Central protagonist. Initially a nervous homemaker, she takes a door-to-door sales job to support her family after financial strain. She gains confidence and independence, befriends colleague Edith, and eventually confronts her boss over an unjust firing. Her journey highlights female empowerment and marital negotiation in 1950s Calcutta.
Sita is Ishwar Chakraborty's sister and a Hindu refugee who travels with him from East Pakistan to West Bengal. After Abhiram leaves for education, she becomes lonely and falls in love with him. Opposed to their relationship because of caste prejudice, Ishwar arranges another marriage, but Sita elopes with Abhiram and later faces tragic poverty in Calcutta.
Bimal's wife and Amitabha's former sweetheart, who once sacrificed her future for him but is now resigned to her married life after being rejected in the past.
Shampa's grandmother is an elderly woman whom Pramit and Amit meet in Mohini with her granddaughter. The filmmakers are bewildered because Shampa looks exactly like one of the astrologer's wives. The grandmother's encounter with the leads helps bring Shampa into their story, though the synopsis gives no further details about her actions.
Bhagabati is the mother of four children: sons Asit and Nishith, and daughters Parul and Keya. During Durga Puja, her children gather at the family’s old native house. The family’s reunion unfolds amid disagreement over whether to sell the house.
Sulekha is Abanish’s newly married wife and greatly admires Prashanta. She helps Abanish’s prank by arriving at Prashanta’s home and pretending her husband will come later, while acting close to Gourhari. Her behavior leads Prashanta and Labanya to suspect an affair, though she and Abanish eventually leave together for their honeymoon.
Madhabi Mukherjee has 52 screen credits in a career dating back to 1956. Their work is anchored in the Calcutta Trilogy universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Big City, Ganadevata, The Golden Thread. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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