Dimpy Ganguli (born Soumoshree Ganguli; 25 July 1988) is an Indian model and television personality, known for appearing in

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and Bigg Boss 8.

Early life

Her real name is Soumoshree Ganguli, Dimpy was her nickname. She belongs to Bengali family and her father's name is Saibal Ganguly and her mother's name is Sushmita Ganguli. Dimpy graduated with an honors degree in

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from the renowned

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in 2009.

Personal life

In 2010, Ganguli married

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, son of BJP leader

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, on

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reality show, '' Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayenge''. Ganguli filed for divorce on the grounds of domestic violence and physical abuse. The couple finally divorced in February 2015. In November 2015, Ganguli married Dubai-based businessman, Rohit Roy. Their daughter Reanna was born on 20 June 2016. In 2020, Ganguly gave birth to a son Aryaan. Ganguly gave birth to second son Rishaan on 27 July 2022.

Career

She was one of the contestants of Gladrags Mega Model Manhunt 2009, a beauty contest from

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. She was also the second runners up in Sananda Tilottama in 2007. In 2014, she participated in the television reality shows '' Bigg Boss 8'' and its spin-off ''

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''. She was evicted from the show on 31 January 2015.

Television

References

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