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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kanan Kaushal
| image = Kanan_Kaushal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Portrait of Kanan Kaushal
| birth_name = Indumati Sheth
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |df=yes|1939|03|21}}<ref name="AU">{{Cite web |title=Kanan Kaushal Birthday: 'जय संतोषी मां' से घर-घर में छाईं कनन कौशल, ब्लॉकबस्टर फिल्म देने पर भी फीका रहा करियर |url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/kanan-kaushal-birthday-know-unknown-fact-about-actress-career-struggle-networth-films-jai-santoshi-maa-pics-2025-03-21 |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Baroda State]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names = Indumati Paigankar
| known_for =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1963–1987
| children = 2
| spouse = {{marriage|Shashikant Paigankar|1964|2001|reason=his death}}

}}
'''Indumati Paigankar''' ({{nee}} '''Sheth'''), better known as '''Kanan Kaushal''', is an Indian actress, most famous for starring in ''[[Jai Santoshi Maa]]'' (1975)<ref name="Cinestaan">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jun/20/13918 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807125500/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/jun/20/13918 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 August 2019 |title=Anita Guha, a different 'Maa' in Indian cinema – Death anniversary special |publisher=Cinestaan |author=SUKHPREET KAHLON |date=20 June 2018 |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> and [[Pardesi (1970 film)|Pardesi]]<ref name="AU" />. The low-budget film became a huge box office hit and a cultural phenomenon. She has acted in number of Marathi films like ''Pahuni'', ''Bholi Bhabadi'', ''Maan Apmaan'', ''Ekati'', ''Kartiki'', ''Mama Bhache'', ''Chandra Aahe Sakshila'', ''LaxmanRekha'' and ''Shraddha''. She has also acted in 16 [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] films, 4 [[Bhojpuri cinema|Bhojpuri]] films, and 60 [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] – [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] films.<ref name="Hindustan">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/wrath-of-the-mother-goddess/story-qIf8b1nDSFy8f2qmkwsnFN.html |title=Wrath of the Mother Goddess? |work=Hindustan Times |author=Roshmila.bhattacharya |date=22 August 2010 |access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> She belongs to the "Gomantak Maratha" community and has acted in a number of Marathi plays.<ref name="AU" />

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year !! Title !! Role
|-
|1992 || Sanam Aap Ki Khatir||
|-
|1991 || Jeevan Daata || Sharda, Masterji's wife
|-
|1991 || ''[[Jigarwala]]''|| Laxmi Ranjeet Singh
|-
|1991 || Laal Paree ||
|-
|1991
|''[[Kasam Kali Ki]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kasam Kali Ki - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=6024 |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
|Akram Khan's ([[Javed Khan (actor)|Javed Khan]]) mother
|-
|1990 || ''Awaragardi'' || Mrs. Preeti Verma
|-
|1989 || Toofan ||
|-
|1989 || Pyase Nain ||
|-
|1987 || 108 Teerthyatra || Devi Maa Parvati
|-
|1987 || ''[[Inaam Dus Hazaar]]'' || Savitri Devi
|-
|1986 || ''[[Qatil Aur Ashiq]]'' ||
|-
|1986 || ''[[Bhagwaan Dada]]'' || Nirmaladevi (Mrs. Khan)
|-
|1984 || ''[[Jaag Utha Insan (1984 film)|Jaag Utha Insan]]'' || Ramnarayan's wife
|-
|1984 || ''[[Love Marriage (1984 film)|Love Marriage]]'' || Sarita Mehra
|-
|1984 || Shraddha ||
|-
|1983 || Dharti Aakash (TV Movie) ||
|-
|1982 || Sant Gyaneshwar ||
|-
|1982 || Bedard ||
|-
|1982 || Nek Parveen ||
|-
|1981 ||''Itni Si Baat'' || Meena
|-
|1979 || ''[[Ghar Ki Laaj]]''|| Ratna
|-
|1979 || ''[[Maan Apmaan]]''|| Parvati (Paro)
|-
|1978 || Jai Ganesh ||
|-
|1978 || Karwa Chouth || Mangala
|-
|1977 || Jai Dwarkadheesh || Satyabhama / Chandrasena
|-
|1977 || ''[[Ram Bharose]]'' ||
|-
|1976 || Bhagwan Samaye Sansar Mein || Girija
|-
|1976 || Jai Mahalaxmi Maa ||
|-
|1976 || Meera Shyam ||
|-
|1976 || Naag Champa || Rajkumari Ganga
|-
|1976 || Sati Jasma Odan ||
|-
|1975 || Balak Aur Janwar || Rani Roopmati
|-
|1975 || ''[[Jai Santoshi Maa]]'' || Satyavati
|-
|1975 || Maya Machindra || Tilottama
|-
|1974 || Amdavad No Rikshawalo ||
|-
|1974 || Hanuman Vijay || Chandrasena
|-
|1974 || Raja Shiv Chhatrapati ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Bidaai (film)|Bidaai]]'' || Pooja (as Kanan Koashal)
|-
|1972 || Gunsundari No Ghar Sansar ||
|-
|1972 || Rut Rangeeli Ayee || Shanti 'Shanno' / Sharda
|-
|1972 || ''[[Yeh Gulistan Hamara]]'' || Mrs. Barua
|-
|1971 || ''[[Mela (1971 film)|Mela]]'' || Santho
|-
|1971 || Ghunghat ||
|-
|1970 || Jigar Ane Ami || Ami
|-
|1970 || ''[[Pardesi (1970 film)|Pardesi]]'' || Savitri
|-
|1970 || Dharati Na Chhoru ||
|-
|1969 || Sati Sulochana || Devi Maa Sita / Devi Maa Lakshmi}
|-
|1966 || Budtameez || Beena (sister of Shammi Kapoor)
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0442471}}

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[[Category:Actresses from Gujarat]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:People from Vadodara]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Bhojpuri cinema]]
[[Category:Indian stage actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:1939 births]]

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