Roopa Ganguly

Acting

Roopa Ganguly

Born November 25, 1966 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India (age 59)

Roopa Ganguly (born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her rendition of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series Mahabharat (1988). Often promoted as the Bengali Film Industry's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation. She worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam …

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AboshesheyAbosheshey · 2012
Abosheshey
6.92012
MovieDrama
Post his parents' divorce, Soumyo lives with his father in San Francisco but returns to Kolkata after his mother dies. There, he learns a lot about his mother through her diary and all her belongings.
Barfi!Barfi! · 2012
Barfi!
7.62012
MovieDramaRomance
The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.
Nobel ChorNobel Chor · 2011
Nobel Chor
2011
MovieComedyDrama
The Nobel Medal of great Indian Poet Rabindra Nath Tagore was stolen in 2004 and it was never found. This film is a fictional account of what might have happened to the medal. A poor farmer...
Natoker Moto: Like a PlayNatoker Moto: Like a Play · 2015
Natoker Moto: Like a Play
2015
MovieDrama
Kheya, a theatre artist, faces challenges in her personal and professional life spanning from 1950 to 1970s in a world dominated by misogynistic men.
Jaani Dekha HobeJaani Dekha Hobe · 2011
Jaani Dekha Hobe
7.02011
MovieRomanceDrama
A young musician and a fatso model have the same dream together, and they meet and fall in love at a bookstore. When their relationship starts to fall apart, an out-of-work magician steps in.
Krishna CottageKrishna Cottage · 2004
Krishna Cottage
5.22004
MovieHorrorMystery
After their car breaks down, a group of collegians are forced to take shelter in the mysterious Krishna Cottage for the night. Little do they know that the cottage is haunted by a spirit awaiting its lover.
Naa Ille Naa SwargamNaa Ille Naa Swargam · 1991
Naa Ille Naa Swargam
1991
Movie
LuckLuck · 2009
Luck
4.72009
MovieActionThriller
Born lucky, Karim Moussa takes to exploiting it instead of focusing on studies. Now a wealthy gambler, he decides to recruit about a dozen lucky people to participate in a deadly game of survival.

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AntarmahalAntarmahal · 2005
Antarmahal
6.82005
MovieDrama
In late 19th Century, Bengal Bhubaneswar Chowdhury (Jackie Shroff) is a wealthy and tyrannical Zamidar (Squire). He has two main obsessions: his desperate attempts for an heir, which even his new second wife Jashomati seems unable to deliver; and competing with his regional rivals to produce the most magnificent effigy of a goddess for the annual Durga Puja ceremony. This year he concocts a master plan - why not change the face of the goddess for the most powerful woman on Earth - Queen Victoria. Meantime his two wives Mahomaya and Jashomati try to look out for one another especially as Bhubeneshwar begins to sexually assault his younger wife each night. Traumatised and lonely, Jashomati is dangerously drawn towards the youthful sculptor who has been employed to create the great effigy of Durga, Goddess of destruction.

Zamindar's wife