Roopa Ganguly or Rupa Ganguly is an Indian actress and National Film Award Winning female playback singer in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television. She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat (1988), and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam Ghose, Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen, and Antarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh.

Roopa Ganguly debuted in the Anil Kapoor starrer, Saaheb 1985, after her graduation from Calcutta. Her second role was in Malayalam film, Ithile Iniyum Varu (1986), with Mammootty as lead. Though her first role as a lead actress, was the pivotal role of Draupadi, in B.R. Chopra’s mythological TV series, Mahabharat (1988), which immediately got her attention, and also lead to a role in Mrinal Sen’s, Ek Din Achanak (1989).

Her other notable works are in award-winning film, Padma Nadir Majhi (1993) by Gautam Ghose, Yugant (1995) by Aparna Sen, Abar Aranye (2003) by Gautam Ghose, Antarmahal (2006) by Rituparno Ghosh, apart from these film appearances she has done, numerous television series, both in Bengali and Hindi, including Sukanya (1998) etc.

After working in a few Hindi films, she shifted to Kolkata, and after appearing in numerous Bengali films through the 1990s, shifted based to Mumbai in 2007, with an English film called, Bow Barracks Forever (2004), directed by Anjan Dutt, and continued to act in Bengali films. She started working in Hindi TV series, with Karam Apnaa Apnaa (2007), moving on to Love Story (SAB TV series) (2007), and more recently in Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo (2009). She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for rendering her voice in the bengali film Abhosheyshey

Hindi Movies Done By Roopa Ganguly

1986 Nirupama Bijoy Chatterjee Short film based on Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali short story Dena Paona
1986 Stree Ki Patra Soumitra Chatterjee Telefilm
1989 Ek Din Achanak Mrinal Sen
1989 Kamla Ki Maut Basu Chatterjee
1990 Bahaar Aane Tak Tariq Shah
1991 Inspector Dhanush Tulsi Ramsay
1991 Shyam Ramsay
1991 Meena Bazar P. Chandrakumar
1991 Pyar Ka Devta Kovelamudi Bapayya
1991 Saugandh Raj Sippy
1992 Nishchaiy Esmayeel Shroff Special appearance
1992 Virodhi Rajkumar Kohli
1994 Gopalaa Akash Jain
1996 Vrindavan Film Studios Lamberto Lambertini
2009 Luck Dhillin Mehta Special appearance
2012 Barfi! Anurag Basu
2013 Mahabharat Aur Barbareek Dharmesh Tiwari Played Draupadi
2014 Children of War Mrityunjay Devrat
2014 Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi Aman Sachdeva
2015 Ek Adbhut Dakshina Guru Dakshina Kiran Phadnis
2016 Aman Ke Farishtey Kader Kashmiri Delayed release
2017 Main Khudiram Bose Hun Manoj Giri
2017 Sonagachi Film has not yet been released Sudipto Chattopadhyay

Hindi TV series Done By Roopa Ganguly

1988 Ganadevta
1989 Mahabharat Draupadi Ravi Chopra
1995 Kanoon Mrs. Mathur BR Chopra
1995 Chandrakanta Damini Nirja Guleri
1995 Parampara
1995 Parivartan Bharat Rungachary
1997 Mahabharat Katha Draupadi Ravi Chopra
1998 Sukanya
2004 Sahib Biwi Gulam Rituparno Ghosh
2006 Krishnakali Amol Palekar
2007 Karam Apnaa Apnaa
2008 Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya
2009 Heroine
2009 Kasturi
2009 Sacch Ka Saamna Guest
2009 Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo Sumitra Singh
2011 Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
2014 Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai Ramesh Pandey
2015 Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan
2016 Badho Bahu Payal Sumit Sodani
2017 Class of 2017 Suyash Vadhavkar

Bengali films Done By Roopa Ganguly

1988 Pratik Prabhat Roy
1989 Agnitrishna
1989 Tufan Biresh Chatterjee
1990 Agnikanya Gopal Gupta
1991 Sadharan Meye Shamit Bhanja
1992 Dharma Yuddha Shamit Bhanja
1992 Pitrireen Sukanta Ray
1992 Surer Bhubane Prabir Mitra Special appearance
1993 Janani Sanat Dasgupta
1994 Rajar Raja Shamit Bhanja
1995 Ujan Amal Ray Ghatak
1996 Yugant Aparna Sen
2000 Bariwali Rituparno Ghosh
2000 Rupasi Dohai Tomar
2001 Dekha Goutam Ghose
2002 Anamni Angana Dr Swapan Saha
2003 Abar Aranye Goutom Ghosh
2004 Mahulbanir Sereng Sekhar Das
2005 Abiswashi
2005 Antarmahal Rituparno Ghosh
2005 Krantikaal Sekhar Das
2005 Mayer Raja
2007 Chirosakha He
2007 Bidhatar Lekha Raja Mukerji
2008 Khela Rituparno Ghosh Special appearance
2009 Chowrasta – Crossroads of Love Anjan Dutt
2009 Kaaler Rakhal Sekhar Das
2010 Rahmat Ali
2011 Jaani Dyakha Hawbe Birsa Dasgupta
2012 Abosheshey Aditi Roy
2013 Aashbo Arek din
2013 Half Serious Utsav Mukherjee
2013 Namte Namte Rana Basu
2013 Shantiniketane
2014 Bonku Babu Anindya Bikash Dutta
2014 Nayanchapar Dinratri Sekhar Das
2014 Piyalir Password Raj Basu
2014 Punascha Shouvik Mitra
2015 Natoker Moto – Like a Play Debesh Chattopadhyay
2015 Aro Ekbar Ariziet Halder
2015 Arshinagar Aparna Sen
2016 Onyo Opalaa Satarupa Sanyal
2017 Golmaal Narayan Roy
2017 Kaancher Dewal Film has not yet been released Anindya Sarkar

Bengali TV series Done by Roopa Ganguly

1987 Muktabandha Ramaprasad Banik
1987 Parashuramer Galpo Ashok Mukherjee
1992 Muktabandha 2 Ramaprasad Banik
1992 Ogo Priyotama
1997 Janmabhoomi Piyaribai Inder Sen
1999 Draupadi Draupadi
1999 Jhora Samayer Upokatha
1999 Sonar Bangla Inder Sen
1999 Ingeet
1999 Srot
1999 Tithir Atithi
1999 Kari Diye Kinlam
2011 Kanakanjali Arindam Ganguly

Odia Film Done by Roopa Ganguly

1995 Ranbhoomi Pranab Das

Assamese film Done by Roopa Ganguly

1992 Ranangini Chandra Mudoi

Discography Done by Roopa Ganguly

1989 Mahabharat
1989 Aamare Bhulona Priyo Megaphone Calcutta
1989 Anek diyechho Nath Bhavna Records
1989 Ektuku Chhonya Lage
1989 Hridoy Majhe
1989 Natun Kore Pabo Bole
2011 Abosheshey

Radio programme Done by Roopa Ganguly

2009 Hello Roopa Bolchi Friends FM

Awards And Nominations Received By Roopa Ganguly

National Film Award 2011 Best Female Playback Singer Abosheshey Won
Osian’s Cinefan Festival Award 2005 Special Jury Mention Antarmahal Won
2005 Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards 1996 Best Supporting Actress Ujan Won
2006 Antarmahal Won
Dhaka International Film Festival Award 2006 Best Actress Krantikaal Won
Indian Telly Award 2009 Best Supporting Actress Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo Nominated
Smita Patil Memorial Award 1989 Best Actress Mahabharat Won
Anandalok Puraskar 2005 Best Actress Nagordola Nominated
Kalakar Awards 1993 Best Actress Mukta Bandha Won
1998 Yugant Won
2002 Ingeet Won
Aajkaal Television Purashkar 1990 Special Felicitation Mahabharat Won