDirector Notes
1990Sasirekha Sapadham[136]
1991Naa Ille Naa SwargamK. R. Reddy
1992Inspector Bhavani

Kannada films

YearTitleDirector Notes
1991Police Matthu DadaTulsi Ramsay
Shyam Ramsay
KadanaK V Raju
CBI VijayV. Uma Shankar
1993 Bahaddur Hennu A. V. Sheshagiri Rao

Assamese film

Discography

YearAlbumLabelNotes
1989Mahabharat
Aamare Bhulona PriyoMegaphone Calcutta[137]
Anek diyechho NathBhavna Records
Ektuku Chhonya Lage
Hridoy Majhe
Natun Kore Pabo Bole
2011Abosheshey

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: What troubles me most is how unsafe Bengal has become for women under Trinamul . 16 October 2016 . The Telegraph (India) . en . 1 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Roopa Ganguly movies, filmography, biography and songs . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818182118/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/roopa-ganguly-13090 . live . 18 August 2018 . Cinestaan . 18 August 2018.
  4. Web site: Netizens applaud Mahabharat's Roopa Ganguly and Nitish Bharadwaj after watching Draupadi's 'cheer-haran' . 21 April 2020 . . en . 29 April 2020.
  5. News: 'I can't help acting like Abhishek's mother' . Rediff . 10 March 2017.
  6. News: Tollywood movies that prove Roopa Ganguly is a treasure to Bengali cinema The Times of India . The Times of India . 18 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Has Roopa Ganguly been exploited to the full brim of her talent! . filmsack.jimdo.com . en-US . 27 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170731194447/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ . 31 July 2017 . dead.
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  10. News: Actor Roopa Ganguly nominated to Rajya Sabha . 4 October 2016 . The Indian Express . 27 May 2017 . en-US.
  11. Web site: 'Mahabharat' Actress Rupa Ganguly To Head BJP's West Bengal Women's Wing . Huffington Post India . 27 May 2017 . 31 December 2015.
  12. Web site: West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum . wbmpaf.com . 7 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170722044508/http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2003 . 22 July 2017 . dead.
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  15. Web site: Roopa Ganguly Filmography . 20 August 2022 . boxofficeindia.com.
  16. News: 10 Bengali Actresses Who Made It Big From The Small Screen To Cinema . pyckers . 19 August 2018 . en . 19 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180819182131/https://pycker.com/articles/10-tollywood-actresses-who-started-their-career-with-small-screen . dead.
  17. Web site: I feel sad for the new Draupadi . Screen India . 26 March 2020.
  18. Web site: 'তেরো পার্বণ'র হাত ধরে বিনোদনে ভিন্নতার ছোঁয়া, হঠাৎই হল এক স্বাদবদল . 21 May 2021 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . bn.
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  20. Web site: Padma Nadir Majhi La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs . www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com . fr-FR . 7 May 2017 . 31 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170731203807/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/qz_film/padma-nadir-majhi/ . dead.
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