Kuldip Kaur

Kuldip Kaur, (1927–3 February 1960), was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Punjabi films. Known for her roles as negative characters, she was cited as one of Indian cinema's "most polished vamps" and actor Pran's "opposite number". She started her acting career with the first Punjabi film produced in India following Partition; Chaman, also called The Garden in 1948.

Kuldip Kaur
Kuldip Kaur in Baiju Bawra (1952)
Born1927 (1927)
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died3 February 1960(1960-02-03) (aged 32–33)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1948–1960
SpouseMohinder Singh Siddhu

Acclaimed as a "vamp" of "exceptional talent" and the "first female villain" in Indian cinema, she has been compared to artists like Shashikala and Bindu. Active from 1948 to 1960, she acted in over 100 films, most of them in Hindi and some in Punjabi. She died in 1960 from tetanus.

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