Popular television actress Rupali Ganguly’s brother, Vijay Ganguly, called her his ‘pillar of strength’ as the brother and sister duo celebrated Rakshabandhan on Saturday.
Taking to their official Instagram handle, Rupali and Vijay shared a joint post that read, “Just happiness! Happy rakshabandhan! @rupaliganguly thank you for being my piller of strength. Love you @reetanirmalroy u are the best…@anuja.pednekar @rachnadrishtimanthan missed you! Pc: @nandinnikumar.”
The post included a set of fun and goofy photos from the Raksha bandhan celebration.
They further uploaded a video where Rupali was seen performing arti of her brother while singing “Phoolon Ka Taaron Ka” track from the 1971 film “Hare Rama Hare Krishna”. As soon as the post was uploaded, the comment section was filled with lovely comments for the sibling duo.
One of the netizens wrote, “two of the most hardworking people”. Another penned, “Thu Thu Thu…God always to protect all evel eyes.” The third comment read, “May this thread of love and protection bind you both always stay blessed.. cutest Brother sister…God bless you both with lots of happiness, good health and lots of success.” One of the Insta users shared, “Finally wait is over… Happy Raksha Bandhan duo… cutest and sweetest@rupaliganguly mam and @vijayganguly sir.”
The fourth comment read, “Happy Rakshabandhan to Rockstar brother n sister”. In the meantime, Rupali reflected on her journey in the industry during an exclusive conversation with IANS. The ‘Anupamaa’ actress revealed that she never imagined herself becoming a big star. Speaking to IANS, she said: “This dream wasn’t originally mine. I never imagined myself becoming a big actor or star. I just wanted to stand on stage like the people I admired, but I didn’t realize the hard work that goes into it.’
Recalling a heartfelt moment with producer Rajan Shahi, she shared how he had unwavering faith in her right from the beginning. ‘When I signed the contract for Anupamaa, Rajan ji told me, ‘Rupali, I want you to win every award there is.’ That kind of faith pushes you to give your all,” Rupali added.
In November last year, actress Rupali Ganguly filed a defamation case against her stepdaughter, Esha Verma. Recently, Rupali was spotted with her lawyer, Sana Raees Khan, outside a court in Andheri, Mumbai.
Speaking to Instant Bollywood, Sana, who was also seen in Bigg Boss 17, said, “Jaise ke aap sab log jaante ho High Court mein humne civil defamation suit file kiya hai, jaha pe hame interim relief mil chuki hai. Yaha pe criminal defamation complaint file hui thi, jaha par aaj Rupali bhi aayi thi (As you all know, we have filed a civil defamation suit in the High Court where we have got interim relief. A criminal defamation complaint was filed here, where Rupali also appeared today).”
She further said, “Unhone court mein bayan diya aur unhone bataya ke kis tarah se unke saath jo traumatic experience hua hai, jis tarah se woh defame hui hai, unka reputation tarnish hua hai maliciously, woh sab unhone bataya court mein (She gave a statement in the court and explained the traumatic experience she went through, how she was defamed, and how her reputation was tarnished maliciously. She shared all of this in the court).”
Talking more about the matter, Sana added, “Rupali ke against waise bahot saari defamatory baatein kahi gayi hai. Not just Rupali, even her son, unke son ko illegitimate kaha gaya hai. She is a bold woman; she has come out and legal action le rahi hai (Many defamatory things have been said about Rupali. Not just her, even her son has been called illegitimate. She is a bold woman who has come forward and is taking legal action).”