Roopa Ganguly joins BJP in presence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during BJP Traders Meet at Howrah near Kolkata. (Press Trust of India)
Bengali actress Roopa Ganguly, famous as 'Draupadi' of BR Chopra's epic TV series 'Mahabharat', today joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
At a function in Howrah district, the 48-year-old actress-singer was formally inducted into the party fold in the presence of senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
BJP's state leadership has been trying hard to attract film and television artistes from the state.
They already have singer-turned-MP Babul Supriyo and Bengali film actor George Baker among others.
Besides 'Mahabharat', Ganguly is a well-known face on the television due to her roles in serials like 'Karam Apnaa Apnaa' and 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo'.
She acted in films like Goutam Ghosh directed 'Padma Nadir Majhi', Aparna Sen's 'Yugant' and Rituparno Ghosh's 'Antarmahal'. She had also won the National Film Award in the best playback singer category for the Bengali film 'Abosheshey' (At the End of It All).