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Rupa Ganguly adjudged best female playback singer

Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi
You have known Rupa Ganguly so far for her acting prowess but now get ready to appreciate her as a national award-winning singer too.
No one was perhaps more surprised than Rupa herself when the jury for the Indian National Film Awards 2011 announced last Wednesday that she was adjudged the best female playback singer for her songs in the Bengali feature film "Abosheshey".
"I am happy but I am more surprised. When I heard the news the first thing which came to my mind was that Shreya Ghoshal should have won it. I love her music,” said the 45-year-old actress who shot into fame with her role of Draupadi in the TV serial “Mahabharat”.
It was on the insistence of the "Abosheshey" director Aditi Roy that Rupa had agreed to lend her husky voice for two Rabindra Sangeet
"She (Aditi) was hell-bent that I sing. They said since the songs are without any instrumental music, only I can sing well in such a situation. I think it worked out well because the songs are an integral part of that character," said Rupa.
Rupa made her mark as an actress in films like the Goutam Ghosh-directed “Padma Nadir Majhi", Aparna Sen’s “Yugant” and Rituparno Ghosh's "Antarmahal".
But those close to her knew her vocal abilities too. "My friends and teachers have always
told me that I sing well. But then there are not many actors in India who can sing well,” Rupa said adding she was always very serious about singing but never took it up as a profession.
Always fond of music, Rabindra Sangeet in particular, she started having formal training in music at the age of 17.
She had even launched a
Rabindra Sangeet album "Bhabna” in the year 2004.
However, "after that, I could never pursue singing because acting has a serious clash with musical profession. The work environment and the hectic
schedule don't allow you to take care of your voice or give you the time to practice,” said the actress.
She recalls a 20-year-old incident when legendry Bengali musician Hemanta Mukhopadhyay had appreciated her voice.
"He said if I would have taken music as a career, I would have done very well,” Rupa said.
Asked whether after winning the national award, she would take up music more seriously, she said she would still not take up singing professionally.
“I sing only because I love to sing. And I think that is what makes it special," she said.