Roopa Ganguly

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 Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer. She received several awards including a National Award and two BFJA Awards. In October, 2015, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, by the President of India. She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal. She served as the General Secretary and the Vice President for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes.

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Chaurahen (2007)

Chaurahen (Crossroads), a film directed by Rajshree Ojha, who previously directed Aisha, in addition to two other popular specialty projects, boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes Soha Ali Khan, Victor Banerjee, veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajshree Ojha
CAST:  Soha Ali Khan  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Kiera Chaplin  •  Roopa Ganguly

Chaurahen (Crossroads), a film directed by Rajshree Ojha, who previously directed Aisha, in addition to two other popular specialty projects, boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes Soha Ali Khan, Victor Banerjee, veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajshree Ojha
CAST:  Soha Ali Khan  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Kiera Chaplin  •  Roopa Ganguly

Naa Ille Naa Swargam (1991)

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CAST:  Ramesh Babu Ghattamaneni  •  Divya Bharti  •  Brahmanandam  •  Roopa Ganguly

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ramesh Babu Ghattamaneni  •  Divya Bharti  •  Brahmanandam  •  Roopa Ganguly

Death of Kamla (1989)

The film is set in a lower middle class chawl, an apartment building in Mumbai, a 20-year-old and unmarried Kamla, unable to handle the news of her pregnancy commits suicide. This makes her neighbourhood examine their own secrets and the choices they have made in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basu Chatterjee
CAST:  Pankaj Kapur  •  Irrfan Khan  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Supriya Pathak

The film is set in a lower middle class chawl, an apartment building in Mumbai, a 20-year-old and unmarried Kamla, unable to handle the news of her pregnancy commits suicide. This makes her neighbourhood examine their own secrets and the choices they have made in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basu Chatterjee
CAST:  Pankaj Kapur  •  Irrfan Khan  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Supriya Pathak

Hemlock Society (2012)

Hemlock Society is a school that teaches aspirants how to successfully commit suicide. Meghna, one of the aspirants, has a near-death experience, turning everybody's lives upside-down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srijit Mukherji
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Koel Mallick  •  Dipankar Dey  •  Soumitra Chatterjee

Hemlock Society is a school that teaches aspirants how to successfully commit suicide. Meghna, one of the aspirants, has a near-death experience, turning everybody's lives upside-down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Srijit Mukherji
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Koel Mallick  •  Dipankar Dey  •  Soumitra Chatterjee

Pyar Ka Devta (1990)

Film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Bapaiah
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Madhuri Dixit  •  Kader Khan  •  Shakti Kapoor

Film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Bapaiah
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Madhuri Dixit  •  Kader Khan  •  Shakti Kapoor

Nobel Chor (2011)

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...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suman Ghosh
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Soma Chakraborty  •  Saswata Chatterjee  •  Soumitra Chatterjee

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...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suman Ghosh
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Soma Chakraborty  •  Saswata Chatterjee  •  Soumitra Chatterjee

Barfi! (2012)

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Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anurag Basu
CAST:  Priyanka Chopra Jonas  •  Ranbir Kapoor  •  Ileana D'Cruz  •  Sumona Chakravarti

Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anurag Basu
CAST:  Priyanka Chopra Jonas  •  Ranbir Kapoor  •  Ileana D'Cruz  •  Sumona Chakravarti

The Padma Boatman (1993)

Based on the timeless literary work by Manik Bandyopadhyay, Padma Nadir Majhi was directed by Gautam Ghosh. The movie illustrates the tumultuous lives of the fishermen and their families, living by the river Padma. Beautiful shots of the river, Ghosh's flair for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Raisul Islam Asad  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Champa  •  Utpal Dutt

Based on the timeless literary work by Manik Bandyopadhyay, Padma Nadir Majhi was directed by Gautam Ghosh. The movie illustrates the tumultuous lives of the fishermen and their families, living by the river Padma. Beautiful shots of the river, Ghosh's flair for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Raisul Islam Asad  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Champa  •  Utpal Dutt

In the Forest... Again (2003)

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Subhendu Chatterjee  •  Samit Bhanja

Critical Encounter (2005)

The story is of terrorism that’s plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop. Shilajeet Majumdar, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Rupa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law Soumitra Chatterjee and his father Haradhan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sekhar Das
CAST:  Roopa Ganguly  •  Silajit Majumder  •  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Haradhan Bandopadhyay

The story is of terrorism that’s plaguing different parts of the Northeast as the backdrop. Shilajeet Majumdar, a militant on the run, takes refuge in a dilapidated mansion. Rupa Ganguly stays there with her father-in-law Soumitra Chatterjee and his father Haradhan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sekhar Das
CAST:  Roopa Ganguly  •  Silajit Majumder  •  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Haradhan Bandopadhyay

Khela (2008)

Kolkata-based Sheela Bhowmik feels isolated and neglected, and decides to leave her busy film-maker husband, Raja, to spend sometime with her friend, Renu, her mom, and then subsequently travels to Kashmir to spend some time by herself. Raja gets involved in a new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rituparno Ghosh
CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Raima Sen  •  Shankar Chakraborty

Kolkata-based Sheela Bhowmik feels isolated and neglected, and decides to leave her busy film-maker husband, Raja, to spend sometime with her friend, Renu, her mom, and then subsequently travels to Kashmir to spend some time by herself. Raja gets involved in a new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rituparno Ghosh
CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Raima Sen  •  Shankar Chakraborty

Luck (2009)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soham Shah
CAST:  Sanjay Dutt  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Danny Denzongpa  •  Imran Khan

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soham Shah
CAST:  Sanjay Dutt  •  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Danny Denzongpa  •  Imran Khan

Nishchaiy (1992)

The story of two brothers, Ravi and Rohan Yadav, separated due to unforeseen circumstances created by Ravi's employer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmayeel Shroff
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Vinod Khanna  •  Karisma Kapoor  •  Saeed Jaffrey

The story of two brothers, Ravi and Rohan Yadav, separated due to unforeseen circumstances created by Ravi's employer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmayeel Shroff
CAST:  Salman Khan  •  Vinod Khanna  •  Karisma Kapoor  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Yugant (1995)

Deepak and Anasuya are an estranged couple, now leading separate lives in Cuttack and Bombay. They meet again after 18 months of separation, at a small fishing village where they had once honeymooned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aparna Sen
CAST:  Anjan Dutt  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Pallavi Chatterjee  •  Kunal Mitra

Deepak and Anasuya are an estranged couple, now leading separate lives in Cuttack and Bombay. They meet again after 18 months of separation, at a small fishing village where they had once honeymooned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aparna Sen
CAST:  Anjan Dutt  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Pallavi Chatterjee  •  Kunal Mitra

Antarmahal (2005)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rituparno Ghosh
CAST:  Jackie Shroff  •  Abhishek Bachchan  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Soha Ali Khan

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rituparno Ghosh
CAST:  Jackie Shroff  •  Abhishek Bachchan  •  Roopa Ganguly  •  Soha Ali Khan

Dekha (2001)

A journey through the life of an aged Bengali poet, Shashibhushan. Shashbhushan, now blind, reflects on his past. Stimulated by sounds - songs, crows, traffic, and an electronic lighter - he recalls the now-vanished arts and literature scene of post independence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Indrani Haldar  •  Debashree Roy  •  Roopa Ganguly

A journey through the life of an aged Bengali poet, Shashibhushan. Shashbhushan, now blind, reflects on his past. Stimulated by sounds - songs, crows, traffic, and an electronic lighter - he recalls the now-vanished arts and literature scene of post independence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goutam Ghose
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Indrani Haldar  •  Debashree Roy  •  Roopa Ganguly

Jaani Dekha Hobe (2011)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Birsa Dasgupta
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Payel Sarkar  •  Anjan Dutt  •  Roopa Ganguly

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Birsa Dasgupta
CAST:  Parambrata Chatterjee  •  Payel Sarkar  •  Anjan Dutt  •  Roopa Ganguly

Abosheshey (2011)

Soumyo (Khanna), returns from San Francisco to Kolkata, the city of his birth at the behest of his estranged mother, the enigmatic and vivacious Suchismita (Ganguly). What should have been a quick journey turns into a voyage of self-discovery and an exploration of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aditi Roy
CAST:  Roopa Ganguly  •  Ronjini Chakraborty  •  Raima Sen

Soumyo (Khanna), returns from San Francisco to Kolkata, the city of his birth at the behest of his estranged mother, the enigmatic and vivacious Suchismita (Ganguly). What should have been a quick journey turns into a voyage of self-discovery and an exploration of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aditi Roy
CAST:  Roopa Ganguly  •  Ronjini Chakraborty  •  Raima Sen

Dutta Vs Dutta (2012)

Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anjan Dutt
CAST:  Ranodeep Bose  •  Anjan Dutt  •  Arpita Chatterjee  •  Rita Koiral

Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anjan Dutt
CAST:  Ranodeep Bose  •  Anjan Dutt  •  Arpita Chatterjee  •  Rita Koiral

Shunyo é Bukey - Empty Canvas (2005)

Saumitra, a narrow minded brilliant painter and sculptor, visits Khajuraho Group of Monuments to draw inspiration and meets Teesta there through a common friend, Arijit who is an artiste, too. Love blossoms between them in Kolkata and though their family background ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaushik Ganguly
CAST:  Churni Ganguly  •  Kaushik Sen  •  Tota Roy Chowdhury  •  Kharaj Mukherjee

Saumitra, a narrow minded brilliant painter and sculptor, visits Khajuraho Group of Monuments to draw inspiration and meets Teesta there through a common friend, Arijit who is an artiste, too. Love blossoms between them in Kolkata and though their family background ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaushik Ganguly
CAST:  Churni Ganguly  •  Kaushik Sen  •  Tota Roy Chowdhury  •  Kharaj Mukherjee
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