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Kamini Kaushal, born Uma in Lahore in 1927, was a film and television actor and producer. She was educated at Government College University and Kinnaird College for Women. Her professional career began in 1946 and concluded in 2022. She was a citizen of the British Raj and later India, and she spoke Hindi.
Kaushal received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the latter. She was also recognized by BBC 100 Women. She died in Mumbai in November 2025. Her father was Shiv Ram Kashyap.
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Film & TV
Lahore, Pakistan
Kamini Kaushal is a Hindi film and television actress, who is most noted for her roles in films such as Neecha Nagar, which won the 1946 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu, which won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1955. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
- Laal Singh Chaddha — Old lady on train2022
- Chennai Express — Rahul's grandmother2013
- Laaga Chunari Mein Daag — Rohan and Vivaan's grandmother2007
- Chori Chori — Beeji2003
- Hawayein — Sarabjeet's Grandma2003
- Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega — Biji2000
- Gumrah — Sharda's Mother1993
- Humshakal — Sunil's mother1992
- Deshwasi — Mrs. Singh1991
- Santosh — Shanti1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Uma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Lahore
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Father
- Shiv Ram Kashyap
- Occupation
- television producer
- Educated at
- Kinnaird College for Women
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Award
- BBC 100 Women
- Image
- Kamini Kaushal in December 2019 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1927-02-24
- Commons category
- Kamini Kaushal
- nominated for
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- name in native language
- कामिनी कौशल
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
- date of death
- 2025-11-13
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
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