Kamini Kaushal

Kamini Kaushal (born Uma Kashyap; 24 February 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as (1946), which won the 1946 (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), (1976), in ''Anhonee'' (1973) with Sanjeev Kumar and in eight films with Manoj Kumar namely ''Shaheed'', ''Upkar'' (1967), (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. Provided by Wikipedia