Prothoma Kadambini is an Indian Bengali television biographical period drama based on the biography of the first practising female physician of British-ruled India and South Asia, Doctor Kadambini Ganguly. The show aired on the Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on digital platform Hotstar. It premiered on 16 March 2020. The show is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and stars Solanki Roy and Honey Bafna in lead roles. The show went to off air on 28 February 2021.
Plot Kadambini Ganguly (née Basu), fights her way to pursue medicine through the narrow doors that education kept shut to women. She eventually becomes a successful doctor with the help of her school teacher, who later became her husband, the social reformer Dwarakanath Ganguly. Even after the demise of her husband, she continues her job and with earnest attempt to reform the society alongside taking care of her family until she becomes an immortal figure of Indian history.
Cast Main Solanki Roy as Dr. Kadambini Ganguly (née Bose) aka Bini Meghan Chakraborty as young Bini Honey Bafna as Dwarakanath Ganguly aka Dwarka
Recurring Animesh Bhaduri as Brojokishore Basu, Bini's father Bidipta Chakraborty as Kanak Devi, Bini's mother Pritha Roy as Soudamini Basu, Bini's younger sister Rohit Samanta / Fahim Mirza as Monomohun Ghose Rupsa Chatterjee as Swarnalata Ghose Prantik Banerjee as Nanda, Bini's paternal uncle Sananda Basak as Nanda's wife Kaushiki Guha as Bini's elder paternal aunt Suchismita Chowdhury as Bini's younger paternal aunt Brishti Banerjee as Labanya, Bini's Rangadidi Payel De as Bhabosundari Ganguly (Devi), Dwarkanath's first wife Rupsha Mondal as Bidhumukhi Ray Chowdhury (née Ganguly), Dwarakanath's eldest daughter Sanmitra Bhaumik as Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury Samantak Dyuti Maitra / Nilotpal Banerjee as Satish Ganguly Kheyali Dastidar as Udaytara Ganguly, Dwarakanath's mother Sritama Bhattacharjee as Agomoni, Dwarakanath's younger sister Shampa Banerjee as Promila, Dwarakanath's another younger sister, Agomoni's elder sister Dwaipayan Das as Surendranath Ganguly aka Suren, Dwaraka's cousin Jagriti Goswami Ghatak as Shashibala, Bhabosundari's sister & Suren's wife Gulshanara Khatun as Surobala, Kadambini's personal assistant Rahul Dev Bose as Dr. Mahim Sen, a doctor Bhaswar Chatterjee / Anindya Banerjee as Dr. Rajendra Chandra Chandra, Bini's medical college teacher Bhaskar Banerjee as Raybahadur Sardakanta Deb Avijit Sarkar as Dr.Bose Sarbadaman Som as Dr. Sanyal Krishnendu Adhikari as Shibnath Shastri Debomoy Mukherjee as Ananda Mohan Bose Avijit Debroy as Dr. Annada Khastagir Rumpa Chatterjee as Manoroma Das, a neighbor of Ganguly family at Cornwallis street house Tarun Chakraborty as Rasbihari Das, Manoroma's husband Senjuti Sen as Bindubasini, another neighbor at Cornwallis street house Debjoy Mallick as Surendranath Banerjee Debesh Chattopadhyay as Durga Mohan Das Sujata Daw as Brahmamoyee Debi, Durgamohan's first wife Ivana Dutta as Miss Annette Akroyd Sutirtha Saha as Keshab Chandra Sen Prantik Choudhury as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Sayani Sengupta Dutta as Soroju, Sardakanta's granddaughter Priya Malakar as Sarala Roy (Das), Durgamohan's elder daughter Nisha Poddar as Abala Bose(Das) Durgamohan's younger daughter Prapti Chatterjee as Swarnaprabha Bose, Ananda Mohan's wife Kaushambi Chakraborty as Horosundori Devi Tanushree Saha as Nistarini Ananya Sen as Chandramukhi Basu Riya Roy as Manomoyee Ashmita Chakraborty as Jagattarini Sen, Dr. Mahim Sen's wife Rubel Ghosh as Jyotibhushan Sarkar Swarnodipto Ghose as Nilratan Sarkar Shovan Chakraborty as Shivaprashad Arush Dutta as Lalkamal Dutta Suprabhat Mukherjee as Jagannath Bhattacharya Writwik Mukherjee as Bagalacharan Anirban Paitandi as Kanailal Majumder Ankita Chakraborty as Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi Basabdatta Chatterjee as Jnanadanandini Devi Priyam as Rabindranath Tagore Diya Mukherjee as Binodini Dasi Akash Ghosh as Dr. Prafulla Chandra Ray Phalguni Chatterjee as Ramakrishna Mafin Chakraborty as Lady Dufferin Arundhati Chakraborty as Jyotirmayee Ganguly Arunava Dey as Probhatchandra Ganguly Tania Kar as Dr. Mahim Sen's sister-in-law Pinky Mallick as Bhabosundari's mother Indranil Mallick as Biren Chaitali Mukhopadhyay as Renubala Ananda S Choudhuri as Nabakumar Bose, Binodini Dasi's admirer Sarbari Mukherjee as Lokkhimoni Naptani, a local matchmaker in Bhagalpur Ratan Sarkhel as Gopal Boidyo Samir Kundu as Parashor Boidyo Pratyusha Saha as Charu
Production The show is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. Prothoma Kadambini was on a halt after airing 5 episodes because of the restrictions on shooting of all television and film productions following the lockdown in India enforced for COVID-19 Pandemic from 18 March 2020. The telecast resumed from 15 June 2020.
It has done well in television ratings. Moreover, the show had secured its position in the top ten most viewed shows on Bengali television in 15+ Urban BARC TRP chart on the week 42, 43 and 44 in the year 2020. This biopic based on the real life story of Dr Kadambini Ganguly had ranked 8th position in Top 10 Bangla serial of 2021 that were popular in the Bengal (India) then.
Awards and nominations
+Date of ceremonyAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result 2021Star Jalsha Paribaar Award 2021Favorite Style Icon Female Kadambini Ganguly (Solanki Roy) Favorite Style Icon Male Dwarakanath Ganguly
(Honey Bafna) Pride of Bengal (Banglar Gorbo) Prothoma Kadombini (Shree Venkatesh Films) Favorite Child Artist Bini (Meghan Chakraborty) Special Jury Award Female Kadambini Ganguly (Solanki Roy) Favorite Sister-in-law Shashi (Jagriti Goswami Ghatak) 2021Kolkata Glitz Awards 2021Notable Performance Male (Jury's Choice) Honey Bafna Notable Performance Male (Viewers Choice) Honey Bafna KG Icon of the Year 2021Solanki Roy Notable Performance Female (Viewers Choice) Solanki Roy Most Popular Onscreen Jodi Honey Bafna Solanki Roy 2022Tele Academy Award 2022 Best Inspiring Character Kadambini Ganguly (Solanki Roy) Best Child Actor Young Kadambini (Meghan Chakraborty)
References
External links Official Website