Rupali Ganguly

Rupali Ganguly (born 5 April 1977) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in television and theatre . She played Dr. Simran Chopra in the STAR Plus serial Sanjivani and later Monisha Sarabhai in Sarabhai VS Sarabhai. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2006.[1][2]

Rupali Ganguly
Rupali Ganguly at I am the Best Premiere
Born	(1977-04-05) 5 April 1977 Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Ashwin K Verma (2013–present;)
Children	1 son

Personal life

Rupali was born in Kolkata, the daughter of director Anil Ganguly.[3] She studied hotel management and theatre before being chosen for the lead role in television show, Sukanya.[4] Ganguly married Ashwin K Verma, on 6 February 2013. She has a son, born on 25 August 2015.[5]

Career

Her first acting assignment, at the age of 7, was the film Saaheb (1985), followed by a part in her father's film, Balidan. She made her television debut in Sukanya in 2000 and also appeared in Sanjivani and Bhabhi.

In 2003, she was selected for a part in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai in which she played Monisha. In Ekta Kapoor's Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii she played Gayatri.[6] In 2006, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss in its first season.[7][8] In 2008, she participated in the reality show Zara Nachke Dikha along with Karishma Tanna, Jennifer Winget & Mouni Roy.

In 2009, she participated in Colors TV's stunt/dare reality game show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2 (2009).[9] She also gave voice over in animation film, Dashavatar (2008)[10]

In 2000, she established an advertising agency in Mumbai.[3] She has been a regular anchor of Bioscope; a films-based TV show telecast on national channel of Doordarshan.

Television

Year	Name	Role	Notes	Ref
2000–01	Sukanya	Sukanya
2002	Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi	Priya/Anjali	double role
2003–04	Zindagi...Teri Meri Kahani	Riya
2003–05	Sanjivani	Dr. Simran	Nominated—Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role (2004)
2004	Bhabhi	Roshni
2004–06	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Monisha Sarabhai	Nominated—Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Comic Role (2005)
2005	Kkavyanjali	Mona		[11]
2005–10	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Rekha
2005–07	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Gayatri Agarwal		[12]
2006	Bigg Boss 1	Contestant
2007	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai	Roopa	Cameo
2008	Ek Packet Umeed	Sujata
	Zara Nachke Dikha	Contestant
2009	Aapki Antara	Anuradha
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2	Contestant
2010	Kitchen Champion 2
	Meethi Choori No 1
2011	Adaalat	Rohini Malik
	Mujhe Meri Family Se Bachao	Sweetie Avasthi
2011–13	Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi	Pinky Jeet Ahuja
2013	Bioscope	Host
2017	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai S2	Monisha Sarabhai
2020	Anupamaa	Anupamaa

Filmography

• Satrangee Parachute (2011) - Sumitra C. Sharma
• Do Ankhen Barah Hath (1997) - Neeta
• Angaara (1997) - Gulabi
• Mera Yaar Mera Dushman (1987) – child artist
• Saaheb (1985) – child artist[13]

References

1. "Chat with Khiladi Rupali Ganguly!". Rediff.com Movies. 15 September 2009.
2. "Women find Akshay tough, real & simply super!". The Times of India. 9 August 2009.
3. "Rupali Ganguly may tie the knot". DNA. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "Sukanya". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
5. https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/rupali-ganguly-want-her-son-to-be-a-farmer-sarabhai-vs-sarabhai-lifetv-1146584-2018-01-16}
6. "Back to Ekta". Mumbai Mirror.
7. "Controversy spices up reality TV". Financial Express. 21 January 2007.
8. "'Bigg Boss' opens house". Indian Express. 7 November 2006.
9. "Akshay madness spreads over". The Times of India. 16 September 2009.
10. "Shatrughan Sinha gives narration for animation film 'Dashavatar'". DNA. 14 December 2007.
11. https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050925/spectrum/tv.htm
12. https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050925/spectrum/tv.htm
13. https://youtube.com/watch?v=JgOe_RB-BXA

External links

• Rupali Ganguly on IMDb
• Filmography at Bollywood Hungama