Dona Roy, popularly known as Dona Ganguly, is the wife of former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly. She is an Indian Bengali Odissi Dancer. She hails from an affluent business family from Kolkata, Dona was born on the 22 August, 1972, and was the only child of her father Sanjeev Roy, and mother Swapna Roy. She began dancing at the age of three and in no time her passion for dancing turned into devotion. She went to Loreto Convent School.
Age | 46 |
Height | 5’ 3” |
Husband | Sourav Ganguly |
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Later, when Dona shifted Odissa, she learned dancing under the guidance of Guru Giridhari Nayek. She felt magic and happiness while performing classical dance. She considers one of the turning points in her life when she started developing skills under KELUCHARAN MOHAPATRA. Mohapatra accompanied her many times with Pakhavaj and that is when she realized her real talent.
DOVER LAKE MUSIC CONFERENCE, UDAY SHANKAR DANCE FESTIVAL, RIVER FESTIVAL, and ANTIQUITY were few of the shows in Kolkata where Dona showcased her talent. Not only this, Dona represented herself all over India in shows like the Konark Festival in Konark, Barak Utsav in Assam, Dakshin Mukambi National Festival in Kerala and tons of other prestigious events. Her talent had no boundaries overseas as well. China invited Dona in one of their most popular festivals WORLD EXPO in the year 2010. When her success was touching the sky, Dona thought of opening her own dance school. Her Diksha Manjari dance school was inaugurated by the legendary Lata Mangeshkar that has the capacity of more than 2000 students at a time.
Dona and Sourav Ganguly share a daring love story that could have become a blockbuster movie. The duo used to live next door to each other since childhood and slowly they fell in love. Sourav was always present at all of Dona’s dance performances and she was always there in all his matches.
However, their parents were against the relationship and in turn, the couple had to run and got married in a secret wedding. When the secret was revealed in their families, they were upset for a while but they eventually gave up and held a formal wedding.
The adorable couple was blessed with a baby girl, and they named their daughter Sana.
Profession: Odissi Dancer
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Date of Birth: August 22, 1976
Birthplace: Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign: Leo
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Kolkata, India
School: Loreto Convent School, Kolkata
Ethnicity: Bengali
Father: Sanjeev Roy
Mother: Swapna Roy
Siblings: None
Religion: Hindu
Address: Kolkata
Hobbies: Dancing, Travelling
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian
Cuisine: Thai
Actor: Shah Rukh Khan
Travel Destination: London
Films: Jab We Met (2007), 3 Idiots (2009)
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Marriage Date: 1 February 1997
Children: Sana Ganguly (Daughter)
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