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Rupali Ganguly made a comeback after a long time with ‘Anupama’ in the year 2019. This show not only brought her a lot of popularity but also made her the most expensive actress of TV. Even today his show remains on top in TV TRP. Memes and videos related to Rupali’s show trend on social media and also go viral.
Rupali Ganguly became a star overnight with ‘Anupama’, this show gave her the popularity which she had not got in her career for so many years. Despite being from the film industry, she could not achieve any success. This popularity is not common for a married actress. Now Rupali revealed that the producer of this show had also rejected her. He also told about his journey. (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
Rupali Ganguly revealed that ‘Anupama’ maker Rajan Shahi had rejected her first audition. In a conversation on Farah Khan’s YouTube vlog, Rupali told how despite being from a Bollywood film background, she entered the world of TV. (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
Farah Khan said that she knew Rupali’s father Anil Ganguly, who was a famous filmmaker and Rupali had also done some films. He asked how did he come to TV then. On this Rupali said, “I left everything and joined the catering college. I joined Dadar Catering and thought that I will cook there because the salary of the chef is good.” (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
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Rupali Ganguly further said, “But once the acting bug hits, it never goes away. I was doing theater with Janak Toprani and Dinesh Kapoor. It was from there that maybe Shobhaa De saw me and cast me for her show ‘Sukanya’. But before that show started, ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi’ started, which was Rajan Shahi’s first direction.” (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
Rupali Ganguly said, “When I went for Rajan ji’s audition, I was rejected. He stopped my audition midway and said okay. When I came out, I wondered what was this, because there were so many people in the line and I didn’t even know what the role was. Later I came to know that it was a double role. So I insisted on auditioning again.” (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
Rupali Ganguly further said, “I went again the next day and asked for another chance. He said yes and gave me many scenes to do, got about eight scenes done in three to three and a half hours and then finally cast me. This is where my TV journey started.” (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
Rupali Ganguly said that her journey has been long and continuous. He said, “My first show came in 2000, so it’s been about 26 years. In between, I took a break of about six to six and a half years because of my son Rudransh.” (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)
Talking about personal life, Rupali is married to advertising professional Ashwin Verma and they both have a son Rudransh. His brother Vijay Ganguly is a well-known choreographer of Bollywood and is currently dominating the industry. (Photo courtesy: Instagram @rupaliganguly)