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"Iwasextremelyfat
asakid"
ByTellychakkarTeam
10Nov200512:00AM

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Rupali Ganguly's got her first major break with Sanjivani as the quintessential vamp, but then
proved she could tickle our funny bones too when she started playing the bumbling Monisha in
SarabhaivsSarabhai.
Hergirlnextdoorlooks,downtoearthattitudecanmakeyoufallinlovewithherinstantly.Hasshe
always been like that, we wondered. The chirpy and talkative actress shares her childhood and
growingupyearswithKavitaShyam..

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Whatwasyourchildhoodlike?(yourschool,college)
Ihavegrownupwatchingstarswalkinginandoutofthesetsandinmyhouse.(Rupali'sfatheris
AnilGanguly,thewellknownfilmmaker)
InitiallyIwasthisthin,scrawnylittlethingsomymomfedmewithallkindsofvitaminstomakeme
fatandeventually,Ibecameextremelyplump.
Tellusaboutyourchildhoodmemories,incidentsandpranks?
Iwasabratandusedtobeatupalltheboysinschool.Iwasverytomboyish,yetverymuchinto
studies.
Howwereyouasastudentacademicallyandinextracurricularactivities?

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I was a complete bookworm with spectacles and oil dripping from my hair. I was a monitor and a
prefect,alwaysamongstthefirstthreerankersandateachers'petthroughoutmyschooldays.ButI
musttellyouIhaveagreatmemory.
I had danced just once in fifth standard on stage, and I was so hopeless that I ended up just
standingandstaringattheaudience.

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Howwereyourgrowingupyears,ambitionsanddidyouhavecrushes?
IneverworejeanstillIwas18andonlyworelongskirtsandsalwarkameezsoIwasacomplete
'ghati'.IwantedtogetintoeditingorbecomeacamerapersonandIstillhavedreamsofbecominga
directorsomeday.
IwassoboringandunapproachablethatnoguywouldapproachmebutIrememberhavingacrush
on this guy called Sharad in my tuition class, sadly I never spoke to him and nothing happened
betweenthetwoofus.
Howdidyougetintomedia?
IgotintoactingbecauseIlovedtheideaofputtingupmakeupeveryday.Ihadmyfirstbrushwith
acting in a Bengali film called Bolidan at the age of 13 followed by two forgettable Hindi films and
becauseofthecastingcouchinthefilmindustryIdecidedtochuckit.
Butbythentheactingbughadbittenmebadly.Ididahotelmanagementcourseforayearandleft
that too. Thereafter I decided to do plays and in the process I got picked up by Shobha De for
Sukanya. I gave a screen test for Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi where I played a double role and then
SanjivaniwasmyluckymascotandnowSarabhaiVsSarabhai!

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