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.