Kavita Kaushik

Kavita Kaushik Biswas
Kaushik at the 20th Lions Gold Awards
Born	Kashipur, Uttarakhand , India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress, television host, model
Years active	2001–present
Known for	F.I.R.
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse(s)	Ronnit Biswas (m. 2017)

Kavita Kaushik is an Indian actress. She made her television debut with Ekta Kapoor's Kutumb. Kaushik is best known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala on SAB TV 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. Kavita played the lead role on Sab TV's Dr. Bhanumati On Duty.

Kaushik hails from Kashipur Uttarakhand She is the daughter of Dinesh Chandra Kaushik, a former CRPF officer. She did her schooling from All saints college, Nainital and later graduated in Philosophy from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi. Kaushik had started modeling, hosting events and anchoring during her college days. In 2001, she appeared in auditions held in New Delhi for Kutumb and moved to Mumbai.

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 TV series, Remix, she played Pallavi. She also appeared in a brief role in the serial Tumhari Disha, and C.I.D. as Sub Inspector Anushka.

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 more than 1000 episodes. The role of a gutsy female cop who speaks in a Haryanavi accent made Kaushik a renowned face of Indian television and won several accolades for her. The character of Chandramukhi Chautala is rated as one of the most famous comic characters of Indian television.