Kajol Devgan, born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India, popularly known as Kajol, is an award-winning popular Hindi film actress.Kajol made her acting debut with Bekhudi (1992) and had her first hit with her second film Baazigar (1993) along with Shahrukh Khan, with whom she later went to deliver some of the biggest Bollywood hits like Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge(1995) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). Her performances in both the films were praised and earned her two Filmfare Best Actress Awards. After the successful Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham released in 2001, she took a sabbatical from full time acting for five years. She made a successful comeback with Kunal Kohli's Fanaa (2006), for which she received her fourth Best Actress award at the Filmfare ceremony. During her career years, she has been part of many critically and commercially successful films, and is regarded as one of India's most successful actresses.
Touted as one of the best actresses in Bollywood, Kajol, who is of Bengali-Marathi descent, in fact belongs to a family tree with a long respectable history in the Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja is a renowned award-winning actress, whilst her father Shomu Mukherjee is a film producer. Her late maternal aunt, Nutan, was one of the most acclaimed actresses, and is the record holder for the most (five times) Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Late maternal grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai had both been influential figures in the early stages of Hindi cinema.
Kajol left her school St. Josephs convent at panchgani and started her career at the age of seventeen. Although her debut film, Bekhudi (1992) was not a great success at the box office, her performance was noticed and she went on to work with big production houses in India.
In 1993, she shot to fame with her second film, Baazigar, opposite Shahrukh Khan. The film was her first major hit, and her pairing with Khan proved to be appreciated. She later went on to make a popular pairing with him in a number of films, all of which were box office successes.
Her first release in 1994, Udhaar Ki Zindagi, was a box-office failure.[4] Despite that, her performance in the film was much appreciated by critics, and she won the BFJA Best Actress Award for this film. She next starred in her first Yash Raj Film, the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi, co-starring opposite Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. The film was a box office success and her performance as Sapna, a strong dreamy girl who leaves her paternal home to make her own life in the big city, earned Kajol her first nomination for Best Actress award at the Filmfare.
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Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
1992 Bekhudi Radhika
1993 Baazigar Priya Chopra
1994 Udhaar Ki Zindagi Sita
Yeh Dillagi Sapna Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995 Karan Arjun Sonia Saxena
Taaqat Kavita
Hulchul Sharmili
Gundaraj Ritu
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Simran Singh Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1996 Bambai Ka Babu Neha
1997 Gupt: The Hidden Truth Isha Diwan Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Hamesha Rani Sharma/Reshma
Minsaara Kanavu Priya Amarnath Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award South
Tamil film
Dubbed into Hindi as Sapnay
Ishq Kajal
1998 Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya Muskaan Thakur
Duplicate Special appearance
Dushman Sonia/Naina Saigal Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha Sanjana Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Anjali Sharma Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1999 Dil Kya Kare Nandita Rai
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Megha Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya Pinky
2000 Raju Chacha Anna
2001 Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi Tina/Sweety Khanna Double role
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Anjali Sharma Raichand Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho Special appearance in song Maahi Ve
2006 Fanaa Zooni Ali Beg Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Special appearance in song Rock N Roll Soniye
2007 Om Shanti Om Herself Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi
2008 U, Me aur Hum Piya
Haal-e-dil Special appearance in song Oye Hoye
Toonpur Ka Superhero Pre-production
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