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 …

Known For

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.
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.
ChaurahenChaurahen · 2007
Chaurahen
★ 10.02007
MovieDrama
It is an evocative and poignant composition consisting of three separate stories set in Mumbai, Kolkata and Kochi. Every story revolves around love, life and loss.
ArshinagarArshinagar · 2015
Arshinagar
★ 3.92015
MovieRomanceDrama
Arshinagar is a Bengali musical romance drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Piyali's PasswordPiyali's Password · 2009
Piyali's Password
★ 5.02009
Movie
A young woman comes to the United States from India to complete the legal formalities of her scientist sister's accidental death. However, as she tries to wrap things up, to her horror she discovers that perhaps her sister's death was not accidental. Caught in a web of conspiracy in a foreign land she struggles to get behind the truth, determined to unravel the mystery behind her sister's untimely death.
The Padma BoatmanThe Padma Boatman · 1993
The Padma Boatman
★ 8.01993
MovieDrama
In pre-Partition Bengal, Kuber, a poor fisherman struggles to survive along the wild Padma River. While navigating an affair with his spirited sister-in-law, Kuber becomes entangled with Hossain, a charismatic trader recruiting desperate villagers to settle on the isolated island of Moynadeep.
KhelaKhela · 2008
Khela
2008
MovieDrama
A filmmaker, averse to starting a family, intends to cast a disapproving couple's school-going son in a movie. What follows is a light-hearted journey that could potentially make him rethink his preferences about having a child.
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