Mahabharat Fame Roopali Ganguly News: B.R. Ten years ago, on May 22, 2016, an incident happened with actress Roopa Ganguly, who played the role of ‘Draupadi’ in Chopra’s famous TV show ‘Mahabharat’, which shocked the entire country. Some unknown assailants attacked Roopa Ganguly’s car near Diamond Harbor in West Bengal and beat her up, due to which she suffered two brain hemorrhages. This incident came into limelight when he talked about his painful accident while remembering the ‘Chir Haran’ scene of ‘Mahabharata’. However, these days this famous actress is more active in politics than acting.
What happened to Roopa Ganguly on the road?
BJP leader and actress on 22 May 2016 Roopa Ganguly When she was moving towards Kolkata in her car. During that time, some unknown attackers had surrounded his convoy in the Diamond Harbor area. While sharing her experience on the social media platform ‘X’, Roopa had said that the mob pulled her out of the car in the presence of the police and beat her on the road. In this attack, not only was his car badly damaged, but he also suffered serious injuries. After this incident, he suffered brain hemorrhage twice in a row, which threatened his life.
See Roopa Ganguly’s tweet here
I have been remembering for a few days, the incident of 22nd May 2016 in diamond harbour, 17/18 people, along with the police, took me out of the car, threw me on the road and thrashed me, tore the car apart, I suffered two brain haemorrhages. That’s it, I am not dead, I am a rally driver, I came out.
Feeling sad abt #wb & #Palghar— Roopa Ganguly (@RoopaSpeaks) April 20, 2020
Why did Roopa Ganguly keep crying after the ‘Cheer Haran’ scene?
‘MahabharataThe disrobing scene is still counted among the most emotional scenes of TV. Roopa Ganguly had told in an interview that she was completely broken during the shooting of that scene. His crying did not stop even after the director said ‘cut’. The crew members kept trying to calm her down for about half an hour, but she was not able to come out of the pain of that character. This scene shook him to the core.
Why did you distance yourself from Vinod Kapoor, who played the role of Dushasan?
That scene of Draupadi’s insult on screen was so effective that in reality, Roopa Ganguly even stopped talking to actor Vinod Kapoor, who played the role of Dushasan. The insult and negativity that Rupa felt during that scene also affected her personal relationships. She maintained distance from Vinod Kapoor for years, because she was not able to recover from the pain of that scene.
Did old wounds get fresh again during the telecast?
When ‘Mahabharat’ went on air again six years ago, Roopa Ganguly had shared her ordeal after seeing the rape scene. He said that both the insult he saw on screen and the physical violence he faced in real life in 2016 still haunt him. He described this as such a truth, which forced him to think whether the society is still ready to stop insults like Draupadi?
Where is Roopa Ganguly these days?
These days, Roopa Ganguly is more active in politics than acting. He is a BJP MLA from Sonarpur South, West Bengal. She also keeps sharing her views on social media and from time to time registers her presence at cultural programs and public forums.
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