Name
Kajol
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1974-08-05 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Biography
Kajol Vishal Devgan (born Kajol Mukherjee, 5 August 1974), also known by her married name Kajol Devgan, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. Born in Mumbai to the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Tanuja Samarth and late filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee. Regarded as one of India's most successful and highest-paid actresses, Kajol is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations. Along with her late aunt Nutan, she holds the record for most Best Actress wins at Filmfare, with five. In 2011, the Government of India awarded her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
After making her acting debut in the 1992 romance Bekhudi, with her mother Kajol had her first commercial success with the 1993 thriller Baazigar. She rose to prominence by featuring as the female lead in five of India's annually top-grossing romances—Yeh Dillagi (1994), Ishq (1997), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999)—and received wide critical recognition for playing against type in the 1997 mystery film Gupt: The Hidden Truth, that earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Villain, and the 1998 psychological thriller Dushman. Her acclaimed portrayal of a conservative NRI in the blockbuster romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), a tomboy in the blockbuster romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), a lower middle class Punjabi woman in the blockbuster melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), a blind Kashmiri woman in the romantic thriller Fanaa (2006) and a divorced, single mother in the drama My Name Is Khan (2010) garnered her five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Following a five-year sabbatical from full-time acting in 2001, Kajol received praise for portraying the lead female roles in the dramas U Me Aur Hum (2008) and We Are Family (2010), and the comedy Dilwale (2015).
In addition to acting in films, Kajol is a social activist and is noted for her work with widows and children, for which she received the Karmaveer Puraskaar in 2008. She has featured as a talent judge for Zee TV's reality show Rock-N-Roll Family and holds a managerial position at Devgn Entertainment and Software Ltd. Kajol has been married to actor Ajay Devgn since 1999, with whom she has two children.
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- 2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Anjali Sharma Raichand
- 2022 Salaam Venky as Sujata
- 2008 U Me Aur Hum as Piya
- 1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Anjali Sharma
- 2006 Fanaa as Zooni Ali Beg
- 2010 My Name Is Khan as Mandira Rathod Khan
- 2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as Piano dancer (uncredited--special appearance)
- 1997 Ishq as Kajal
- 1998 Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha as Sanjana
- 2010 We Are Family as Maya
- 1998 Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya as Muskaan Thakur
- 1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Simran Singh
- 1993 Baazigar as Priya Chopra
- 1999 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain as Megha
- 2023 Lust Stories 2 as Devyani Singh
- 1995 Karan Arjun as Sonia Saxena
- 1997 Minsara Kanavu as Priya Amalraj
- 2024 Do Patti as Vidya Jyothi (VJ)
- 1994 Yeh Dillagi as Sapna
- 1995 Hulchul as Sharmili
- 2001 Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi as Tina Khanna / Sweety Khanna
- 2010 Toonpur Ka Superrhero as Priya Kumar
- 2025 Sarzameen as Meher
- 1998 Dushman as Sonia/Naina Saigal
- 2007 Om Shanti Om as Self
- 1994 Udhaar Ki Zindagi as Sita
- 1997 Gupt: The Hidden Truth as Isha Diwan
- 2015 Dilwale as Meera Malik
- Soon Maharagni as Maya / Maharagni
- 1996 Bambai Ka Babu as Neha
- 1998 Duplicate as Girl on railway station (Special Appearance)
- 1995 Gundaraj as Ritu
- 1992 Bekhudi as Radhika
- 2017 Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 as Vasundhara
- 1999 Dil Kya Kare as Nandita Rai
- 1995 Taaqat as Kavita
- 1997 Hameshaa as Rani Sharma/Reshma
- 1999 Hote Hote Pyar Hogaya as Pinky
- 2000 Raju Chacha as Anna
- 2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho as Special Appearance in "Maahi Ve" Song
- 2008 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi as Special Appearance in "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" Song
- 2012 Student Of The Year as Dancer in Dance Competition
- 2018 Helicopter Eela as Eela Raiturkar
- 2020 Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior as Savitribai Malusare
- 2014 Mighty Raju Rio Calling as Raju
- 2020 Devi as Jyoti
- 2021 Tribhanga as Anuradha Apte
- 2018 Zero as Self (Special Appearance)
- 2025 Maa as Ambika
- Soon Shaitaan 2 as Cameo
- 2008 Haal-e-Dil as Herself in Song "Oye Hoye"
- 2023 The Trial ( 14 episodes ) as Noyonika Sengupta
- 2004 Koffee with Karan ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Anupam Kher Show ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2002 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2013 Mazaaq Raat ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Comedy Nights with Kapil ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 Aap Ki Adalat ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2016 BFFs with Vogue ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Dance Deewane ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2000 Kaun Banega Crorepati ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2016 The Kapil Sharma Show ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 Movie Masti With Manish ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 2022 The Journey Of India ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 The Romantics ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 The Great Indian Kapil Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2025 Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle ( 11 episodes ) as Self - Host
