Roopa Ganguly

Roopa Ganguly
Ganguly at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Parliament House, in New Delhi, in 2016.
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
4 October 2016
Nominated byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded byNavjot Singh Sidhu
ConstituencyNominated [1] (Arts)
President of BJP Mahila Morcha,
West Bengal
In office
2015–2017
Preceded byJyotsna Banerjee
Succeeded byLocket Chatterjee
Personal details
Born (1966-11-25) 25 November 1966[2]
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active1986 – Present[3]
WorksFilmography
Spouse
Dhrubo Mukherjee
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(m. 1992; div. 2007)​
[4]
Children1
Awards

Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician.[5] She is known for her role of Draupadi in B R Chopra's television series Mahabharat.[6] She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer.[7] She has received awards like National Award and BFJA Awards.[8] In October 2016, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, by the President of India.[9] She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "BJP's Roopa Ganguly nominated for Sidhu's post in Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Actress Roopa Ganguly on Modern Bangla Film". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "What troubles me most is how unsafe Bengal has become for women under Trinamul". www.telegraphindia.com. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "I attempted suicide thrice". The Times of India. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Roopa Ganguly movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Netizens applaud Mahabharat's Roopa Ganguly and Nitish Bharadwaj after watching Draupadi's 'cheer-haran'". The Times of India. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival". iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival". iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Actor Roopa Ganguly nominated to Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "'Mahabharat' Actress Rupa Ganguly To Head BJP's West Bengal Women's Wing". Huffington Post India. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2017.