Updated On: 10 September, 2025 01:17 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rupali Ganguly shared a video from her rickshaw, slamming their “haphazard functioning” as her 14 km commute took 2.5 hours instead of 1. Rupali criticised the decision to move large metro containers during peak hours

Rupali Ganguly
Rupali Ganguly, best known for her role in Anupamaa, recently vented her irritation on social media after being trapped in traffic outside Film City in Mumbai for more than an hour. She lambasted the BMC's 'haphazard' operation after her 14-kilometre drive to Film City took more than double the normal time owing to metro work turmoil. The actress boarded a rickshaw to the sets and stated that she had been stopped for more than an hour outside Film City in Goregaon. She stated that it generally takes her an hour to get to school from home, but it took her 2.5 hours today owing to terrible traffic congestion, which was exacerbated by the ongoing metro construction work in the area. She accused the BMC of taking Mumbaikars for granted.
Rupali Ganguly lambasted the BMC and metro authorities for poor planning and mismanagement, and questioned why massive construction containers were being transported during peak hours, around 10 a.m., when the majority of commuters commute to work. She advised that such operations be carried out in the early morning hours, between 3 and 4 a.m., to prevent disrupting everyday traffic. The Anupamaa actress posted a video of the traffic gridlock from her rickshaw, writing, "Still stuck for over 1 hour now outside Film City! For a 14 km distance, it takes me 2 hours to get home at night and mornings usually 1 hour, but because of mybmc haphazard functioning, it took me 2 and a half hours to get to my set !! Stop taking mumbaikars for granted mybmc!!!!"