Prothoma Kadambini was 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.[1] The show was aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on digital platform Hotstar, that was premiered on 16 March 2020.[2][3] The show is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and starred by Solanki Roy and Honey Bafna in lead roles.[4] The show went to off-air on 28 February 2021.[5][6][7][8]
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Genre | Biopic Historical Social Romance Drama |
Developed by | Rajib Gangopadhyay Deepanwita Gangopadhyay |
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Presented by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of episodes | 258 |
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Producers | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
Production location | Kolkata |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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Original network | Star Jalsha |
Picture format | SDTV 576i HDTV 1080i |
Original release | 16 March 2020 (2020-03-16) – 28 February 2021 (2021-02-28) |
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Preceded by | Guriya Jekhane Guddu Sekhane |
Followed by | Falna |
Kadambini Ganguly (née Basu), following her upbringing and her struggles to obtain her medical education and eventually becoming successful doctor with the help of her school teacher who later turned to her husband, the social reformer Dwarakanath Ganguly.[9][10] Even after the demise of her husband, she continues her job and earnest attempt to reform the society alongside taking care of her family and finally becomes an immortal figure of our history.
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.[21]
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.[22][23] This biopic based on the real lifestory of Dr Kadambini Ganguly had ranked 8th position in Top 10 Bangla serial of 2021 that were popular in the Bengal (India) then.[24]
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Date of Ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
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2021 | Star Jalsha Paribaar Award 2021[25][26] | Favorite Style Icon Female | Kadambini Ganguly
(Solanki Roy) |
Won |
Favorite Style Icon Male | Dwarakanath Ganguly
(Honey Bafna) |
Nominated | ||
Pride of Bengal
(Banglar Gorbo) |
Prothoma Kadombini
(Shree Venkatesh Films) |
Won | ||
Favorite Child Artist | Bini
(Meghan Chakraborty) |
Won | ||
Special Jury Award Female | Kadambini Ganguly
(Solanki Roy) |
Nominated | ||
Favorite Sister-in-law | Shashi
(Jagriti Goswami Ghatak) |
Nominated | ||
2021 | Kolkata Glitz Awards 2021 | Notable Performance Male (Jury's Choice) | Honey Bafna | Won |
Notable Performance Male (Viewers Choice) | Honey Bafna | Nominated | ||
KG Icon of the Year 2021 | Solanki Roy | Won | ||
Notable Performance Female (Viewers Choice) | Solanki Roy | Nominated | ||
Most Popular Onscreen Jodi | Honey Bafna Solanki Roy | Nominated | ||
2022 | Tele Academy Award 2022 [27] | Best Inspiring Character | Kadambini Ganguly
(Solanki Roy) |
Won |
Best Child Actor | Young Kadambini
(Meghan Chakraborty) |
Won | ||