• 5 August 1974
  • Mumbai
  • Female
  • Indian

Kajol

Biography

Kajol is an Indian actress who was born on 5 August 1974 in Mumbai. She was born to the actress Tanuja and the director Shomu Mukherjee. She made her movie debut in the 1992 romantic drama Bekhudi alongside another debutant, Kamal Sadanah, and her mother Tanuja. She then appeared with Shah Rukh Khan in Baazigar movie. In 1995, Kajol had two major commercial successes opposite Shah Rukh Khan Karan Arjun and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. She has worked with Shah Rukh Khan in many films likes Khabhi Khushi Khabhi Gham, Dilwale, Kuch Kuch Hota Hain,and many more.She has even worked in Tamil movies Minsara Kanavu with Prabhu Deva and Arvind Swamy and also with Dhanush in Velaiilla Pattadhari 2. She got married to Ajay Devgan on 24 February 1999 in a traditional Maharashtrian ceremony at Devgn's house. She gave birth to a daughter, Nysa, on 20 April 2003 and Seven years later, on 13 September 2010, she gave birth to a son, Yug. She has even worked with her husband in the films like Ishq, Pyaar Toh hona Hi Tha, U Me Aur Hum, Tanhaji She has won best actress awards for the following movies Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Fanaa, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale, Dushman and many more.She was recently seen in Tribhanga which marked her first collaboration with Netflix. She will be next seen in Revathi's movie Kajol SalaamVenky and Disney+ Hotstar's Political and Legal drama The Good Wife.

Filmography

Movie NameRelease Date
Taaqat June 23, 1995
Hulchul August 4, 1995
Gundaraj September 7, 1995
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge October 20, 1995
Bambai Ka Babu January 1, 1970