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| Film | 70+ |
|---|---|
| Television film | 20+ |
| Television series | 40+ |
| Radio show | 1 |
| Music videos | 1 |
Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress and playback singer and politician. She made acting debut with Bijoy Chatterjee's Hindi telefilm Nirupama (1986) based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali short story Dena Paona.[1] She rose to wider fame for her role as Mrinal in Soumitra Chatterjee's directorial venture Stree Ki Patra (1986) which was also based on Tagore's Bengali short story Streer Patra.
Films[edit | edit source]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
English films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bow Barracks Forever | Anjan Dutt | [2] | |
| 2012 | Chaurahen | Rajshree Ojha |
Italian film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Vrindavan Film Studios | Annapurna | Lamberto Lambertini | [3] |
Hindi films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ek Din Achanak | Mrinal Sen | ||
| Kamla Ki Maut | Basu Chatterjee | |||
| 1990 | Bahaar Aane Tak | Tariq Shah | ||
| 1991 | Inspector Dhanush | Tulsi Ramsay Shyam Ramsay |
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| Meena Bazar | P. Chandrakumar | |||
| Pyar Ka Devta | K. Bapayya | [4] | ||
| Saugandh | Raj Sippy | |||
| 1992 | Nishchaiy | Esmayeel Shroff | Special appearance | |
| Virodhi | Rajkumar Kohli | |||
| 1994 | Gopalaa | Akash Jain | ||
| 2008 | Dashavatar | |||
| 2009 | Luck | Dhillin Mehta | Special appearance | |
| 2012 | Barfi! | Anurag Basu | ||
| 2013 | Mahabharat Aur Barbareek | Dharmesh Tiwari | Played Draupadi | [5] |
| 2014 | Children of War | Mrityunjay Devrat | ||
| Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi | Aman Sachdeva | |||
| 2015 | Ek Adbhut Dakshina Guru Dakshina | Kiran Phadnis | [6] | |
| 2016 | Aman Ke Farishtey | Kader Kashmiri | Delayed release | |
| 2017 | Main Khudiram Bose Hun | Manoj Giri | ||
| Sonagachi |
Sudipto Chattopadhyay | [7] |
Bengali films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Pratik | Prabhat Roy | |||
| 1989 | Agnitrishna | ||||
| Amanat | Shantanu Bhowmik | ||||
| Tufan | Biresh Chatterjee | ||||
| 1990 | Agnikanya | Gopal Gupta | |||
| Garmil | Dilip Roy | ||||
| Manasi | Amal Ray Ghatak | ||||
| 1991 | Sadharan Meye | Shamit Bhanja | |||
| 1992 | Dharma Yuddha | Shamit Bhanja | Special appearance | ||
| Pitrireen | Sukanta Ray | [8] | |||
| Padma Nadir Majhi | Goutam Ghose | Indo-Bangladesh joint production | |||
| Surer Bhubane | Prabir Mitra | Special appearance | |||
| 1993 | Janani | Sanat Dasgupta | |||
| Prithibir Shesh Station | Lalit Mukherjee | ||||
| 1994 | Rajar Raja | Shamit Bhanja | |||
| 1995 | Ujan | Amal Ray Ghatak | |||
| 1996 | Yugant | Aparna Sen | [9] | ||
| 2000 | Bariwali | Rituparno Ghosh | |||
| Bastir Meye Radha | Chiranjeet Chakraborty | ||||
| Rupasi Dohai Tomar | |||||
| 2001 | Dekha | Goutam Ghose | [10] | ||
| Shesh Bichar | |||||
| 2002 | Anamni Angana | Dr Swapan Saha | |||
| Bangali Babu | Anjan Chowdhury | ||||
| 2003 | Abar Aranye | Goutom Ghosh | |||
| 2004 | Mahulbanir Sereng | Sekhar Das | |||
| 2005 | Abiswashi | ||||
| Antarmahal | Rituparno Ghosh | ||||
| Krantikaal | Sekhar Das | ||||
| Mayer Raja | |||||
| Nagordola | Raj Mukherjee | ||||
| Shunyo E Buke | Kaushik Ganguly | ||||
| Tarpor Bhalobasa | Anjan Dutt | ||||
| 2007 | Chirosakha He | ||||
| Bidhatar Lekha | Raja Mukerji | ||||
| Jara Bristite Bhijechhilo | Anjan Das | ||||
| Ratbhor | |||||
| 2008 | Khela | Rituparno Ghosh | Special appearance | ||
| 2009 | Chowrasta - Crossroads of Love | Anjan Dutt | |||
| Kaaler Rakhal | Sekhar Das | ||||
| 2010 | Rahmat Ali | ||||
| 2011 | Jaani Dyakha Hawbe | Birsa Dasgupta | [11] | ||
| 2012 | Abosheshey | Aditi Roy | |||
| Dutta Vs Dutta | Anjan Dutt | ||||
| Hemlock Society | Srijit Mukherjee | ||||
| Mayabazaar | |||||
| Na Hannyate | Ringo Banerjee | ||||
| Nobel Chor | Suman Ghosh | ||||
| 2013 | Aashbo Arek din | [12] | |||
| Half Serious | Utsav Mukherjee | ||||
| Namte Namte | Rana Basu | ||||
| Shantiniketane | |||||
| 2014 | Bonku Babu | Anindya Bikash Dutta | |||
| Nayanchapar Dinratri | Sekhar Das | ||||
| Piyalir Password | Raj Basu | [13] | |||
| Punascha | Shouvik Mitra | ||||
| 2015 | Natoker Moto - Like a Play | Debesh Chattopadhyay | |||
| Aro Ekbar | Ariziet Halder | [14] | |||
| Arshinagar | Aparna Sen | ||||
| 2016 | Onyo Opalaa | Satarupa Sanyal | [15] | ||
| 2017 | Golmaal | Narayan Roy | |||
| 2025 | Raghu Dakat | Dhruba Banerjee | [16] | ||
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Coffee Houser Sei Addata |
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Pratyabartan |
Samarpan Sengupta | [17] | ||
|
Kaancher Dewal |
Anindya Sarkar | [18] |
Odia Film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rana Bhumi | Pranab Das |
Telugu films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sasirekha Sapadham | [19] | ||
| 1991 | Naa Ille Naa Swargam | K. R. Reddy | ||
| 1992 | Inspector Bhavani |
Kannada films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Police Matthu Dada | Tulsi Ramsay Shyam Ramsay |
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| Kadana | K V Raju | |||
| CBI Vijay | V. Uma Shankar | |||
| 1993 | Bahaddur Hennu | A. V. Sheshagiri Rao |
Malayalam film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Agnishalabhangal | [citation needed] |
Assamese film[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ranangini | Chandra Mudoi |
Telefilms[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Nirupama | Bijoy Chatterjee | Telefilm based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali short story Dena Paona | [20] |
| Stree Ki Patra | Soumitra Chatterjee | Telefilm based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali short story Streer Patra | [21] | |
| Manjulika | ||||
| 2001 | Obhinoy | Rituparno Ghosh | [22] | |
| 2002 | Ushnotar Jonyo | Kaushik Ganguly | ||
| Abhinetri | ||||
| Dui Bon |
TV series[edit | edit source]
Hindi TV series[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ganadevta | Durga | P. Kumar Vasudev | ||
| 1989-90 | Mahabharat | Draupadi | Ravi Chopra | ||
| 1993 | Krishnakant Ka Vasiyatnama | Rohini | Shyamanand Jalan | ||
| 1995 | Kanoon | Mrs. Mathur | BR Chopra | [23] | |
| Chandrakanta | Damini | Nirja Guleri | |||
| Parampara | |||||
| Parivartan | Bharat Rungachary | ||||
| Virasat | Rakesh Chowdhary | [24] | |||
| 1997 | Mahabharat Katha | Draupadi | Ravi Chopra | ||
| 1999 | Tarkash | Geeta | |||
| 2000-01 | Jai Ganesha | Parvati | |||
| 2004 | Sahib Biwi Gulam | Rituparno Ghosh | |||
| 2006 | Krishnakali | Amol Palekar | [25] | ||
| 2007 | Karam Apnaa Apnaa | ||||
| Love Story | |||||
| 2008 | Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya | ||||
| 2009 | Heroine | ||||
| Kasturi | |||||
| Sacch Ka Saamna | Guest | ||||
| Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo | Sumitra Singh | ||||
| 2011 | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil | ||||
| 2011 | Kahani Chandrakanta Ki | ||||
| 2014 | Khamosh Sa Afsana | Vaani's mother | [26] | ||
| Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai | Ramesh Pandey | ||||
| 2015 | Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan | ||||
| 2016 | Badho Bahu | Payal | Sumit Sodani | ||
| 2017 | Class of 2017 | Suyash Vadhavkar |
Bengali TV series[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Muktabandha | Ramaprasad Banik | |||
| Parashuramer Galpo | Ashok Mukherjee | ||||
| 1988 | Gora | Sucharita | Mrinmoy Chakraborty | [27] | |
| Jiban Jerakam | [28] | ||||
| Jodi Emon Hoto | Basu Chatterjee | ||||
| 1989 | Bharat Premkatha | Svaha | [29] | ||
| Paliye | Gyanesh Mukherjee | ||||
| 1992 | Muktabandha 2 | Ramaprasad Banik | |||
| 1993 | Shubhoratri | Ratri Roy | [30] | ||
| Jatak Kanya | Amal Sur | ||||
| Ogo Priyotama | |||||
| 1997 | Janmabhoomi | Piyaribai | Inder Sen | [31] | |
| 1999 | Draupadi | Draupadi | Abhijit Dasgupta | [32] | |
| Jhora Samayer Upokatha | |||||
| Chena Mukher Sari | |||||
| Sonar Bangla | Rani Bhabani | Inder Sen | |||
| Pratibimba | Kaberi Singh | ||||
| Ingeet | |||||
| Srot | |||||
| Tithir Atithi | |||||
| Kari Diye Kinlam | |||||
| 2011 | Kanakanjali | Arindam Ganguly | |||
| 2023 | Meyebela | Bithika Mitra | Later Replaced by Anushree Das | [33] |
Music video[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dekha Hobe Ei Banglay | [34] |
Music albums[edit | edit source]
| Year | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Mahabharat | |||
| Aamare Bhulona Priyo | Megaphone Calcutta | [35] | ||
| Anek diyechho Nath | Bhavna Records | |||
| Ektuku Chhonya Lage | ||||
| Hridoy Majhe | ||||
| Natun Kore Pabo Bole | ||||
| 2011 | Abosheshey |
Radio programme[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Radio station | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hello Roopa Bolchi | Friends FM | [36] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Remember Roopa Ganguly who played 'Draupadi' in Mahabharata? Worked with Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, 34 years later she is now..." www.india.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ↑ "Bow Barracks Forever". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "Vrindavan Film Studios (película 1995) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Lamberto Lambertini". La Vanguardia (in español). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ↑ "Pyar Ka Devta". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Mahabharat Aur Barbareek, archived from the original on 27 April 2019, retrieved 5 January 2020
- ↑ "Ek Adbhut Dakshina...Guru Dakshina". The Times of India. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "Sudipto to shoot in Kolkata". The Times of India. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Chatterji, Shoma A (26 April 2000). "Tagore on celluloid". Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ↑ "Yugant". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ "Dekha". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ "Jaani Dyakha Hawbe Movie Review". Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Datta, Sneha (14 December 2011). "Abhijit Dasgupta's second outing". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ↑ "Piyalir Password". The Indian Express. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ↑ "Aro Ekbar Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ↑ "Onyo Opalaa Movie Review". The Times of India. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ Ananda, A. B. P. (2 February 2025). "দেবের 'রঘু ডাকাত'-এ নতুন চমক! থাকছেন অনির্বাণ ভট্টাচার্য ও রূপা গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "Anjan Rupa New Movie: ৩১ বছর পর ফের জুটিতে অঞ্জন, রূপা! সমাজের কঠিন সত্যি ফুটে উঠবে গল্পে". AajTak Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Adil Hussain Dubs for Tolly Film in Kolkata". The Times of India. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ↑ FilmiClub. "Sasirekha Sapadham (1990)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "'What troubles me most is how unsafe Bengal has become for women under Trinamul'". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ Roy, U. (15 November 2020). "Soumitra Chatterjee, the thinker's hero: A career compendium of a legendary artiste". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ Bangla, TV9 (31 August 2021). "ঋতুদার মধ্যে সেইসব শৈল্পিক গুণ ছিল, যেগুলো থাকলে তুলি দিয়ে আঁকার মতো করে চরিত্র তৈরি করা যায়: সুদীপ্তা চক্রবর্তী". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Agarwal, Amit (15 December 1993). "B.R. Chopra back on TV with courtroom drama". India Today. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Virasat". www.samvaad.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Preity on the move". The Telegraph (India). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ "Rupa Ganguly does not want to work in mythological shows". The Times of India. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ "দূরদর্শন". Manorama (in Bengali) (November 1988): 103.
- ↑ "টিভি গাইড". Television (in Bengali) (September 1988): 10. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "এই কি বাংলার রামায়ণ মহাভারতের নমুনা". Aajkaal Television (in Bengali) (March 1989). Aajkaal: 66.
- ↑ "শুভরাত্রি". টেলিভিশন (in Bengali) (October 1993): 77. 1993.
- ↑ Guha, Samarjit (24 August 2002). "Sudden-death sign on marathon soap". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ "'এযুগের উত্তম' হয়েও শিকার হন বৈষম্যের, জীবনের দৌড়েও অকালেই থেমে যান কুণাল মিত্র | TheWall". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:3 - ↑ "Bengal's theme song: Dekha Hobe Ei Banglay". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ↑ "Aamare Bhulo Na Priyo". gaana.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ "আমার চরিত্রটা মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের নয় - Anandabazar". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
