Published 22:49 IST, April 20th 2020
Mahabharat's Draupadi, Roopa Ganguly, reacts to 'Cheer Haran' scene on TV
Roopa Ganguly, the Draupadi actor from the older version of Mahabharat, shared a tweet recalling how she was beaten on the road a few years back. Read on
Roopa Ganguly is a popular yesteryear actor who played the mythological character of Draupadi in the older version of Mahabharat. Recently, the actor had been grabbing headlines for her statement as a Member of the Parliament. However, in her recent tweet, she talked about a horrible incident that happened to her on the road.
Roopa Ganguly recalls being beaten on the road
The older version of Mahabharat is currently being aired again on Doordarshan to keep everyone entertained during the Coronavirus lockdown. Going by the story everyone was anticipating the 'Cheer Haran' scene to happen soon enough and it did. In reference to this, Roopa Ganguly took to her Twitter account to share a recording from the sets while also narrating a harrowing incident that happened to her. In a series of tweet threads, the actor explained how disturbing the incident was for her.
Mahabharat's Draupadi actor, Roopa Ganguly recalled how she was beaten on the road and also suffered a brain haemorrhage. In her tweet, she mentioned how she was reminiscing the incident from May 22, 2016, which has been dubbed as the Diamond Harbour incident. A group of men including the police had apparently pulled the actor out of her car and ransacked it. They also beat her up post which she suffered from two brain haemorrhage. But she snuck away and ran to save her life. Roopa Ganguly was later admitted in a private hospital in Kolkata.
On her Twitter account, the Draupadi actor from Mahabharat also shared a tweet sharing her nostalgic feelings from the sets of the daily soap. She also urged the present generation to watch the older version of Mahabharat for its words and dialogues. Take a look:
Updated 22:49 IST, April 20th 2020