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Kavita Kaushik (born 15 February 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in
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television. She made her debut with
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's ''
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''. Kaushik is well known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala in
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's sitcom ''
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'', a role which established her career in the Indian television industry and made her a household name. She participated in reality shows ''
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'' (2007), ''
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'' (2015) and ''
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'' (2020).


Early life

Kaushik was born on 15 February 1981 to a Brahmin family in
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, India. She is the daughter of Dinesh Chandra Kaushik, a former
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officer. She graduated in Philosophy from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi.


Career


2001–2006: Debut

Kaushik had started modelling, hosting events and anchoring during her college days. In 2001 she went for auditions in
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for ''
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'' and moved to
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. Kaushik joined
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's ''
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'', portraying the role of Manya Doshi. In 2002, she appeared in two shows ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 2003, Kavita acted in Sony TV's ''
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'' and Zee TV's ''
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'' In 2004, she appeared in shows ''Dil Kya Chahtha Hai'', ''
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'' in an episodic appearance, '' Ruby Duby Hub Dub'' and ''
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''. From 2004 to 2005, she portrayed Naina Kulkarni, in Star Plus's longest running daily soap ''
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'' This followed by appearing in another daily soap '' Remix'' as Pallavi. Kaushik made brief appearances in ''
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'' and '' C.I.D.'' as Sub Inspector Anushka. Kaushik made a debut in Bollywood with the 2004 film, '' Ek Hasina Thi'' playing
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's girlfriend. In 2005, Kaushik returned to television with the show, ''Rooh'', followed by playing Deepika in ''
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''


2006–2015: Breakthrough and success

In 2006, Kaushik's breakthrough finally came when she was roped in to playing the main lead in
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's longest running sitcom, ''
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'' as Chandramukhi Chautala. She portrayed the role until the end. In her initial days in the industry, Kaushik was offered mostly glamorous and negative roles owing to her tall frame and appealing personality. Her stint as Chandramukhi Chautala in ''F.I.R.'' proved to be a watershed role in her career and it marked a break from the negative roles that she was being offered at that time. The sitcom proved to be a success, completing 1000 episodes. The role of a gusty female cop who speaks in a ''Haryanavi'' accent made Kaushik a renowned face of Indian television and won several accolades for her. During her time off ''FIR'', the show took a 20-year leap with actor Chitrashi Rawat playing the role of ''Jawalamukhi Chautala'', Chandramukhi's daughter. Kaushik made a comeback in ''FIR'' donning her previous role of Chandramukhi Chautala in July 2013 while Rawat was asked to quit the show. The show ended in January 2015. In 2009, Kaushik presented Star Plus's reality show ''
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.'' Despite the sitcom's success, Kaushik left the show in January 2013 to star in another
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sitcom ''Tota Weds Maina'' opposite Gaurav Gera. The story focused on Tota (Gera) and Maina (Kaushik), and the situations that ensued when they mistakenly marry one another. However, the show continually saw a dip in the ''TRPs'' and went off air in the April of the same year. In addition to her various television roles, Kaushik has played minor roles in films like ''
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'' (2009) and '' Phillum City'' (2011). She has even performed to an item song, Shakila Bano, in Apoorva Lakhia's '' Zanjeer'' (2013).


2015–present: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and later projects

In 2014, Kaushik presented
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's sports reality show, '' Box Cricket League'' along with
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. In July 2015, Kaushik participated
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's celebrity dance show, '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8'', however she was eliminated in 2nd week. Kaushik stormed out of the Jhalak stage during its grand finale in October 2015 after the ''
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'' team insulted her and turned her mike off. Kaushik said: In October, Kaushik hosted a show '' Fakebook with Kavita''. In June 2016, Kaushik landed the lead role of Bhanumati in
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's '' Dr. Bhanumati On Duty''. Within a month, she quit the show and got replaced by
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. However, after the exit of Kaushik the show failed to do well and ended in September 2016. Kaushik starred in a Bollywood film titled ''Lollipop Since 1947''. The film, which was directed by Anirudh Chautala, is a political satire set in a lower middle-class household where Kaushik plays wife to actor
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. In 2017, Kaushik made a celebrity guest appearance for Sakshi Tanwar's cooking reality show, ''
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'' as a contestant. Kaushik made a debut in the Punjabi film industry with '' Vekh Baraatan Challiyan'' (2017). She later appeared in two more Punjabi films, ''
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'' and ''
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'' along with
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. From 2018 until 2019, Kaushik presented Star Bharat's crime show, ''
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''. In 2019, she starred in the Punjabi film, ''Mindo Taseeldarni'' as Mindo. In 2019, Kaushik participated in
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's ''Kitchen Champion 5'' along with
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and presented by
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. In October 2020, Kaushik participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 14'', entering as a wild card contestant. She first got evicted but later re-entered. She walked out of the house after a fight with
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in November.


Personal life

Kaushik was in a relationship with fellow television actor
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and they participated in celebrity couples dance reality show
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. The couple parted their ways in 2008. She married her best friend businessman Ronnit Biswas, in January 2017.


Filmography


Films


Television


Awards


References


External links

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