Roopali Ganguly

Rupali Ganguly (born 5 April 1977) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. One of the highest-paid television actresses in India, Ganguly is best known for portraying Monisha Singh Sarabhai in the sitcom '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004–2006) and Anupamaa Joshi in the drama '' Anupamaa'' (2020–present). She is a recipient of several accolades including two Indian Telly Awards and two ITA Awards.

Born to Anil Ganguly, Ganguly made her acting debut at age seven, in her father's directorial venture '' Saaheb'' (1985). She featured opposite Tapas Paul in her father's Bengali film ''Balidan'' (1990) which was a massive commercial success. Despite the success of the film, she no longer had any further feat in Bengali cinema. Ganguly, later had her breakthrough with her portrayal of Dr. Simran Chopra in the medical drama series '' Sanjivani: A Medical Boon'' (2003–2005). In 2006, she participated in '' Bigg Boss 1''. Ganguly continued to appear in numerous successful television series, portraying Sujata in '' Ek Packet Umeed'' (2008) and Pinky Khanna Ahuja in '' Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi'' (2011–2013), following which she took a sabbatical from acting for seven years, and returned with Anupamaa.

Early life and family

Ganguly was born on 5 April 1977 in Bombay, (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra into a Bengali Hindu family. Ganguly's father, Anil Ganguly, was a director and screenwriter and her brother Vijay Ganguly is a choreographer. She studied hotel management and theatre.

Career

Ganguly made her acting debut at age seven with her father's film '' Saaheb'' in 1985 in her childhood. She appeared opposite Tapas Paul in ''Balidan'' (1990) a Bengali Film, directed by her father. The film became a massive commercial success. Despite the success of the film, Ganguly failed to build a career in Bengali cinema. She made her television debut in ''Sukanya'' in 2000, and has also appeared in '' Sanjivani'' and '' Bhabhi''.

Ganguly received widespread recognition and critical acclaim for her portrayal of Monisha Sarabhai, a middle-class young woman married in a high society, Cuffe Parade-living socialite family in the cult sitcom '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' from 2004 to 2006. Later in November 2006, Ganguly participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 1''. She got evicted in its tenth week.

She is also a part of many Hindi theatre plays in her career, Some of her plays are ''Oye Ki Girl Hain'', ''Selfie'', and ''Patte Khul Gaye''. In 2009, she participated in Colors TV's stunt based reality show, '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2''. She also gave voice over in an animation film '' Dashavatar'' in 2008. In 2000, she established an advertising agency in Mumbai.

Since 2020, she is portraying the titular character in StarPlus's '' Anupamaa''. Ganguly made her digital debut in 2022 with her ongoing show '' Anupamaa's'' prequel web series named '' Anupama: Namaste America'' which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar in 2022.

Political career

Ganguly started her political career in 2024, by joining Bharatiya Janta Party at the party headquarters in Delhi, on 1 May 2024. On joining BJP, she said, "The one personality that attracts everyone towards BJP is PM Narendra Modi. When I see this 'Mahayagya' of development, I feel that I should also take part in this."

In the media

A report from ''Times Of India'' marked her as the highest earning Indian television actor in 2023. Ganguly is known for portraying powerful roles on-screen. In the '' Eastern Eye''s "Top 50 Asian Stars" list, she was placed 29th in 2022. In 2023, Ganguly featured in an ad for the Vocal for Local campaign, along with her ' Anupamaa co-actor Gaurav Khanna. In 2023, she ranked 5th in '' Times Now'' "Popular Television Actresses" list.

Controversy

In November 2024, Rupali filed a defamation lawsuit for Rs 50 Crore against her stepdaughter Esha Verma on purported allegations. Esha Verma posted a video on her social media account, alleging that her father, Ashwin K Verma, harassed her mother.
After defamation suit Esha deleted the post from her social media handles.

Personal life

Ganguly married businessman Ashwin K. Verma on 6 February 2013. The couple has a son born 25 August 2013.

Filmography

Films

*''All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

For ''Anupamaa'', Ganguly has won two ITA Award, among ten nominations.

See also

* List of Indian television actresses
* List of Hindi television actresses

References

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Indian television actresses
Bengali television actresses
Indian stage actresses
Indian film actresses
Living people
Actresses from Kolkata
Participants in Indian reality television series
Indian women television presenters
Indian television presenters
Indian soap opera actresses
1977 births
21st-century Indian actresses
Contestants on Indian game shows
Actresses from Mumbai