
Kajol
Biography
Kajol (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.
Acting (47 movies)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2001

Salaam Venky
2022

U Me Aur Hum
2008

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998

Fanaa
2006

My Name Is Khan
2010

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2006

Ishq
1997

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
1998

We Are Family
2010

Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
1998

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995

Baazigar
1993

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
1999

Lust Stories 2
2023

Karan Arjun
1995

Minsara Kanavu
1997

Do Patti
2024

Yeh Dillagi
1994

Hulchul
1995

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
2001

Toonpur Ka Superrhero
2010

Sarzameen
2025

Dushman
1998

Om Shanti Om
2007

Udhaar Ki Zindagi
1994

Gupt: The Hidden Truth
1997

Dilwale
2015

Bambai Ka Babu
1996

Duplicate
1998

Gundaraj
1995

Bekhudi
1992

Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
2017

Dil Kya Kare
1999

Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003

Hote Hote Pyar Hogaya
1999

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2008

Raju Chacha
2000

Hameshaa
1997

Taaqat
1995

Student Of The Year
2012

Helicopter Eela
2018

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
2020

Devi
2020

Tribhanga
2021

Zero
2018

Maa
2025
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