Eminent veteran actor Kamini Kaushal died at the age of 98, Bollywood in grief
The eminent and veteran actress Kamini Kaushal has died at the age of 98 years. Her death has seen a legendary actor dying and indee creating a vaccum in India Film Industry. Having acted in the latest movie produced by eminent actor Aamir Khan Kamini Kaushal had acted in over ninety films across her decades long career in Bollywood having debuted in 1946 till 2022 spanning unbelievable 76 protracted years. A legendary actor with a very sweet voice popular in Mumbai film industry Kamini Kaushal Kaushal 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).
From the 1990s, Kaushal only sporadically appeared in films. She latterly appeared in 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. She made her final film appearance with a cameo in Laal Singh Chaddha in 2022.
Her passing away is a huge loss to the Mumbai film industry a vaccum never to be filled again.
Kamini Kaushal was popular for her roles as a most accepted mother in majority of the Indian movies with her voice being most melodious and sweet lauded by one and all.
