Played Draupadi in Mahabharata, won Asia's biggest award, and then entered politics, know about Roopa Ganguly

In the 90s, BR Chopra started 'Mahabharata', this show was very popular among the people. This show gave recognition to many new faces, including Roopa Ganguly. Roopa Ganguly played the character of Draupadi very well in 'Mahabharata', for which she received a lot of appreciation from the people. However, after a time, the actress completely disappeared from the screen and started trying her luck in politics. Currently, Roopa Ganguly is known as a Rajya Sabha MP.

Roopa, who gained recognition as Draupadi of 'Mahabharata', has also worked in many films. Roopa Ganguly is a special name in the Hindi as well as Bengali industry. Roopa's career started in the year 1985, at that time she debuted as a child artist. She first worked in Anil Kapoor starrer 'Saheb', after which she worked in the Malayalam film 'Ithele Innum Varu' the very next year.

Finally, in 1988, she was cast for the role of Draupadi in 'Mahabharata', after which she gained recognition among the people. After this, she worked in many films. In 2015, she put a stop to her acting career and tried her luck in politics. During her acting career, she has won many awards, out of which she has won many awards like the National Film Award, Kalakar Award, Indian Telly Award.

In 2015, Rupa joined the BJP party and contested the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections. Later, Rupa Ganguly was made the President of West Bengal Mahila Morcha, as the party was looking for a popular face. Talking about her personal life, Rupa married Dhrubo Mukherjee, a mechanical engineer from West Bengal, in 1992. They have a son, Akash Mukherjee, who was born in 1997. Later, it was reported that she was in a live-in relationship with Bengali singer Dibyendu Mukherjee.