Gurgaon, Sep 26: Veteran actress Kamini Kaushal received the Kalpana Chawla Excellence Awards for Women at its 10th annual function here Wednesday for her contribution to Indian cinema.
The 86-year-old actress was last seen in Rohit Shetty's "Chennai Express".
She started her career with Chetan Anand's "Neecha Nagar" for which she was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.
During her time, she worked with top actors like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in films like "Shaheed", "Nadiya Ke Paar", "Shabnam", "Arzoo" and "Biraj Bahu".
From donning leading roles, the actress moved to character roles with "Shaheed" and was seen in many Manoj Kumar films.
She has essayed roles.
The 86-year-old actress was last seen in Rohit Shetty's "Chennai Express".
She started her career with Chetan Anand's "Neecha Nagar" for which she was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946.
During her time, she worked with top actors like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in films like "Shaheed", "Nadiya Ke Paar", "Shabnam", "Arzoo" and "Biraj Bahu".
From donning leading roles, the actress moved to character roles with "Shaheed" and was seen in many Manoj Kumar films.
She has essayed roles.
- 9/25/2013
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Gurgaon, Sep 23: Veteran actress Kamini Kaushal will be honoured with the Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award by the late astronaut's father B.L. Chawla here Wednesday.
Kamini Kaushal, 86, has starred in films like "Neecha Nagar", "Shaheed", "Nadiya Ke Paar", "Shabnam" and "Aarzoo". She has worked with actors like Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar.
Chawla will present the award to her at the 10th annual homage function for Kalpana Chawla, organised by Pecoba, the alumni group of Punjab Engineering College (Pec).
Others who will receive the award are chess champion Tania Sachdev, educationist Minoti Bahri and.
Kamini Kaushal, 86, has starred in films like "Neecha Nagar", "Shaheed", "Nadiya Ke Paar", "Shabnam" and "Aarzoo". She has worked with actors like Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar.
Chawla will present the award to her at the 10th annual homage function for Kalpana Chawla, organised by Pecoba, the alumni group of Punjab Engineering College (Pec).
Others who will receive the award are chess champion Tania Sachdev, educationist Minoti Bahri and.
- 9/23/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
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Helen (Richardson Khan), of Anglo-Burmese origin, was both October 21st 1939 and is best remember as the Bollywood item dancer of the 60s and 70s. During...
Helen (Richardson Khan), of Anglo-Burmese origin, was both October 21st 1939 and is best remember as the Bollywood item dancer of the 60s and 70s. During...
- 12/1/2011
- by Janine Gall
- Bollyspice
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