Rupali Ganguly (born 5 April 1977) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television.
Ganguly was born on 5 April 1977 in Bombay, (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra into a Bengali Hindu family.
Ganguly's father, Anil Ganguly, was a director and screenwriter and her brother Vijay Ganguly is a choreographer.
She studied hotel management and theatre.
1985
Born to film director Anil Ganguly, Ganguly started her acting career as a child, making her debut at age seven in her father's film Saaheb (1985).
Ganguly made her acting debut at age seven with her father's film Saaheb in 1985.
2000
She made her television debut in Sukanya in 2000, and has also appeared in Sanjivani and Bhabhi.
In 2000, she established an advertising agency in Mumbai.
2003
Following appearances in less favourably received films, Ganguly had her career breakthrough with her portrayal of Dr. Simran Chopra in the medical drama series Sanjivani: A Medical Boon (2003-2005).
2004
Ganguly is widely recognised for her portrayal of Manisha "Monisha" Singh Sarabhai in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004 - 2006) and Anupamaa in the drama Anupamaa (2020 - Present).
She is a recipient of two Indian Telly Awards and one Indian Television Academy Award.
Ganguly received widespread recognition and critical acclaim for her portrayal of Monisha Sarabhai, a middle-class young woman married in a high society, Cuffe Parade-living socialite family in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai from 2004 to 2006.
2006
In 2006, she participated in Bigg Boss 1.
Later in November 2006, Ganguly participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 1.
She got evicted in its tenth week.
She is also a part of many Hindi theatre plays in her career, Some of her plays are Oye Ki Girl Hain, Selfie, and Patte Khul Gaye.
2008
Ganguly continued to appear in numerous successful television series, portraying Sujata in Ek Packet Umeed (2008) and Pinky Khanna Ahuja in Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi (2011-2013), following which she took a sabbatical from acting for seven years, and returned with Anupamaa.
She also gave voice over in an animation film Dashavatar in 2008.
2009
In 2009, she participated in Colors TV's stunt based reality show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 2.
2013
Ganguly married businessman Ashwin K. Verma on 6 February 2013.
The couple has a son.
Ganguly has established herself as one of the most popular and highest paid television actresses in India.
Ganguly is known for portraying powerful roles on-screen.
In the Eastern Eye's "Top 50 Asian Stars" list, she was placed 29th in 2022.
In 2023, Ganguly featured in an ad for the Vocal for Local campaign, along with her Anupamaa co-actor Gaurav Khanna.
2020
Since 2020, she is portraying the titular character in StarPlus's Anupamaa.
Ganguly made her digital debut in 2022 with her ongoing show Anupamaa's prequel web series named Anupama: Namaste America which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar in 2022.
