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Roopa Ganguly

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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Raghu Dakat (2025)

A mystical tale of Bengal's defining era, where an unlikely hero transforms into a legendary figure through extraordinary deeds and becomes forever woven into the fabric of cultural memory. ...

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Arshinagar (2015)

Arshinagar is a Bengali musical romance drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The screenplay is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. ...

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Aro Ekbar (2015)

"Aro ekbar" is the film about women empowerment, middle age obsession, single motherhood, marriage or live-in relationship which one is acceptable in Indian society, friendship and bonding ... ...

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Natoker Moto: Like a Play (2015)

Kheya, a theatre artist, faces challenges in her personal and professional life spanning from 1950 to 1970s in a world dominated by misogynistic men. ...

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Gurudakshina (2015)

An orphaned boy Dev is adopted by Guruji and brought to his dance academy in Kolkata, owing to his dancing skills. Impressed by his talent, guruji takes him under his wings. However, Dev's one-sided love for Guruji's daughter Sanjukta changes their lives f ...

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NayanChampar Dinratri (2014)

Nayanchampa, Champi and Malati are housemaids and work tirelessly to make their ends meet. However, despite the struggles they face, they find it hard to escape the reality of their lives. ...

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Punascha (2014)

Punascha is a serious film about the relationship between an elderly author and his old flame which hits the headlines one fine day when things goes all wrong. ...

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Aashbo Aarek Din (2013)

Chandana's sister in law is in love with a dashing Punjabi who has business interests. ...

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Namte Namte (2013)

The film revolves around a typical middle-class family of Bengal. Ananda (Rajatava Dutta) is a very meek guy and is scared of confronting people. He is a peace-loving man and very shy in nature. He works as a clerk in a government office. His wife Seema (R ...

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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 Beniapu ...

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Na Hannyate (2012)

Jui is caught in a situation where she could save only one of her kids and leave the other to die. Being a mother, Jui could never forgive herself for having to choose between her two children Ratan and Shiuli. ...

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Abosheshey (2012)

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. ...

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Barfi! (2012)

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. ...

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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. ...

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Mayabazaar (2012)

Three different stories Smriti (Memories), Satwa (Soul) and Bhobiswot (Future) get interwoven in one complex plot, creating a world of illusion. ...

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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. ...

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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... ...

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Rehmat Ali (2010)

A man evolves from seeking retributive justice to wanting peace for himself and his family. ...

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Piyali's Password (2009)

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. Caugh ...

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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. ...

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Crossroads of Love (2009)

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The Understudy (2009)

Adapted from "Dui nomberer asami" written by Nilanjan Chaterjee. 'Kaler Rakhal' ( The Understudy), is a musical depicting the lives of colorful 'Bahurupis' ( The itinerant performers ) in rural India, mainly in Bengal region. The story also focuses on cont ...

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Khela (2008)

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. ...

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Bidhatar Lekha (2007)

The film explores two lovers and their relationship in their last life that had come to a tragic end, and in 2007 the pair confronts each other again in the current incarnation. ...

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Chaurahen (2007)

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. ...

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Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo (2007)

Arani, an aspiring poet, falls in love with Radha but her uncle forces her to get married to Ashim. Ashim turns out to be an abusive husband who tortures Radha. ...

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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 ...

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A Fistful of Tales (2005)

Ek Mutho Chabi is a Bengali feature-film released in September 2005. As the name suggests, the movie does not tell one continuous story over 90 minutes; rather it's a compilation of six different stories combined together, all of around 20–25 minutes dur ...

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Nagordola (2005)

A dysfunctional family endures chronic illness, unplanned pregnancy, emotional instability, inappropriate affairs, and a host of other issues. ...

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Empty Canvas (2005)

Soumitra, a brilliant painter and sculptor, visits Khajuraho to draw inspiration and meets Teesta there through a common friend. Love blossoms between them in Kolkata and though their family background and economic standards are poles apart, they decide to ...

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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 ...

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Mayer Raja (2005)

Raja, an orphan adopted by a wealthy couple, is given love and vain respect but is deprived of education. He falls in love with Tithi but things take a bad turn when she learns that he is illiterate. ...

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Bow Barracks Forever! (2004)

As the modern world hustles toward never-ending changes, the residents of a small Anglo-Indian community in the lively metropolis of Kolkata try to preserve their unique identity in this moving drama from India. A host of characters, including Emily (Lille ...

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Krishna Cottage (2004)

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. ...

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Mahulbanir Sereng (2004)

The story of Mahulbanir Sereng is a narrative revolving around the triangular love story of Aghore (Pijush Ganguly), with his wife Saheli (Chandrayee Ghosh) and Dr. Alaktak Roy (Shilajeet Majumdar). Aghore is a police constable who works in a different pla ...

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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 wit ...

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Dekha (2001)

The film revolves around an aging poet Sashi Bhusan Sanyal afflicted with glaucoma and nearly blind whose wife has deserted him because of his reckless lifestyle. ...

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Bastir Meye Radha (2000)

Radha's life takes a downward spiral after her mother is killed. Fate brings her to the city and she gets a job as a house help. Things change when she falls in love with the handsome owner. ...

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Bariwali (2000)

A quiet drama about a lonely, sad, middle-aged woman, Banalata, who has lived a solitary existence since her husband-to-be died the night before their wedding from a snake bite. Never having quite gotten over the tragedy, she rarely ventures out and is cle ...

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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. ...

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Janani (1994)

The film narrates the life of a little boy and his ostracized mother who is isolated from him as she is believed to be a witch in the village she lives in. It is based on a Bengali short story named Baen written by the renowned Indian author Mahasweta Devi ...

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Rajar Raja (1994)

Raja takes to alcohol after the death of his parents. However, his life takes a turn when his childhood friends reconnect with him. ...

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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 fla ...

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Prithibir Sesh Station (1993)

Samaresh must find a way to clear his former lover Jayati's name from a murder case where she is accused of killing a man who is suspected to be behind her younger brother's disappearance. ...

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Nishchaiy (1992)

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

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Police Matthu Dada (1991)

An inspector uses the lookalike of a police officer named Dhanush, who was brutally murdered, to catch a dangerous drug lord. ...

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Saugandh (1991)

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Sadharan Meye (1991)

Ranjit, an honest policeman, works hard on taking down Ranita's gang but fails each time. An arrangement brings him to get to know about Ranita's real self Sarbani, his childhood sweetheart. Ranita's hands are tied for money, and commitments complicate the ...

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Bahaar Aane Tak (1990)

The lives of two friends are turned upside-down when someone from their past returns. ...

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Pyar Ka Devta (1990)

Film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit ...

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Ek Din Achanak (1989)

Shasanka is a retired teacher who lives with his wife and two daughters. The family is thrown into an uproar after he goes out for a walk and disappears from their lives. Each member of the family reviews her final hours and days with him to try and discov ...

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Toofan (1989)

An earthquake tears a businessman's family apart. Years later, they reunite in a courtroom trial where the father meets his sons under unprecedented circumstances. ...

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Kamla Ki Maut (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 ...

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Paar (1984)

When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chan ...

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Movies Made By Roopa Ganguly (1)

A Fistful of Tales (2005)

Ek Mutho Chabi is a Bengali feature-film released in September 2005. As the name suggests, the movie does not tell one continuous story over 90 minutes; rather it's a compilation of six different stories combined together, all of around 20–25 minutes dur ...

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