[4] A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975,[5] she received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri from the Government of India in 1984.
[6] Roshan Kumari was born on Christmas Eve (year of birth uncertain) at Ambala in the north Indian state of Haryana (erstwhile Punjab) to Choudhury Fakir Mohammed, a noted Tabla player and Zohrabai Ambalewali, renowned classical and playback singer.
[3] She has also performed in front of personalities such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Nikita Khrushchev, Milton Obote, Hussein of Jordan and the King of Nepal.
[3] Mukta Joshi, Aditi Bhagwat,[9] Nandita Puri, Nigaar Bano, Shelina Virani, Sehajpreet Singh, Himani, Sangeeta, [10] Anonna Guha[11] and Shailla Aurora[12] are some of her notable students.
The next year, she performed in Waris of Nitin Bose and a Hindi / Urdu bilingual, Mirza Ghalib, directed by Sohrab Modi.