Background
She is the daughter of Dinesh Chandra Kaushik, a former CRPF officer
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She is the daughter of Dinesh Chandra Kaushik, a former CRPF officer
She did her schooling from All Saint"s School, Nainital, and later graduated in Philosophy from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi.
She made her television debut with Ekta Kapoor"s Kutumb. Kaushik is best known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala on SAB television sitcom F.I.R., a role which established her career in the Indian television industry, and made her a household name. Kaushik had participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye, and was one the participants in the eighth installation of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
Kaushik hails from Delhi.
Kaushik had started modeling, hosting events and anchoring during her college days. In 2001 she appeared in auditions in the New Delhi for Kutumb and moved to Mumbai.
Early work
After her work in the soap opera, Kutumb, Kaushik was seen in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, portraying the role of Manya Doshi. She then portrayed the character of Naina, in the afternoon daily Kumkum.
In another popular television series, Remix, she played Pallavi.
She also appeared in a brief role in the serial Tumhari Disha, and Criminal Investigation Department as Sub Inspector Anushka. Breakthrough and success
In her initial days in the industry, Kaushik was offered mostly glamorous and negative roles owing to her tall frame and appealing personality. She started her stint as Chandramukhi Chautala in F.I.R. in 2006 which 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 commercial and critical success, completing 1000 episodes.
The character of Chandramukhi Chautala is rated as one of the most famous comic characters of Indian television Despite the sitcom"s success, Kaushik left the show in January 2013 to star in another SAB television sitcom Tota Weds Maina opposite Gaurav Gera.
The story focused on Tota (Gera) and Maina (Kaushik), and the situations that ensued when they mistakenly get married to one another. However, the show continually saw a dip in the TRPs and went off air in the April of the same year.
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. In addition to her various television roles, Kaushik has played minor roles in films like Phillum City and Mumbai Cutting. She has even performed to an item song, Shakila Bano, in Apoorva Lakhia"s Zanjeer (2013).
Kaushik is all set to star in an upcoming Bollywood film titled Lollipop Since 1947.
The film, which is being directed by Anirudh Chautala, is a political satire set in a lower middle class household where Kaushik plays wife to actor Deepak Dobriyal. The release date of the film is yet to be declared.