Rupali Barua(Ashish Vidyarthi’s Wife): Bio, Age, Family and More

If you haven’t heard about Ashish Vidyarthi – you might have seen him in movies, playing the sidekick roles, and in some movies, he has certainly stolen the show. Given that he has been in the Indian cinema industry for several years, we could say that he is a legend as he works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and English films.

His wife, Rupali Barua is a famous Indian entrepreneur and this article will exclusively delve into the details about Rupali Barua age, height, weight, net worth, professional career, and much more.

Rupali Barua’s Biography

Rupali Barua is a fashion entrepreneur and she is associated with a handloom fashion store in Kolkata named NAMEG. She is known to be Ashish Vidyarthi’s wife and she hails from the land of monsoon in Assam. She was born on 21st April 1973 in Guwahati, Assam, India.

Rupali Barua Age, Height and Looks

Born on 21st April 1973, Rupali is currently 51 years old and she will be turning 52 this year. Her zodiac sign is Taurus. With a decent height of 5 feet 7 inches, Rupali has a weight of 65 kg. She has a striking appearance featuring brown eyes and black hair.

Rupali Barua Family Background and Early Life

Born in Guwahati in Assam, Rupali was raised by Ambika Barua and Kamali Barua. As of now, her father has deceased and she grew up with a younger sister named Meghali who currently works at Medica Superspecialty Hospital Hospital in Kolkata.

As a child, Rupali was always interested in the arts culture and her parents endorsed this idea and nurtured her dreams and aspirations thus allowing her to go after her dreams.

Rupali’s Educational Qualifications

When she was younger, Rupali had attended St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School in Guwahati wherein she excelled in her academics. As she grew older, she attended Cotton University and Guwahati University in Guwahati, Assam. Currently, she holds a bachelor of arts in anthropology from Cotton University and a master of arts in anthropology from Guwahati University. This goes on to say that she is quite heavily qualified as a person.

Rupali Barua’s Career

As we already know that Rupali was interested in the arts and culture a lot from a young age and she has been into it throughout her life. In terms of career, Rupali has successfully made a name for herself in the fashion industry by running a luxury fashion store named ‘NAMEG’ in Kolkata, which is located in the Kalighat area of South Kolkata. The store deals with handloom pieces of clothing like sarees, handwoven kurtas, accessories, and more. The specialty of this store is that all its items are handwoven, sustainable, and eco-friendly.

In addition to this, Rupali also owns a cafe called ‘Cafe-Na-Ru-Meg’, which is located in the Southern Avenue area of Kolkata. Thanks to its phenomenal coffee and impeccable environment and ambiance, it is a coffee hub for youngsters and people of all ages. 

Given that Rupali runs two successful businesses simultaneously, we can safely say that all this is a testament to how dedicated she is to her work and career.

Rupali Barua’s Personal Life

Marriage to first husband, Mitam Barooah 

It might interest you to know that Rupali isn’t Ashish’s first wife either – he was married to Rajoshi previously and Rupali was married to Mitam. She and her husband lived in England and even started a clothing brand named ‘Reel and Weave’ which stayed in operation for 2 years before the company was dissolved in 2016. The couple also had a daughter together but her name isn’t reported publicly.

Rupali Barua was married to an Indian doctor named Mitam Barooah who was residing and practicing in England as a specialty doctor. They spent several years together in marital bliss before he died in 2018. 

Ashish Vidyarthi‘s first wife, Rajoshi Barua

For those of you who do not know about Vidyarthi’s first wife, her name is Rajoshi Barua who is a renowned Indian artist involved in the world of acting, singing and theatre performances. She has made an appearance in several Hindi films and TV series including ‘Suhani Si Ek Ladki’ which was released in 2019 and in Imlie in 2020. Rajoshi is the daughter of respected veteran Bengali actress, Shakuntala Barua. 

Rajoshi was married to Ashish for several years and they share a son named Arth. However, their marital bliss was not for long, and soon after Ashish got married to Rupali, Rajoshi posted a rather cryptic message on social media which was quite thought-provoking and created a stir on the internet. Her quote was about the right person never leaving one doubting their self-worth. She mentioned that the right person would never do anything to cause the person any pain.

Meeting Ashish Vidyarthi

Since Ashish was also married previously, the iconic actor had a son with his first wife Rajoshi, named Arth Vidyarthi.

Several years after both of them were single, the two met and in a joint interview with the Times of India, Ashish had mentioned that his love story with Rupali was a lengthy tale. On the flip side, when Rupali was questioned about it, she revealed that she and Ashish had met for the first time several years ago and they gradually became friends and both of them mutually decided to take their relationship a step forward after spending some time together.

She had mentioned to the public that her husband was a wonderful person and a delightful companion. She complimented that Ashish was a beautiful human being with a beautiful soul to match with.

As per the sources, Ashish and Rupali had met for the first time during a fashion shoot and the couple soon got talking, exchanged numbers, and met several times. Their traumatic and painful past played a positive role in bringing them together as both of them wanted the right partner.

Rupali Barua Marriage with Ashish Vidyarthi

Ashish and Rupali got married in an intimate wedding ceremony on 25th May 2023 at Kolkata Club. However, after their marriage, the wedding pictures went viral over social media, and reportedly, the couple had a registry marriage at a Kolkata club. It might interest you to know that the two have an age gap of about 10 years between them with Ashish being the older one.

On their wedding, Ashish was seen dressed up as a groom in a Mundu from Kerala whereas Rupali looked refreshingly beautiful in a white and golden Mekhala Chaddar saree from Assam, her hometown. She finished off the entire ensemble with some beautiful golden jewelry inspired by the South Indian temple art designs. 

Although Ashish does not live in Kolkata like his wife, it is often seen that he has made several trips to Kolkata on his travel vlog channel. 

Lesser Known Facts about Rupali Barua

• We already know that Rupali is a fashion entrepreneur who works in the retail industry in India, but she had resided in England earlier for several years with her first husband, Mitam Barooah.
• Sometime in 2010, Rupali and her first husband Mitam started their own clothing and retail store in Birmingham, United Kingdom named ‘Reel and Weave;. The company was registered as a public company but was dissolved on 8th November 2016.
• After Mitam’s death, Rupali was broken and she soon returned to India following his death.
• When she came back to her roots in India, she decided to start her brand and clothing line ‘NAMEG’ in Kolkata. 
• It might interest you to know that she has done a few modeling assignments for her clothing line.
• During her free time when she isn’t running two businesses, Rupali enjoys travelling and getting away from the buzz of the city.
• It is no secret that Rupali loves wearing sarees and she has been spotted on several occasions wearing and rocking a saree.
• She is the co-owner of Cafe ‘Na Ru Meg’ which is actually the initials of the three owners of the cafe.
• Rupali posts videos of her dancing and lip-syncing quite often on social media.

Rupali Barua’s Net Worth

Although it is not publicly available on the internet, we can certainly gaugee that Rupali’s net worth would be quite impressive as she runs two successful businesses – one handloom clothing store, and a cafe in the hub of Kolkata. Given that the location of her stores is in the Hubspot of the city, it is obvious that she would be gaining customers and thus revenue. 

However, her husband Ashish has a staggering net worth of INR 82 crores as of 2025. His impressive net worth comes from his several years in the acting industry and he currently holds the position of a veteran actor. 

Social Media

Unlike Ashish, who is quite active on Instagram with 1.6 million followers, his wife Rupali isn’t an avid social media user. In fact, her profile has 15.3k followers and it is not a verified account. However, she does enjoy posting videos of dance and her outfit snaps from random places including with her husband. Her handle is ‘ru.pa.li73’.

Instgram:@ru.pa.li.73

Conclusion

Despite the fact that Rupali is a successful businesswoman, she has maintained herself and stayed close to her roots. She is a principled woman and was very attached to her first husband but after his death, she was devastated and that was when she started ‘NAMEG’ in Kolkata. Although she was broken, she still kept going in the business industry and then slowly fell in love with Ashish and married a second time.

She is quite close to her family and also is a mother to her daughter from her first marriage whilst also being a step-mother to Arth Vidyarthi, Ashish’s son from his first marriage to Rajoshi.

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