Lahore, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Nationality
Indian
Occupation(s)
Actress, producer, director
Years active
1946–present
Notable work
Neecha Nagar, Biraj Bahu, Kabir Singh
Spouse
Braham S. Sood
(m. 1948, died)
Parent
Shiv Ram Kashyap (father)
Kamini Kaushal (born Uma Kashyap; 24 February[1] 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as Neecha Nagar (1946), which won the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu (1954), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1956.
She played the lead heroine in films from 1946 to 1963, wherein her roles in Do Bhai (1947), Shaheed (1948), Nadiya Ke Paar (1948), Ziddi (1948), Shabnam (1949), Paras (1949), Namoona (1949), Arzoo (1950), Jhanjar (1953), Aabroo (1956), Bade Sarkar (1957), Jailor (1958), Night Club (1958) and Godaan (1963) are considered her career's best performances. She played character roles since 1963, and was critically acclaimed for her performance in Shaheed (1965). She appeared in three of Rajesh Khanna's films, namely Do Raaste (1969), Prem Nagar (1974), Maha Chor (1976), in Anhonee (1973) with Sanjeev Kumar and in eight films with Manoj Kumar namely Shaheed, Upkar (1967), Purab Aur Paschim (1970), Shor (1972), Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), Sanyasi (1975), Dus Numbri (1976) and Santosh (1989). In the 2010s, she took brief but praised supporting roles in the action comedy Chennai Express (2013) and the romantic drama Kabir Singh (2019), both of which rank among the highest grossing Indian films, winning the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.
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itself". Godaan was made into a Hindi film in 1963, starring Raaj Kumar, KaminiKaushal, Mehmood and Shashikala. In 2004, Godaan was part of the 27-episode...
Parveen Babi, Premnath, Pran, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani, Paintal, KaminiKaushal, Iftekhar and Raj Kapoor (in a special appearance). The film's music...
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