Kanan Kaushal

{{short description|Indian actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2010}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Kanan Kaushal

| image = Kanan_Kaushal.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Portrait of Kanan Kaushal

| birth_name = Indumati Sheth

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Baroda

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Indian

| other_names = Indumati Paigankar

| known_for =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1963–1987

| children = 2

| spouse = Shashikant Paigankar (1964-2001)

}}

Indumati Paigankar ({{nee}} Sheth), better known as Kanan Kaushal, is an Indian actress, most famous for starring in Jai Santoshi Maa (1975){{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}} and Pardesi.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} 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 films, 4 Bhojpuri films, and 60 Hindi – Marathi films.{{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}} She belongs to the "Gomantak Maratha" community and has acted in a number of Marathi plays.