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Rupa to play mother again

Tellywood's newfound mom, Rupa Ganguly will be playing the protagonist's mother in Balaji's upcoming show Kasturi

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Rupa Ganguly has been roped in by Balaji for yet another venture, Kasturi. The Bengali actress made a comeback of sorts on Hindi television with Karam Apna Apna recently and will now play Kasturi's mother in Balaji's new show.

Apparently Rupa was also offered a meaty role in Kayamath too, but she had to refuse due to time constraints.

So how different is her character in Kasturi from that in Karam Apna Apna? "In Kasturi, I will be playing a typical bahu with middle-class values. She is the most-loved woman in the house, who prefers to keep quiet most of the time. She brings up her child Kasturi, who eventually wants to go against the family, for her higher studies and I, as a mother support her completely. This role is completely different from that in Karam Apna Apna, where the character I play is more independent," points out Rupa, who will soon begin shooting for the show.

Though Rupa gets along well with all the actors on the sets, she is particularly very fond of Achint Kaur on the sets of Karam Apna Apna. She adds, "I am friendly with all the actors on the sets. I also do not hesitate to go and start a conversation with anyone."

While the actress spends 25 days a month in Mumbai, she likes to be in Kolkata for the rest of the days. But is she planning to shift her base permanently to Mumbai in the near future? "I like to be in Mumbai but my hometown will always be Kolkata. I go back to Kolkata and come to work in Mumbai. Now there's immense scope for any actresses here, compared to what it was 15 years back when we were only expected to run around the trees," asserts the actress.

Rupa is grateful to Balaji and Ekta for getting her back to Hindi television and offering her meaty roles in many of their projects. "Balaji is treating me very well and there is no reason to for me to say no to their projects. I am thankful to them for tracing me back and convincing me for the roles. Ekta is an intelligent girl who knows her job well," says Rupa. Rupa will also be doing Anurag Basu's Love Story where she will be playing an independent, headstrong woman who is separated from her husband.

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