Career
She made her debut in Marathi films under the screen name of Smita in 1955 in Yere Maazya Magalya. She acted in a number of Marathi films before switching over to Hindi films. In 1958, Kadam changed her screen name to Kamini Kadam and made her debut in Hindi films with Talaq (1958) opposite Rajendra Kumar.
Other notable Hindi films to her cr include Santan (1959), School Master (1959) and Sapne Suhane (1961).
Kamini Kadam died in Pune on 29 June 2000 at the age of 66.