---
name: "Kumkum"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kumkum"
fi1m_id: "kumkum"
imdb_id: "nm0474975"
tmdb_id: 14083
wikidata_id: "Q15646287"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 April 1934"
died: "28 July 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T08:15:39.202318+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kumkum

## Identity

Kumkum

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kumkum
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kumkum
- **IMDb ID:** nm0474975
- **TMDB ID:** 14083
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15646287
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumkum_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15646287, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14083

Actor. Born 23 April 1934 in Bihar, India. Died 28 July 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 April 1934, Bihar, India
- **Died:** 28 July 2020
- **Also known as:** Zaibunnisa Khan, कुमकुम , زیبننسا خان
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumkum_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15646287, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474975/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14083

## Biography

Kumkum, also credited as Zaibunnisa Khan, was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi and Bhojpuri films. She performed in over 100 films from the 1950s to the early 1970s, often in supporting roles and dance sequences.

She is known for her performances as Champa in *Mother India* (1957) and as Juhi in *Pyaasa* (1957). Other credits include *Naya Daur* (1957), *Kohinoor* (1960), *Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere* (1960), *Son of India* (1962), *Mr. X in Bombay* (1964), *Aankhen* (1968) and *Lalkar* (1972). She also starred in early Bhojpuri cinema, including *Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo* (1963).

Kumkum trained in Kathak dance. She was born in Bihar, India, and died on 28 July 2020 in Mumbai.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, bollywoodhungama.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mother India* (1957), Fi1m 76, as Champa Chanchal — [page](https://film.one/film/mother-india.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara* (1973), as Tara
- *Jalte Badan* (1973), Actor
- *Lalkar* (1972), as Rajkumari Toshi
- *Aan Baan* (1972), as Dilari
- *Ek Din Aadhi Raat* (1971), as Usha
- *Dharti* (1970), as Rosie
- *Geet* (1970), as Janki
- *Ankhen* (1968), as Kumkum
- *Haye Mera Dil* (1968), as Kamla Devi / Sangeeta
- *Teri Talaash Mein* (1968), Actor
- *So Saal Baad* (1966), Actor
- *Smuggler* (1966), as Mohan
- *Mr. X in Bombay* (1964), as Shobha Mathur
- *Ganga Ki Lahren* (1964), as Uma Devi[
- *Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram* (1963), Actor
- *King Kong* (1962), as Radhi
- *Son of India* (1962), as Kamla
- *O Mother Ganga I Will Offer You a Yellow Cloth* (1962), Actor
- *Krorepati* (1961), as Meena
- *Tu Nahin Aur Sahi* (1960), as Geeta
- *Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere* (1960), as Sonu Mangeshkar
- *Wild Cat* (1960), Actor
- *Char Dil Char Rahen* (1959), as Stella D'Souza
- *Kali Topi Lal Rumal* (1959), Actor
- *Shararat* (1959), Actor
- *Ujala* (1959), as Kammo
- *Kabhi Andhera Kabhi Ujala* (1958), Actor
- *Baarish* (1957), as Kamli
- *Naya Daur* (1957), Actor
- *Pyaasa* (1957), as Juhi
- *Mother India* (1957), as Champa Chanchal — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mother-india.md)
- *C.I.D.* (1956), as Master's Girlfriend
- *Dhola Maru* (1956), Actor
- *Dashera* (1956), Actor
- *Mem Sahib* (1956), as Kamini
- *Ek-Hi-Rasta* (1956), Actor
- *Basant Bahar* (1956), as Radhika
- *Naya Andaz* (1956), Actor
- *Funtoosh* (1956), Actor
- *Sipahsalar* (1956), Actor
- *Mr. & Mrs. '55* (1955), as Preetam's Sister-in-law
- *Kundan* (1955), Actor
- *Pehli Jhalak* (1955), as Dancer
- *House No. 44* (1955), Actor
- *Mirza Ghalib* (1954), as Courtesan
- *Noor Mahal* (1954), Actor
- *Shehnai* (1947), Actor

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