Kamini Kaushal was one of the few actresses in the film industry whose acting skills were superbly backed by a good academic record. She is an honors graduate in English Literature and used to work as a radio artist in the initial stages of her career. None other than the renowned filmmaker Chetan Anand discovered her. In fact he was so mesmerized by the beauty and talent of Kamini Kaushal that he offered her the lead role in her very first film `Neecha Nagar`. But true to his expectations she did not disappoint him and won him a prestigious international award.

The first film award in fact was the beginning of successful career for Kamini Kaushal as a top-graded artiste. Following that several of her films added feathers of success to her hat. Some of the movies in which she meted out brilliant performances are `Poonam`, `Aansoo`, `Paras`, `Shor`, `Jhanjar`, `Do Bhai`, `Yatra`, `Shabnam`, `Nadiya Ke Paar`, `Ziddi`, `Biraj Bahi`, `Anhonee`, `Namoona` and `Aah`. With such remarkable achievements in her career in such a short span she was the most sought after artiste and the producers were desperate in their attempts to make her sign on the dotted line. She has worked with almost all the super hit and extremely popular heroes of his time including the likes of Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar and so on. She started playing character roles with the film named `Shaheed` and played the role of Manoj Kumar in the same.

Being a literature graduate Kamini Kaushal shared a great passion for writing and wrote many stories for small children. She was also known in the film industry for the `mithas` (sweetness) in her voice. Such was her popularity that the renowned filmmaker Trilok Jetley had put her film on hold while the actress was pregnant because he wanted to capitalise her melodious voice for his project. Even today the sweetness of her voice is as evident as her zest for life. Today she is however known as the oldest major actress who is still working and at the helm among her contemporaries just because of her powerhouse performances.

The enthusiastic actress is also seen meting out brilliant character portrayals in some of the hit dailies or weeklies, which forms an integral part of her life. In fact her passion for the art of acting and the world associated with it never lets her miss any film festival held in the tinsel town. She is also the most talked about heroine with trademark flower in her hair. She is also one of the most experienced and versatile actresses having been able to pick up much on the art that she was accustomed for such a long span in her life. Since the later part of the nineteenth century however she largely concentrated on her lifelong passion, children and indulged in shows, which required her with minimum commitments. The contribution of such an actress in the growth and development of Indian Cinema is truly remarkable.