Chammi is a fictional character and parallel protagonist of the 1960 novel Aangan by Khadija Mastoor and Ehteshamuddin's 2018 TV series.

Chammi
Aangan character
Created byKhadija Mastoor
Portrayed bySajal Aly
In-universe information
RaceIndian people
GenderFemale
SpouseJameel
ReligionMuslim

Sajal Aly portrayed the character in the TV series and earned widespread critical acclaim.[1][2][3]

Biography of the fictional character

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Chammi lives in a small house of her grandmother in British India where her father has left her after her mother's death. Chammi shares a strong bond with Aaliya, the protagonist of the novel and loves Jameel, son of her great uncle. She is a diehard supporter of All India Muslim League. She first marries a peasant on the insistence of the family, when Jameel rejects her. At the time of partition, she refused her husband to go to Pakistan.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chammi is a little fractured from within: Sajal". Daily Times.
  2. ^ Mahwah Ajaz (12 March 2019). "Sajal Ali's 'Chammi' is The Heroine Television Needed". masala.com.
  3. ^ Maria Kari (15 January 2020). "6 actors that ruled television in 2019". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ Prakash, Bodh (2009). Writing Partition: Aesthetics and Ideology in Hindi and Urdu Literature. ISBN 9788131719329.
  5. ^ Khan, Nighat Said; Saigol, Rubina; Zia, Afiya Shehrbano (1994). Locating the Self: Perspectives on Women and Multiple Identities. ISBN 9789698217228.