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| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|11|25}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2012 |title=রূপার রৌপ্য জয়ন্তী |url=http://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1120915/15mukhomukhi.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 December 2019 |website=anandabazar.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Actress Roopa Ganguly on Modern Bangla Film |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzs36E-Eurw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/rzs36E-Eurw |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube |language=en |access-date=21 May 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

| constituency        = Nominated <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/roopa-ganguly-of-mahabharat-fame-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/articleshow/54677954.cms |title=BJP's Roopa Ganguly nominated for Sidhu's post in Rajya Sabha |date=4 October 2016 |access-date=13 December 2019 |newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> ([[Arts]])

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'''Roopa Ganguly''' is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/roopa-ganguly-13090 |title=Roopa Ganguly movies, filmography, biography and songs |website=Cinestaan |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> She is best known for her rendition of [[Draupadi]] in [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B R Chopra]]'s hit television series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/netizens-applaud-mahabharats-roopa-ganguly-and-nitish-bharadwaj-after-watching-draupadis-cheer-haran/photostory/75268033.cms |title=Netizens applaud Mahabharat's Roopa Ganguly and Nitish Bharadwaj after watching Draupadi's 'cheer-haran' |date=21 April 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> Often promoted as the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Tollywood]]'s answer to [[Bollywood]]'s [[Shabana Azmi]], she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/26roopa.htm |title='I can't help acting like Abhishek's mother' |work=Rediff |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/5-tollywood-movies-that-prove-roopa-ganguly-is-a-treasure-to-bengali-cinema/na-hannyate-2012/photostory/65225350.cms |title=Tollywood movies that prove Roopa Ganguly is a treasure to Bengali cinema {{!}} The Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="filmsack.jimdo.com">{{Cite web |url=https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |title=Has Roopa Ganguly been exploited to the full brim of her talent! |website=filmsack.jimdo.com |language=en-US |access-date=27 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731194447/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |archive-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has 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.<ref name="Directorate of Film Festival">{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=10 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160038/http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> She received several awards including a [[National Film Award|National Award]] and two [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards|BFJA Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=27 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160038/http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>  In October 2016, she was nominated as a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]], by the [[President of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/roopa-ganguly-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/ |title=Actor Roopa Ganguly nominated to Rajya Sabha |date=4 October 2016 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=27 May 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/12/31/rupa-ganguly-wb-bjp-women-wing-chief_n_8898022.html |title='Mahabharat' Actress Rupa Ganguly To Head BJP's West Bengal Women's Wing |website=Huffington Post India |access-date=27 May 2017 |date=31 December 2015}}</ref> She served as the General Secretary<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2003 |title=West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum |website=wbmpaf.com |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722044508/http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2003 |archive-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2004 |title=West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum |website=wbmpaf.com |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722044513/http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2004 |archive-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Vice President<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2005 |title=West Bengal Motion Picture Artists' Forum |website=wbmpaf.com |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722044518/http://www.wbmpaf.com/member.php?member=executive&year=2005 |archive-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes.<ref name="Directorate of Film Festival" />

Her first acting assignment was Bijoy Chatterjee's Hindi short film ''Nirupama'' (1986) based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s Bengali short story ''Dena Paona'' and broadcast on [[DD National]].<ref name=":1" /> Her breakthrough role came with the Bengali TV series ''Muktabandha'' (1987) directed by [[Ramaprasad Banik]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://pycker.com/articles/10-tollywood-actresses-who-started-their-career-with-small-screen |title=10 Bengali Actresses Who Made It Big From The Small Screen To Cinema |work=pyckers |access-date=19 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> She made her big screen debut opposite [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty|Chiranjeet]] in [[Prabhat Roy]]'s Bengali film ''Prateek'' (1988). In 1988, she achieved national recognition for her role in the Hindi TV series ''Ganadevta'' and shot to wider fame and popularity after she played ''[[Draupadi]]'' in [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B. R. Chopra]]'s ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (1988–90).<ref name="sin">{{Cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/I-feel-sad-for-the-new-Draupadi/350728/ |title=I feel sad for the new Draupadi |website=Screen India |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> Her performance in this TV series earned her several awards including Smita Patil Memorial Award.<ref name="SPMA" /> She reprised the role of [[Draupadi]] in [[Baldev Raj Chopra|Chopra]]'s ''[[Mahabharat Katha]]''. She acted in  popular Hindi TV series such as ''[[Kanoon (1993 TV series)|Kanoon]]'' (1993), ''[[Chandrakanta (1994 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]'' (1994), ''[[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]]'' (2007), ''[[Kasturi (TV series)|Kasturi]]'' (2009), ''[[Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo]]'' (2009). Popular Bengali TV series, she acted in, include ''Janmabhoomi'' (1997), ''Draupadi'' (2000), ''Ingeet'' (2001), ''Tithir Atithi'' to name a few.<ref>{{Cite web |title='তেরো পার্বণ'র হাত ধরে বিনোদনে ভিন্নতার ছোঁয়া, হঠাৎই হল এক স্বাদবদল |url=https://bangla.asianetnews.com/bengali-cinema/the-drastic-change-in-bengali-television-industry-adb-qep717 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=bn}}</ref>

She achieved critical acclaim for her performance in [[National Film Awards|National Award]] winning Bengali films such as ''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]'' (1993) by [[Goutam Ghose]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=12 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602174839/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=2 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/qz_film/padma-nadir-majhi/ |title=Padma Nadir Majhi {{!}} La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs |website=www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com |language=fr-FR |access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Mobile&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1305 |title=Boloji |access-date=7 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref>  ''[[Janani (1993 film)|Janani]]'' (1993) by Sanat Dasgupta<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm41thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=41NFA.pdf |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=29 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928072259/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm41thNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=41NFA.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sanatdasgupta.weebly.com/awards--achievements.html |title=Awards & Achievements - |website=sanatdasgupta.weebly.com |access-date=29 May 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Yugant]]'' (1995) by [[Aparna Sen]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> She received [[BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)|BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress]] twice for her roles in Amal Ray Ghatak's ''Ujan'' (1995) and [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s ''[[Antarmahal]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28antar.htm |title=Antarmahal: Must watch! |work=Rediff |access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> In the same year, she acted in the role of a conceited actress in [[Anjan Dutt]]'s ''[[Ek Mutho Chabi|Tarpor Bhalobasa]]'', which once again earned her critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Ek-Mutho-Chhabi-Movie-review-ustoulsmlm |title=EK MUTHO CHHABI MOVIE - Review, Trailer, Movie, Actress, Wallpapers, The Moral Choice |website=m.mouthshut.com |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> She was conferred with [[Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema|Osian's Cinefan Festival Special Jury Mention]] for her role in ''[[Antarmahal]]'' (2005).<ref name="Out">{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/bengali-filmmakers-dominate-cinefan-film-awards/312506 |title=Bengali filmmakers dominate Cinefan film awards |date=24 July 2005 |website=outlookindia.com |access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> She was awarded in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category for her role in [[Sekhar Das]]'s [[National Film Awards|National Award]] winning Bengali film ''[[Krantikaal]]'' (2005)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm52NFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=12 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505173444/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm52NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Krantikaal-Movie-reviews-925053395 |title=KRANTIKAAL MOVIE - Review {{!}} Movie Reviews {{!}} Trailer {{!}} Songs {{!}} Ratings |website=m.mouthshut.com |access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref> at the [[Dhaka International Film Festival|9th Dhaka International Film Festival]].<ref name="DIFF">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/roopa-ganguly-bags-dhaka-award/story-8994PBgG4BvHdP1j3qFSFL.html |title=Roopa Ganguly bags Dhaka award |date=27 January 2006 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref> In January 2006, she was named by [[The Indian Express]] in the list of the five most powerful actresses of 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/five-finest-actresses-of-2005/ |title=Five Finest Actresses of 2005}}{{dead link|date=June 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She was further acclaimed for her roles in films such as ''Kaaler Rakhal'' (2009), ''Chowrasta - The Crossroads of Love'' (2009), ''[[Chaurahen]]'' (2012), ''[[Na Hannyate]]'' (2012), ''[[Dutta Vs Dutta]]'' (2012) and ''Punascha'' (2014). In 2011, she received the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for rendering her voice in Aditi Roy's Bengali film [[Abosheshey]] (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=7 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160038/http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Rediff">{{Cite news |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/26roopa.htm |title='I can't help acting like Abhishek's mother' |work=Rediff |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> [[Goutam Ghose]] said that "she has that skill to transform herself into any character she plays."<ref name="filmsack.jimdo.com"/> [[Rituparno Ghosh]] described her as "a roisterer of pathos and exuberance through the portrayal of her characters."<ref name="filmsack.jimdo.com"/>

Ganguly was born to Samarendra Lal Ganguly and Juthika Ganguly on 25 November 1966.<ref name="Profile"/><ref name=":0" /> She grew up in a [[Hindu joint family|joint family]]. She was a student of Beltala Girls' High School from which she finished her secondary examination.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/smt-roopa-ganguly |title=Roopa Ganguly |website=india.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> She completed her Higher Secondary Education from [[Jodhpur Park Girls' High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=Success Story Of Actress Roopa Ganguly (MP Rajya Sabha) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzCFLsjGk18 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/LzCFLsjGk18 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |via=YouTube |publisher=News DNN |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later, she obtained a bachelor's degree from the [[Jogamaya Devi College]], an affiliated undergraduate women's college of [[University of Calcutta]], in [[Kolkata]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jogamayadevicollege.org/history.htm |title=History of the College - Jogamaya Devi College, Kolkata, INDIA |website=jogamayadevicollege.org |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> Ganguly had to face financial problem during her college days.

Ganguly never intended to be an actress. After she completed her graduation, she was suggested by some of her relatives to pursue acting.<ref name=":0" /> She attended a wedding ceremony where she was introduced to Bijoy Chatterjee who was looking for a fresh face with unplucked eyebrows to play the female lead in his Hindi short film ''Nirupama'' (1986) based on [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s Bengali short story ''Dena Paona''. Ganguly was initially hesitant to accept his proposal but later gave her nod on the insistence of her aunt.<ref name=":1" /> [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] who played the father to her character in the film helped her get into the role of the heroine.<ref name="Nir">{{cite news |title=Feluda and fangirl! |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/feluda-and-fangirl/cid/317592 |access-date=29 December 2019 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=7 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Impressed with her potential, Soumitra Chatterjee cast her as Mrinal alongside his daughter Poulami Basu playing the role of Bindu in  his directorial venture ''Stree Ki Patra'' (1986), based on ''Streer Patra'' a Bengali short story written by [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soumitra Chatterjee, the thinker's hero: A career compendium of a legendary artiste |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/2020/nov/15/soumitra-chatterjee-the-thinkershero-a-career-compendium-on-the-bhadralok-everyman-29609.html |access-date=6 January 2021 |website=indulgexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=I had wanted to direct Usha in my 'Phera': Soumitra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/i-had-wanted-to-direct-usha-in-my-phera-soumitra/articleshow/75326736.cms |date=23 April 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>

Ganguly was enjoined by [[Ramaprasad Banik]] to appear for a look test for the female lead in his Bengali TV series ''Muktabandha'' (1987).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/photo-features/small-screen-bengali-actresses-who-made-it-big-in-tollywood/Roopa-Ganguly/photostory/63716646.cms |title=Roopa Ganguly |website=The Times of India |access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://lifenlesson.com/roopa-ganguly/ |title=Roopa Ganguly Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Bio and More - Life 'N' Lesson |date=26 July 2017 |work=Life 'N' Lesson |access-date=19 August 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> After she appeared for the look test, [[Samaresh Majumdar]], the screenplay writer of the TV series considered her to be imperfect for the role.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://epaper.sangbadpratidin.in/ |title=সমরেশ ৭৫ |newspaper=Sangbad Pratidin |access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> The role being that of a call girl, Majumdar wanted an attractive actress to portray it. He suggested Banik to find another actress other than Ganguly whom he considered to be dowdy. Majumdar was requested to meet Ganguly once again. This time Ganguly appeared charming and attractive, and was finalized to portray the female lead. Her performance in the series was appreciated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=महाभारत की द्रौपदी से सियासी मंच तक, ऐसा रहा है रूपा गांगुली का सफर |url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/photo/roopa-ganguly-birthday-mahabharat-draupadi-to-member-of-parliament-career-tmov-1167180-2020-11-25 |access-date=1 January 2021 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam-bjp-brings-draupadi-famed-actor-roopa-ganguly-for-campaigning.html |title=BJP enlists Draupadi famed actor Roopa Ganguly for campaigning |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US |access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> She accepted a role opposite [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]] in [[Prabhat Roy]]'s Bengali film ''Prateek'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H9RGC3pgsc |url-status=dead |title=Prateek 1988) |via=YouTube |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> [[Prabhat Roy|Roy]]'s next venture was ''Agnitrishna'' (1989) that once again saw [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty]] essaying the male protagonist Abhijit suffering from [[pyrophobia]]. Roy cast Ganguly as the female lead opposite Chakraborty. She had to enact the role of the doctor who treats the protagonist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |title=Has Roopa Ganguly been exploited to the full brim of her talent! |website=filmsack.jimdo.com |language=en-US |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731194447/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |archive-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film failed to win critical favour while Ganguly's performance was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/patrika/an-exclusive-interview-of-actor-chiranjeet-chakraborty-1.544690 |title=স্টারকে বাঁচাও নইলে অভিনেতারা মরবে |website=anandabazar.com |language=bn |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> She also accepted another role opposite [[Chiranjeet Chakraborty|Chakraborty]] in Biresh Chatterjee's Bengali film ''Tufan'' (1989). The film was a major financial success.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reader.magzter.com/reader/zfx41u2uaqctk4becnpo8p41987714464055/419877#page/13 |title=নিঃসঙ্গ এক সাহেব |website=Magzter |publisher=Anandalok |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> She featured in [[Mrinal Sen]]'s much acclaimed Hindi Film ''[[Ek Din Achanak]]'' (1989) and [[Basu Chatterjee]]'s Hindi film ''[[Kamla Ki Maut]]'' (1989).

Reportedly [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B.R. Chopra]] was quite impressed with Ganguly's performance in the TV series ''Ganadevta''. After [[Juhi Chawla]] declined the role  of [[Draupadi]] for ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'', [[Baldev Raj Chopra|Chopra]] decided to get her appear for a screen test for the role. In 1988, she was summoned by director Biresh Chatterjee to NT1 Studio where the director informed her that Chopra wanted her to appear for the look test.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2020 |title=সেই নীল ইনল্যান্ড রেখে দিয়েছেন 'দ্রৌপদী' |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/cinema/again-mahabharat-retelecasts-in-doordarshan-rupa-remembered-those-days-in-the-set/articleshow/74907536.cms |access-date=6 June 2020 |website=Ei Samay |language=bn}}</ref> [[Ramya Krishnan]] was also another strong candidate to portray the role. Ganguly was finally chosen since her Hindi diction was better.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Talking point with Roopa Ganguly |website=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/talking-point-with-Roopa-ganguly/453712/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122155942/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/talking-point-with-Roopa-ganguly/453712/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2013 |access-date=2 May 2009}}</ref> In 1989, the 34th episode of the series introduced her. She was hailed for her performance in the [[Sabha Parva|Game of Dice]] sequence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reviews-and-essays/show-shows |title=Why a quarter century after it went on air BR Chopra's Mahabharat remains Indian television's most remarkable show |website=The Caravan |language=en |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> The sequence was aired in the 46th, 47th and 48th episodes of the series. The sequence narrates Draupadi being dragged to the court by [[Dushasana]]. She then asks [[Bhishma]], a veteran of the [[Kuru Kingdom|Kuru]] clan whether [[Yudhishthira]] has the right to put her in stake. The sequence demanded her to weep while enacting the part. She was so engrossed that she wept on even after her shot was over.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/roopa-ganguly-cried-for-half-an-hour-post-shooting-cheer-haran-scene-1358548 |title=Mahabharata: डायरेक्टर के कहने पर ऐसे शूट किया था रूपा गांगुली ने द्रौपदी चीर हरण, फिर रोती रहीं आधे घंटे |date=22 April 2020 |website=ABP News |language=hi |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hindi.timesnownews.com/bollywood/tv-masala/photo-gallery/br-chopra-birthday-making-of-draupadi-cheer-haran-scene/404375 |title=ऐसे हुई थी महाभारत के चीर हरण सीन की शूटिंग, आधे घंटे तक रोते रही थीं 'द्रौपदी' रूपा गांगुली |website=hindi.timesnownews.com |language=hi |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19890615-uma-gajapathi-rajus-husband-resigns-from-tdp-to-join-congressi-816174-1989-06-15 |title=Uma Gajapathi Raju's husband resigns from TDP, to join Congress(I) |date=15 June 1989 |website=India Today |language=en-US |access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="filmsack.jimdo.com|title=Ten">{{Cite web |url=https://filmsack.jimdo.com |title=Ten Most Beautiful Actrsses of Bengali Cinema |website=filmsack.jimdo.com |language=en-US |access-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406112148/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/ |archive-date=6 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2020 |title=Netizens applaud Mahabharat's Roopa Ganguly and Nitish Bharadwaj after watching Draupadi's 'cheer-haran' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/netizens-applaud-mahabharats-roopa-ganguly-and-nitish-bharadwaj-after-watching-draupadis-cheer-haran/photostory/75268033.cms |access-date=11 November 2020 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> She later claimed that her performance in the TV series was quite mediocre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Draupadi was a mediocre performance of mine |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/draupadi-was-a-mediocre-performance-of-mine/articleshow/11019454.cms |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Ganguly received wide attention from Bollywood media and producers for her role in Chopra's ''Mahabharat'', yet she never had a significant elevation in her Bollywood career. She said that things became very hard since she was an outsider and had to face the problem of casting couch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=সুশান্ত ফেরাচ্ছেন রূপার ভয়ঙ্কর স্মৃতিমালা |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/cinema/roopa-ganguly-on-her-experience-in-film-industry-after-the-shocking-death-of-sushant-singh-rajput/articleshow/77001812.cms |access-date=16 January 2021 |website=Ei Samay |language=bn}}</ref> She featured as Rama in Tariq Shah's Hindi film ''[[Bahaar Aane Tak|Baahar Aane Tak]]'' (1990). The film did not meet financial success.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bollywood/happy-birthday-roopa-ganguly/600905 |title=हैप्पी बर्थडे : जब रूपा गांगुली को 'द्रौपदी' समझ लोग हो जाते थे भावुक |date=25 November 2019 |website=Zee News Hindi |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> Onwards, she appeared in films such as [[K. Bapayya]]'s ''[[Pyar Ka Devta]]'' (1991), [[Raj N. Sippy|Raj Sippy]]'s ''[[Saugandh (1991 film)|Saugandh]]'' (1991) and [[Rajkumar Kohli]]'s [[Virodhi (1992 film)|''Virodhi'']] (1992) to name a few. In 1991, she acted in the blockbuster [[Kannada]] film ''[[Police Matthu Dada]]'', directed by [[Tulsi Ramsay]] and [[Shyam Ramsay]]. In the same year, she appeared in its Hindi remake titled ''[[Inspector Dhanush]]''. The film flopped at the box office. In 1992, she acted in A. V. Seshagiri Rao's Telugu film ''Inspector Bhavani'', where she played the character of a sincere police officer whose object is to bring an end to those who assassinated her fiancée.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mangomobiletv.com/main/6322/telugu/movies/inspector-bhavani.html |title=Inspector Bhavani |website=Mango Mobile TV |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> In the same year, she acted in Sukanta Roy's Bengali film ''Pitrireen'', where she played the character of Sathi, a photographer who inquires about her father's assassin.

In 1993, she appeared in [[Goutam Ghose]]'s award-winning Bengali film ''[[Padma Nadir Majhi]]'', where she played the character of ''Kapila'', a woman from the fishermen community who falls for her sister's husband and finally leaves her family to settle with him on Moynadeep island. Her performance in this film was appreciated by the critics and media personalities.  [[Utpal Dutt]], who was also a part of this venture, was recorded to comment on her performance: "Roopa has really lived the life of Kapila with those flawless body languages of a woman from the fisherman community."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |title=Has Roopa Ganguly been exploited to the full brim of her talent! |website=filmsack.jimdo.com |language=en-US |access-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731194447/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |archive-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1995, She accepted a role in [[Ravi Chopra]]'s ''Kanoon'' on the latter's insistence.<ref>{{cite news |title=The reluctant Thakurain |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/the-reluctant-thakurain/cid/607572 |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=21 July 2009}}</ref> In 1995, she appeared in Amal Roy Ghatak's Bengali film ''Ujan'', which won her the [[BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)|BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1996. In 1996, she appeared in [[Aparna Sen]]'s award-winning Bengali film ''[[Yugant]]'', where she played the character of an obsessed dancer. Her performance in the film won favourable reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |title=Has Roopa Ganguly been exploited to the full brim of her talent! |website=filmsack.jimdo.com |language=en-US |access-date=23 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731194447/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/has-roopa-ganguly-been-exploited-to-the-full-brim-of-her-talent/ |archive-date=31 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Apart from acting in feature films, she went on appearing in numerous telefilms and television series, both in Bengali and Hindi, including ''Sukanya'' (1998).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.isranione.com/history/roopa-ganguly |title=Roopa Ganguly Movies, History, News, Awards - Indian Film History |website=isranione.com |language=en |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref>

In 2000, she appeared in [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s award-winning Bengali film ''[[Bariwali]]'', where she played the character of ''Sudeshna Mitra'', an actress playing the character of ''Binodini'', in a film Chokher Bali directed, alongside the male protagonist. In 2001, she appeared in a cameo role in [[Goutam Ghose]]'s award-winning Bengali film ''[[Dekha]]''. Though she made a cameo appearance in it, she garnered huge mass attention as the film was widely advertised on her enthralling dialogue; "Sagar dekhben naa, shudhu amake dekhun." In the film, she rendered her character with a fine, seductive approach, especially in the ''Eki Labonyo Purna Prate'' song sequence, where the character played by [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] recalls an earlier moment of Ganguly gazing back at him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://filmsack.jimdo.com |title=Ten Most Beautiful Actrsses of Bengali Cinema |website=filmsack.jimdo.com |language=en-US |access-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406112148/https://filmsack.jimdo.com/ |archive-date=6 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003, she appeared in [[Gautam Ghose]]'s Bengali film ''[[Abar Aranye]]'', where she played the character of ''Shimul'', a buoyant woman who is grief-stricken at the deepest core of her heart for the probable loss of her husband. She appeared in a cameo role in ''[[Bow Barracks Forever]]'' (2004) by [[Anjan Dutt]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Hyderabad_Times/Roopa_Ganguly_is_back_in_Bollywood_/articleshow/2120865.cms |title=Rupa Ganguly is back in Bollywood - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, she appeared in [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s award-winning Bengali film ''[[Antarmahal]]'', where she played the character of ''Mahamaya'', a docile wife to an arrogant zamindar. Her performance in the film was hugely appreciated by film critics.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28antar.htm |title=Antarmahal: Must watch! |work=Rediff |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/antar-mahal-review-bollywood-pclvN4hjiheef.html |title=Review |website=sify.com |language=en |access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/8619/antar-mahal/ |title=Antar Mahal |website=santabanta.com |language=en |access-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> [[India]]n film critic Piyush Roy wrote on her performance in the film, "Ganguly rekindles memories of her fiery act of Draupadi in B R Chopra’s ''Mahabharat'' through her blow hot, blow cold performance."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/94113766/100-3-ANTARMAHAL |title=Erotics of the Female Gaze — Antarmahal |via=Scribd |language=en |date=17 November 2011 |access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref>

|author= — Piyush Roy ([[India]]n film critic)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/lists/3625452/100-Iconic-Indian-Movies-by-Piyush-Roy |title=100 Iconic Indian Movies by Piyush Roy |via=Scribd |language=en |access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref>

She herself considered this role as a big challenge as it was inherently contrary to her personality.<ref name="Rediff"/> The film won her the [[BFJA Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hindi)|BFJA Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 2006. Reportedly [[Mira Nair]] was all praise for Ganguly's performance in the film after the former had attended a private screening of the film in USA. Nair proposed her to play the role of Asima's mother in ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namesake comes knocking - Talent scout net cast wide, from Tollywood to classroom |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/namesake-comes-knocking-talent-scout-net-cast-wide-from-tollywood-to-classroom/cid/1274224 |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref> Ganguly eschewed the offer since the role was not meaty enough. She then, featured in [[Sekhar Das]]'s award-winning Bengali film ''[[Krantikaal]]'' (2005), where she played the character of ''Subarna'', who befriends a terrorist who broke into her house.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Krantikaal-Movie-reviews-925053395 |title=KRANTIKAAL MOVIE - Review {{!}} Movie Reviews {{!}} Trailer {{!}} Songs {{!}} Ratings |website=m.mouthshut.com |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> She appeared in Raj Mukherjee's Bengali film ''Nagordola'' (2005), where she portrayed the character of an arrogant and rude woman who gets diagnosed as having throat cancer and realises that life is not like it has conventionally been and gives her full consent to her own unmarried daughter to give birth of her baby and to bring it up. The film was a major hit at the box office for its contemporary social issue. Her performance in the film earn her an [[Anandalok Award]] nomination in the Best Actress in the Leading Role category in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/awards-won-by-rupa-ganguly/1054 |title=Rupa Ganguly Awards, List Of Awards Won By Rupa Ganguly |website=gomolo.com |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> She acted in the much acclaimed Bengali film ''[[Ek Mutho Chabi]]'' (2005), produced by herself, where she played the character of an established actress who has a car accident, consequently losing her career.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.mouthshut.com/review/Ek-Mutho-Chhabi-Movie-review-ustoulsmlm |title=EK MUTHO CHHABI MOVIE - Review, Trailer, Movie, Actress, Wallpapers, The Moral Choice |website=m.mouthshut.com |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/style/calling-the-shots/cid/1552572 |title=Calling the shots |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en |access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref> In December 2005, Ganguly was named by [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] in the list of Five Crowning Queens of 2005 alongside [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] and [[Vidya Balan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1051229/asp/calcutta/story_5658167.asp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro |website=The Telegraph (India) |access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref>

In 2006, she accepted a role of a writer in [[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]] produced by [[Balaji Telefilms]] and shifted her base to Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/in-the-k-team/cid/1003499 |title=In the K-team |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> She then appeared in Hindi TV series such as ''[[Love Story (SAB TV series)|Love Story]]'' and ''[[Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo]]'' (2009).

In 2009, she appeared in [[Sekhar Das]]'s Bengali film ''Kaaler Rakhal''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.mouthshut.com/review/Kaler-Rakhal-review-lsnrqppqsm |title=KALER RAKHAL - Review {{!}} Movie Review {{!}} Ratings - KALER RAKHAL (THE UNDERSTUDY) - MouthShut.com |website=m.mouthshut.com |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> She appeared in [[Anjan Dutt]]'s film ''Chowrasta the Crossroads of love'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-chowrasta-crossroads-of-love/448207/ |title=Movie review: Chowrasta, Crossroads Of Love - Indian Express |website=The Indian Express |language=en-gb |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>

In 2011, she won the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for rendering her voice in Aditi Roy's Bengali film ''[[Abosheshey]]'' (2012)<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=225972 TALKING POINT with Roopa Ganguly] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505090705/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=225972 |date=5 May 2007 }} [[The Indian Express]], 10 March 2007!</ref> where she also acted. In the film, she portrayed the character of Suchismita.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1121004/jsp/entertainment/story_16047560.jsp |title=Param on Abosheshey |work=The Telegraph |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> She appeared in [[Birsa Dasgupta]]'s ''[[Jaani Dyakha Hawbe]]'' (2011), which after much commercial expectation proved to be a failure at the box office.

She acted in [[Anurag Basu]]'s blockbuster film ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012). She acted in [[Anjan Dutt]]'s ''[[Dutta Vs Dutta]]'', (2012) where she played the character of "Runu mashi", who lives her life on her own terms and inspires the protagonist to live the life he desires.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Dutta-vs-Dutta/movie-review/17350341.cms |title=Dutta vs Dutta |website=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> She featured in Joydeep Ghosh's ''Mayabazar'' (2012). The film has three individual stories. She played the protagonist in the story ''Smriti'' which is based on ''Dehantar'' by Sharadindu Bandopadhyay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayabazar is an interplay of illusions and reality |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/mayabazar-is-an-interplay-of-illusions-and-reality/cid/419140 |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=The Telegraph (India)}}</ref> She played Kuhu, a widow who sees her deceased husband in every single man she dates.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Maya Bazaar' ready to release - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/maya-bazaar-ready-to-release/articleshow/13406503.cms |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> She appeared in Riingo's Bengali film ''[[Na Hannyate]]'' (2012), where she played the character of ''Jui'', who is caught in a situation where she could save only one of her kids and leave the other to die.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Na-Hanaytte/amp_movie_review/17280650.cms |title=Na Hanaytte Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India Mobile |website=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> In 2013, she appeared in Utsav Mukherjee's hilarious social-satirical film ''[[Half Serious]].'' She played the role of goddess [[Durga]] in the film. She appeared in Rana Basu's Bengali film ''[[Namte Namte]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Namte-Namte/movie-review/18418856.cms |title=Namte Namte |date=10 May 2016 |work=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref>  She also appeared in Shekhar Das's Bengali film ''Nayanchampar Dinratri'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/nayanchampar-dinratri/movie-review/45348228.cms |title=Nayanchampar Dinratri - TOI Mobile {{!}} The Times of India Mobile Site |website=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> In 2014, she appeared alongside [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] in Souvik Mitra's Bengali film ''Punascha'', where she played the muse of an award-winning author, played by Chatterjee. The film earned her rave reviews including the statement made by [[The Times of India]] that the film belongs to her only.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Punascha/movie-review/39999662.cms |title=Punascha - TOI Mobile {{!}} The Times of India Mobile Site |website=The Times of India |access-date=10 March 2017}}</ref> In 2015, she acted in [[Debesh Chattopadhyay|Debesh Chottopadhyay]]'s Bengali film ''[[Natoker Moto]]'' and [[Aparna Sen]]'s Bengali film ''[[Arshinagar]].'' She will be seen in the role of a foul mouthed politician in an upcoming Hindi film ''[[Babumoshai Bandookbaaz]]'', directed by Kushan Nandy.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}  

In 2015, Ganguly joined Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] and quit Artiste Forum since she believed that a political figure should not hold a significant designation in Artiste Forum.<ref>{{Cite news |title=টলিউডে বিজেপিকেও ঢুকতে দেওয়া যাবে না |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/west-bengal-news/others/west-bengal-bjp-rajya-sabha-ministers-of-parliament-roopa-ganguly-and-kolkata-bengali-film-industry-tollywood/articleshow/69943312.cms |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=EI Samay |language=bn}}</ref>

In West Bengal Assembly elections 2016, Ganguly lost from [[Howrah Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Howrah North]] to [[Trinamool Congress]] counterpart and cricketer [[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/Cricket-to-politics-Laxmi-Ratan-Shuklas-new-innings/articleshow/52464565.cms |title=Cricket to politics: Laxmi Ratan Shukla's new innings - Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>

She was nominated to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in October 2016 in place of cricketer [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]], who resigned earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/mahabharata-actor-and-bjp-leader-roopa-ganguly-nominated-to-the-rajya-sabha/405271/ |title='Mahabharata' fame and BJP leader Roopa Ganguly nominated to the Rajya Sabha |date=4 October 2016 |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indialivetoday.com/actor-and-bjp-leader-roopa-ganguly-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/41633.html actor-and-bjp-leader-roopa-ganguly-nominated-to-the-rajya-sabha]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/roopa-ganguly-leads-bjp-charge-in-odisha-will-address-pro-caa-rally-in-nabarangpur/story-dONwWE937LmOd79oGdyh2I.html |title=Roopa Ganguly leads BJP charge in Odisha, will address pro-CAA rally in Nabarangpur |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=21 January 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>

Ganguly was married to Dhrubo Mukerjee, a mechanical engineer hailing from West Bengal, Kolkata from 1992 until 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bollywood/tv/news/roopa-ganguly-attempt-suicide-3-times-because-of-her-husband-01333604.html |title=पति से परेशान होकर महाभारत की द्रौपदी ने 3 बार किया था आत्महत्या का प्रयास, एक्स्ट्रा मैरिटल रिलेशनशिप में भी रहीं |date=25 November 2018 |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> They have one child, a son, born in 1997, Aakash Mukherjee.<ref name="I fhfbf attempted suicide thrice:">{{cite news |title=I attempted suicide thrice |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/tv/28085294_1_marriage-kya-rupa-ganguly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627160510/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-29/tv/28085294_1_marriage-kya-rupa-ganguly |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2013 |access-date=5 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-mp-roopa-ganguly-son-rams-car-into-kolkata-club-wall-detained-for-drunk-driving-1581252-2019-08-16 |title=BJP MP Roopa Ganguly's son rams car into Kolkata club wall, arrested |website=India Today |access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> She was in a live-in relationship with the Bengali singer Dibyendu Mukherjee. They lived in Ganguly's flat in Mumbai until the end of their relationship.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711233137/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=110&id=62665&Itemid=1&sectionid=67 Nobody told the 'whole truth' to win Rs 1 cr] ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', Priyanka Srivastava, New Delhi, 20 September 2009.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Roopa-faces-Sach-ka-Saamna/articleshow/5022370.cms Roopa Ganguly on Sach ka Saamna finale] ''[[The Times of India]]'', DIVYA PAL , TNN 18 September 2009.</ref> Ganguly maintained a pleasant formality whenever she met Mukherjee after their separation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=নিজের মতো করে সাফল্যের সংজ্ঞা ঠিক করে নিয়েছি |url=http://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1111112/12mukhomukhi1.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=archives.anandabazar.com}}</ref>

Ganguly had won numerous awards, including a [[National Film Award|National Award]], [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards]] two times and Kalakar Awards three times. In 2011, she was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for rendering her voice in Aditi Roy's Bengali film ''[[Abosheshey]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |title=Directorate of Film Festival |website=iffi.nic.in |access-date=4 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160038/http://iffi.nic.in/dff2011/59NFAAward.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> She was awarded for her husky and haunting voice in the songs ''Dure Kothay''<ref>{{Citation |last=Efaz Ahmed |title=Dure Kothay - Rupa Ganguly |date=27 August 2015 |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LNr1-p0I86I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/LNr1-p0I86I |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and ''Aji Bijan Ghare''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Ani Nath |title=Roopa Ganguly - Aji Bijan Ghare (Abosheshey) |date=21 September 2015 |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u3W2CPPLFfM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110203051/https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL490AGGwWnIPGUU404I8VnQQ56LcE-5aY&v=u3W2CPPLFfM |archive-date=10 November 2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref>

|<ref name="National Award: Roopa Ganguly wins the Best Female Playback Singer">{{cite news |title=National Award: Roopa Ganguly wins the Best Female Playback Singer |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-09/news-interviews/31139382_1_national-award-music-lessons-tagore |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103183248/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-09/news-interviews/31139382_1_national-award-music-lessons-tagore |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |access-date=5 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 March 2012}}</ref>

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|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.priyadarshniacademy.com:80/smita-patil-memorial-awards/smita-patil-award2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912033149/http://www.priyadarshniacademy.com/smita-patil-memorial-awards/smita-patil-award2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |website=Priyadarshni Academy |title=Smita Patil Memorial Awards |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="SPMA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rvcj.com/18-bollywood-actresses-won-smita-patil-memorial-award-till-now/ |website=rvcj.com |title=18 Bollywood Actresses Who Have Won Smita Patil Memorial Award Till Now |access-date=18 August 2018 |date=16 September 2016}}</ref>

|<ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web |title=Kalakar award winners |url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |publisher=Kalakar website |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>

* Social and cultural anthropologist Purnima Mankekar's [[ethnography]] of television-viewing in [[India]], ''Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial India'', published by [[Duke University]] Press in 1999, features a still shot of Ganguly as [[Draupadi]] on its cover.<ref name=Bibliovault>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bibliovault.org/BV.book.epl?ISBN=9780822323907 |title=Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood, and Nation in Postcolonial India |website=bibliovault.org |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=DukeUPress>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dukeupress.edu/Screening-Culture-Viewing-Politics/?viewby=subject&categoryid=128&sort=title |title=Duke University Press - Screening Culture, Viewing Politics |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pyar Ka Devta |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/pyar-ka-devta/movieshow/61241522.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

! ''[[Virodhi (1992 film)|Virodhi]]''

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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rupa Ganguly does not want to work in mythological shows |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/rupa-ganguly-does-not-want-to-work-in-mythological-shows/articleshow/45347336.cms |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yugant |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-details/yugant/movieshow/66119939.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

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