 Chopra was quite impressed with Ganguly's performance in the TV series "Ganadevta".After Juhi Chawla declined the role of Draupadi for "Mahabharat", Chopra decided to get her appear for a screen test for the role.In 1988, she was summoned by director Biresh Chatterjee to NT1 Studio where the director informed her that Chopra wanted her to appear for the look test.