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Veteran Hindi Film Actor Kamini Kaushal Dies at 98

Her passing ends a seven-decade career that began with Cannes-winning Neecha Nagar.

Overview

  • Her death was confirmed by a close family source, with a family associate telling PTI she died at her Mumbai home on Thursday night.
  • No cause of death has been announced, and those close to the family asked for privacy as no immediate statements were issued by relatives.
  • Kaushal debuted in Chetan Anand’s 1946 film Neecha Nagar, which won the Grand Prix at the first Cannes Film Festival.
  • Her work spanned leading roles in the 1940s–50s to later appearances in mainstream films such as Chennai Express (2013), Kabir Singh (2019) and Laal Singh Chaddha (2022).
  • Early reports differ on her birth name, citing Uma Kashyap or Uma Sood, reflecting varied archival records from her era.