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Kalinda Sharma (aka Leela Tahiri) is a supporting character on the TV series The Good Wife. She is portrayed by actress Archie Panjabi.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Relationships 2.1 Alicia Florrick 2.2 Cary Agos 2.3 Peter Florrick 3 References

BiographyEdit

Kalinda Sharma is Lockhart-Gardner's somewhat mysterious in-house investigator and fact finder. She often wears leather and knee-high boots and rarely carries anything except her cellphone and a notebook. In the first two seasons, she primarily works with Alicia Florrick, but she assists with every department at the firm. In the pilot, she tells Alicia that thirteen years ago {the last time Alicia was in court} she was twelve years old. This would imply that she is 25, but the ambiguity of her past and the fact that she changed her identity suggests she could be some other age. Kalinda is extremely insightful and has a way of getting people to talk to her, but keeps herself at a distance. People rarely surprise her.

Before working at Lockhart-Gardner, she spent three years (according to the pilot, two according to a later episode) as an investigator at the State's Attorneys office working under Alicia's husband, Peter Florrick . Prior to facing charges on corruption, he fired her for working behind his back with his eventual successor Glenn Childs . The nature of Peter and Kalinda's relationship in the three years that they worked together remains unclear.

Kalinda enjoys her job at Lockhart-Gardner and develops a bond with several of her co-workers, most notably Alicia. In the two years that they've known each other, Kalinda's become very protective of her - pushing her to be a better attorney and offering advice, often unsolicited, to keep her on track both personally and professionally. After they have a falling out, Kalinda remains loyal to her best interestes, encouraging Will to pursue Alicia in hopes of securing Alicia's happiness.

Despite continuous job offers from various friends in law enforcement (Lana) and the private sector (Sophia), she remains a solid employee of the firm.

Relationships Edit

Alicia FlorrickEdit

Kalinda met Alicia on Alicia's first day at Stern-Lockhart-Gardner, working on their first case together - a pro-bono appeal. She initially shared the opinion of the masses - that Alicia was a weak, guileless housewife who dutifully came back to work amid her husbands political scandal and very public affair - but after seeing Alicia's resourcefulness and gumption inspite of Diane's negative endoresement of a change in case strategy, she began to respect her. Over time, that respect turned into a true friendship and the two often had drinks after work dissecting Alicia's personal and professional life, arguing over Kalinda's frustratingly mysterious nature, or just celebrating/commiserating a case.

On the night of Peter Florrick's re-election, an investigator working for Glenn Childs told Alicia about an unsubstantiated rumor regarding her husband and a former employee named Leela. Remembering Blake Calomar's repeated use of that name for Kalinda, Alicia immediately understood the significance and that night she kicked Peter out, telling him that he slept with her best friend. A few days later, she confronted Kalinda and in a painful and heartwrenching encounter that left both in tears, Alicia effectively ended their friendship. They continue to work together at Lockhart Gardner.

Cary AgosEdit

Kalinda has a somewhat flirtatious relationship with Cary that on good days stretches into friendship. When Cary worked at Lockhart-Gardner, she developed a little bit of a soft spot for him that continued to grow after he left. In "Lifeguard" she tells him,

You and I have nothing in common. 'cause you and I are from different worlds. And it's not just Mars and Venus. It's spaghetti and hydrogen. We're different cateogries. I'm knowable, but just not to you.

Despite this, she frequently uses Cary as her contact at the SA's office and when things start to heat up with Blake and Glenn Childs, she reaches out to him for help. In "Great Firewall", she sends him and Alicia a change of address. He shows up at her apartment with information she requested and he asks her why she sent it to him. She told him that it felt like the normal thing to do - that she wanted to get back to normal. And in impulsive moment, he softly kissed her and said, "welcome back to normal."

Peter FlorrickEdit

When Kalinda worked at the State's attorney's office under Peter Florrick's supervision, she and Peter had a one night stand that no one knew about. Blake Calomar, while digging into Kalinda's past, pieced the information together. The circumstances of that night are still unknown, but Kalinda had no emotional investment in the affair and heavily regretted it as she grew closer to Alicia. In the episode "Getting Off" she tried to explain saying:

"I slept with him once. Now, I do that. It means nothing to me, but I do that. Look, Alicia, I didn't know you. I'd never even seen a picture of you. To me, you were just a housewife. Then I met you and I liked you; I liked working with you, I liked talking with you. I felt bad. I don't like feeling bad."

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