Roop Durgapal

Roop Durgapal
A photograph of Roop Durgapal, an Indian television actress active from 2011
Born
Almora, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Roop Durgapal is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role as Sanchi in the serial Balika Vadhu.[1]

Early life and career

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Roop Durgapal was born in Almora, Uttarakhand, India.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Technology degree[3] in Instrumentation and Control Engineering[4][5] at Graphic Era Deemed To Be University in 2006,[4][6] and worked at Infosys before starting her career in acting.[7]

Durgapal played Sanchi in the serial Balika Vadhu from 2012[8] to 2015.[9][10] She has played characters in Babosa Mere Bhagwan, Shama,[11] and played Dari Dari Pari in the children's show Baal Veer.[8]

In March 2015, she made a guest appearance as an ichchhadhari naagin, a mythical shapeshifting snake, in Akbar Birbal.[12] She has also appeared in television advertisements.[13]

In February 2016, she played the role of Kavya Maheshwari in Swaragini on Colors, and in April 2016 she played Natasha Gujral in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi on Sony TV.[14][15]

In June 2016, once again she made a guest appearance in Big Magic's Akbar Birbal as Birbal, playing a man's role for the first time.[16] It was announced in August 2016 that the actress would be joining the serial Gangaa in the role of Supriya.[17]

In October 2018, Durgapal played the lead role of a lawyer, Sharmishtha, in Zing TV's love stories based episodic show Pyaar Pehli Baar, which was a revamp of "Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series)".

Durgapal has joined Zee Tv's series Tujhse Hai Raabta, playing a Maharshtrian girl, Ketki, for the first time in July, 2019.[18]

In September 2019, it was announced that she will be joining the team of CIF, on Dangal TV[19] as the new Forensic Doctor, Sakshi Shrivastava. In October 2019, she became a part of the romantic horror show Laal Ishq on &tv.[20]

In February 2020, Roop played the protagonist Sonia in another supernatural story "Patal Danav" of Laal Ishq on &tv. In March 2020, for the third time, Roop played the protagonist Aleesha in supernatural story "Mayavi Shakhi" of Laal Ishq on &tv.

Durgapal was nominated as "Most Tez Taraar Personality" in the 2013 Colors Golden Petal Awards.[21]

Television

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "8 times Balika Vadhu actress Roop Durgapal went bold in a bikini". Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ Roop Durgapal [@roop123] (31 March 2014). "@dhundh i was born in Devbhumi Almora,uttrakhand :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Das, Soumitra (6 May 2014). "Roop Durgapal doesn't like typical 'bahu' roles!". Times of India. The Times Group. Times News Network. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Alumni Meet 2010". Graphic Era University. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Photo Gallery - GEU Welcomes Ms Roop Durgapal". Graphic Era University. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Alumni Speak". Graphic Era University. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Roop Durgapal, GEU alumni of B.Tech 2006 and a renowned TV and Commercial Advertisement artist visits campus". Graphic Era University. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ^ a b Tiwari, Vijaya (29 September 2012). "Roop Durgapal in Baal Veer". The Times of India. Times News Network. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (7 February 2015). "Roop Durgapal to quit Balika Vadhu". Times of India. The Times Group. Times News Network. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Balika Vadhu fame Sanchi aka Roop Durgapal gets a new look!". Daily Bhaskar. D B Corp Ltd. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  11. ^ "I would never run after a guy, says Roop Durgapal". Zee News. Mumbai: Essel Group. Indo-Asian News Service. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  12. ^ Maheshwri, Neha (18 March 2015). "Roop Durgapal turns into a snake-woman". Times of India. The Times Group. Times News Network. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  13. ^ Das, Soumitra (5 April 2014). "I like Gujarati food: Roop Durgapal". Times of India. The Times Group. Times News Network. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Roop Durgapal to enter Swaragini". timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  15. ^ "'Balika Vadhu' Fame Roop Durgapal to Enter 'Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi'". bhaskar.com. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Roop Durgapal to play Birbal now". timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Roop Durgapal to join Gangaa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-8-30
  18. ^ "Roop Durgapal joins cast of 'Tujhse Hai Raabta'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Dangal's crime fiction show CIF to stream on Facebook". indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Balika Vadhu actress Roop Durgapal to do romantic horror story - OrissaPOST". Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Colors Golden Petal Awards 2013". 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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