Kadambini — Daughters of This Century Character Profile

About Kadambini

Widowed sister-in-law of landlord Shardashankar. After surviving a cardiac arrest, she believes she is a ghost and stays with her childhood friend Yogmaya. To prove she is alive to her terrified family, she jumps into a swimming pool.

Kadambini — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Shabana Azmi

Appears in

Daughters of This Century (2001)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Kadambini — Narrative Parallel Protagonist — Abhagi (Jaya Bachchan)

  Thematic counterparts highlighting women's struggles against patriarchal structures.

• Kadambini — Social Fellow Woman — Charu (Nandita Das)

  Shared experiences of female vulnerability and societal judgment.

• Kadambini — Narrative Generational Contrast — Hemlata (Sulabha Deshpande)

  Contrasting life stages and familial dynamics across generations.

• Kadambini — Conflict Societal Opponent — Champia (Deepa Sahi)

  Individual resistance against entrenched social and economic barriers.

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• Abhagi (Jaya Bachchan)
• Son in law (Arjun Chakraborty)
• Charu (Nandita Das)
• Hemlata (Sulabha Deshpande)
• Passer by (Jeet)
• Champia (Deepa Sahi)
• Colleague (Kaushik Sen)