Age: 59
female
Roopa Ganguly (born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her rendition of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series Mahabharat (1988). Often promoted as the Bengali Film Industry's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation. She worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer. She received several awards including a National Award and two BFJA Awards. In October, 2015, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, by the President of India. She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal. She served as the General Secretary and the Vice President for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes.
Roopa Ganguly
Diya's Mother
for Diya's Mother in Premer Shohor
Suggested by ajiteshchowdhury
Aritra (based on Aditya) is a young game designer working for a start-up in Sector V, Salt Lake. He’s creative, passionate, and slightly cynical about love — believes relationships should be fun, not bound by rules. Diya (based on Tara) is a young architect interning at a famous heritage restoration firm in Kolkata. She dreams of going to Paris to study urban architecture. They meet at a friend’s wedding at Tollygunge Club — sparks fly instantly. After a few dates across Kolkata (Coffee House, Princep Ghat, Kumartuli, and College Street), they realize they both believe in love but not in marriage. Aritra lives as a paying guest in an old North Kolkata house owned by Debayan (based on Ganapathy), a retired professor, and his Alzheimer’s-affected wife Sayantika (based on Bhavani), who was once a famous Rabindra Nritya artist. Seeing Debayan’s quiet, lifelong devotion to Sayantika deeply affects Aritra and Diya. They move in together in the same house — balancing their love, ambitions, and the looming reality of separation as both plan to move abroad. As time passes, their carefree love begins to mature. They realize love isn’t about freedom alone — it’s also about staying when things get difficult. The story ends with them deciding to marry before they part ways for their dreams.
