Happy Birthday Rupali Ganguly: Presenting 10 unknown facts about the ‘Anupamaa’ star

What is common to Bollywood films like ‘Saaheb’, ‘Mera Yaar Mera Dushman’, ‘Angaara’ and ‘Satrangee Parachute’ and also TV serials like ‘Sukanya’, ‘Sanjivani’, ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’? Before you can scratch your brain for the answer, let us tell you that, the common factor that binds all of the aforementioned serials as well as the Bollywood films is… Rupali Ganguly! Yes… the very same Rupali Ganguly, who has been ruling the land of television like a queen, courtesy, her extremely appreciated and widely watched serial ‘Anupamaa’. And it is the very same Rupali Ganguly aka Anupamaa who celebrates her grand birthday today. And, on the occasion of her birthday, let’s have a look at a few of unknown facts about the lady, who is today, ruling the television arena and how! Her daily soap ‘Anupamaa’ has been on the top of the TRP ratings for many years now and doesn’t seem to let the top spot go anytime soon. She was even felicitated with the ‘Compassionate Changemaker Of The Year’ by OTTplay at the recently held star studded event of ‘OTTplay Changemakers 2023’ awards. Here's presenting 10 unknown facts about the ‘Anupamaa’ star.

(Disclaimer: These unknown facts have been collected from the information available on the internet)

Rupali Ganguly had made her debut in showbiz at the age of seven years!
Yes… that’s indeed true. Rupali Ganguly made her debut in showbiz as a child actor when at the age of seven years. The film with which she made her debut was ‘Saaheb’, which was released in the year 1985. The principal cast of the film included Anil Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Raakhee, the late Deven Verma, the late Utpal Dutt and others.

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Rupali Ganguly’s father is an extremely well-known director
Rupali Ganguly’s father is the illustrious film maker Anil Ganguly. Also that, Rupali’s debut film in showbiz ‘Saaheb’… was directed by Anil Ganguly. Besides ‘Saaheb’, Rupali Ganguly had also acted in yet another film which was directed by her father Anil Ganguly. The name of the film was ‘Balidan’. Both, in ‘Saaheb’ as well as ‘Balidan’, Rupali Ganguly played the role of a child artist.

Rupali Ganguly had even founded an advertising agency!
After Rupali Ganguly completed her school, she went onto pursue a degree in Hotel Management. Around the year 2000, the creative lady that she is, Rupali went onto start an advertising agency in Mumbai. She had co-founded the advertising agency along with her father Anil Ganguly. They produce films and commercials under this banner.

Rupali Ganguly had struggled with body image issues
In an interview with a leading entertainment portal, Rupali Ganguly had revealed that, after the delivery of her child, she had not just struggled with body image issues, but also had faced much criticism. She added that, she had stopped going out of her house since she was afraid of people’s reaction after looking at her.

She had taken a seven year sabbatical from showbiz
In an earlier interview with Pinkvilla, Rupali Ganguly had said that, she had taken a sabbatical for seven years before making a comeback. It was that time in her life when self-doubt had started seeping in.

Rupali Ganguly was not the first choice for ‘Anupamaa’, says reports
If the reports are anything to go by, then, it states that Rupali Ganguly was not the first choice for Anupamaa. It’s being said that, before offering ‘Anupamaa’ to Rupali Ganguly, the makers of the show had offered it to many other ladies. These names reportedly include Sakshi Tanwar, Juhi Parmar, Gauri Pradhan and even Mona Singh.

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Rupali Ganguly’s passion for dancing was there within her since her childhood
For all those who are super impressed seeing her flawless dancing skills in the ongoing serial ‘Anupamaa’, let us tell you that, her passion for dancing was there ever since the time she was a child. And in order to hone her dancing skills, she had also got trained for dancing.

Rupali Ganguly’s brother is also in showbiz
Besides her illustrious father Anil Ganguly, Rupali Ganguly’s brother is also in showbiz. He is none other than the multi-faceted Vijay Ganguly, who is not just a choreographer, but also a director as well as an actor. 

 Rupali and her ‘Dashavatar’ connection
Not many know that the extremely affable Rupali Ganguly had even lent her lent her voice to the animated film ‘Dashavatar’.

Rupali Ganguly in a double role!
The serial ‘Dil Hai ki Manta Nahi’ saw Rupali Ganguly in a double role. The actor who was paired opposite her was Vishal Singh, who was also seen in ‘Dekh Bhai Dekh’.