Roopa Ganguly

Roopa 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 has worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. 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 General Secretary and the Vice President for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes. Ganguly was born in Kalyani near Kolkata, West Bengal, India to Samarendra Lal Ganguly and Juthika Ganguly.