She made her debut in 'Poonam Ki Raat' made by veteran filmmaker Kishor Sahu. Out of the many films that she worked in, prominent are 'Taangewala' with Rajendra Kumar, 'Vasna' with Vishwajeet, 'Mujrim' with Joy Mukerjee, 'Shart' with Sanjay Khan and 'Resham Ki Dori' with Dharmendra.

Kumud proved her versatile acting in several Gujarati and Hindi plays. Though, now retired from the acting field, she is now actively assisting her husband in his interior decoration business.