Kajol (Indian actress) Biography

Indian actress Kajol is well-known for her work in Bollywood movies. Her most well-known role was that of Simran Singh in the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge film from 1995. Kajol Mukherjee was born on August 5, 1974, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. To her pals, she goes by Kads. When Kajol was a little child, her parents divorced, and she was raised by her maternal grandmother. Since she was a little child, she has been interested in dancing and performing.

Bollywood films are the main source of income for popular Indian actress Kajol. Her role as Simran Singh in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is her most well-known credit. On August 5, 1974, Kajol Mukherjee was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. To her pals, she is called Kads. After her parents divorced when she was a little child, Kajol was raised by her maternal grandmother. Since she was little, she has had a passion for dancing and performing.

Kajol Biodata

Physical Appearance

Kajol Educational Qualification

Kajol’s Family Detail

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Kajol Net Worth

Kajol Social Media Accounts

Childhood & Early Life

• Kajol was born on 5 August 1974 in Mumbai, India to Shomu and Tanuja Mukherjee. Her mother is an actress while her father was a film director and producer. She has a sister Tanisha Mukherjee, who also eventually became an actress.
• According to Kajol, she used to be very mischievous and stubborn as a child. She attended the St. Joseph Convent boarding school in Panchgani, a famous hill station in India. She was also involved in extra-curricular activities such as dancing. She began acting for the film ‘Bekhudi’ when she was sixteen. Eventually she decided to drop out of school to pursue a full time career in acting.

Personal Life

• Kajol married popular Bollywood actor, Ajay Devgn, in 1999. The couple has two children, a daughter, Nysa (born 2003) and a son, Yug (born 2010).
• Other than acting, she is also known for her social works. Her charitable endeavors have earned her the prestigious award ‘Karmaveer Puraskaar’. She is involved with Shiksha, an NGO known for promoting education among children. She was also appointed as the brand ambassador of a children’s’ charity organization named Pratham.

Career

• In the 1992 love drama “Bekhudi,” where her mother Tanuja also acted as Kajol’s onscreen mother, the actress made her screen debut. Despite the movie’s lackluster box office performance, Abbas Mustan’s criminal thriller “Baazigar,” her follow-up, was a big commercial success. Four Filmfare awards were also won by the movie.
• She kept making appearances in popular movies like “Yeh Dillagi” (1994), “Udhaar ki Zindagi” (1994), and “Karan Arjun” (1995). She also starred in “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” in 1995, which went on to become the year’s biggest hit and one of the most well-liked and prosperous Indian movies ever made. She received great praise for her performance and took home the Best Actress Filmfare Award for the first time.
• She played a psychotic murderer and compulsive lover in the 1997 film “Gupt: The Hidden Truth.” Alongside Bobby Deol and Manisha Koirala, the movie was a big commercial success. She became the first actress to receive the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.
• She had roles in movies like “Pyaar Kiya to Darna Kya,” “Dushman,” and “Pyaar to Hona Hi Tha,” but her career peaked in 1998 when she landed the lead in the love drama “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,” which went on to become one of the biggest hits in Indian cinema history. It later gained cult significance as well. Kajol got her second Filmfare Award for “Best Actress” because to the movie.
• She also starred in a few bad movies over the years, including “Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya” (1999) and “Dil Kya Kare” (1999). She costarred with her husband Ajay Devgn in the action thriller “Raju Chacha” in 2000, which at the time was the most costly Indian film ever made. However, the movie received unfavorable reviews from reviewers and bombed at the box office.
• She starred in the Indian family drama “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham” in 2001. Alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Kareena Kapoor, there were various other celebrities in the movie. In addition to becoming a commercial success, the film also became a blockbuster. Kajol made the decision to take a vacation after the movie’s popularity.
• In 2006, she returned with the romantic suspense film “Fanaa.” Kunal Kohli, the film’s director, had great commercial success. The audience and critics both praised her performance.
• Her husband, Ajay Devgn, directed and starred in the love drama “U, Me, Aur Hun” (2008), in which she made her next appearance. She received a nomination for the Best Actress category of the “Filmfare Award.” But the movie didn’t end up being very successful.
• In 2010, she appeared in the romantic drama ‘My Name is Khan’, which became one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time. Directed by Karan Johar, the film earned huge popularity worldwide.
• She was latest seen in the 2015 Indian romantic film ‘Dilwale’. The film did well commercially, and was met with mixed reviews,

Career Timeline

Kajol Controversies

• Rekha Photoshoot Controversy

Bollywood’s iconic beauty Rekha has been in the news a lot. Whether it’s through her stunning appearances at events or her scandals, the seasoned actress never fails to steal the spotlight. Back then, the picture shoot raised eyebrows, was considered bold by the uninitiated, and created a lot of media coverage.

The January 1996 issue of a respected magazine had Rekha and Kajol on the cover. As they posed, the two were simply donning a white pullover. The actresses caught everyone’s attention when they wore identical sweaters and posed in white off-the-shoulder sweaters.

Back then, such picture shoots were still considered major bombs for Indian audiences. Never having been part of a scandal before, Kajol was now. Many people did not think the image appropriate, even though it contained nothing unpleasant. Hard criticism was directed on Rekha and Kajol following the photo shoot. Kajol debuted in Bollywood in 1992. She got involved in a fight in 1996.

• Clash With Karan Johar

Although SRK was a relative newbie to the industry, he was childhood friends with both Karan and Kajol. Hello, I’m Khan. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Their joint productions of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum are the hits. But in 2016, Kajol and Karan’s friendship took a new turn when the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil—which also starred Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, and Shivaay (Ajay Devgn)—was released. The two films faced off at the box office. In a tweet, self-described critic Kamaal R Khan (KRK) claimed that Karan had given him Rs 25 lakh to make fun of Shivaay and promote Ae Dil Hai Mushkil when both films competed at the box office. The Golmaal actor then retweeted the message. Subsequently, Karan claimed that he had received angry phone calls from Ajay. What hurt him the most, though, was when Kajol retweeted her husband’s tweet and included the word astonished.

He said bluntly that the actress erased every emotion he had for her for 25 years and that Kajol’s reaction to the circumstance left him feeling emotionally crushed and heartbroken. He went on to add that since she had done the most heinous thing for someone who loved her, he had no pity for her. But Kajol and Karan couldn’t keep their animosity within for very long. After Karan gave birth to twins Yash and Roohi in February of the following year, their relationship progressively improved. First, just like Karan’s family photo on Instagram, Kajol’s post was a dead giveaway. Later, as the famous guests on Karan’s Koffee With Karan, Season 6 included Ajay and Kajol.

• Miffed with Tanisha Mukherjee- Kajol and her husband Ajay were not happy with Tanisha Mukherjee because of the way she was portraying herself on the national television. They told Salman Khan to evict her from the Show as soon as possible.
• No Invitation For Rani’s Marriage- Rani Mukherjee and Kajol are cousins. But when Rani decided to get married to longtime beau Aditya Chopra. She didn’t invite Kajol for her wedding. Kajol was very upset and there was news of cold war between the two actresses. However, now things are fine between the two.

Awards and Achievements

Honours

Kajol Devgan’s Net Worth

Kajol’s Net Worth is $30 Million (Rs. 240 Crores).

Major Works

• ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge,’ which is one of the most successful Hindi films ever, is also one of Kajol’s major works. Directed by Aditya Chopra, he film revolved around Raj and Simran, portrayed by Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who fall in love. However, Simran’s family is against their marriage, as her father had promised her hand to his friend’s son a long time back. It became the highest grossing Indian film of 1995, and won a total of ten Filmfare awards.
• Another one among Kajol’s most successful works is the romantic comedy ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. Directed by Karan Johar, the film earned huge popularity across India and also became the highest grossing Indian film of the year. The film tells the story of a young girl who tries to reunite her widowed dad with his former best friend who was secretly in love with him. The film won eight Filmfare awards. It was also met with positive reviews from critics.
• Kajol’s role in ‘Fanaa’, a romantic thriller was also appreciated. The film, which was directed by Kunal Kohli, portrayed her as a blind girl from Kashmir who falls in love with a terrorist, portrayed by Aamir Khan. Kajol won the Filmfare Award for ‘Best Actress’ for this role. The film received mostly positive reviews.
• ‘My Name is Khan’ is another one of Kajol’s most significant works. Directed by Karan Johar, the film starred Kajol in a lead role along with veteran actor Shahrukh Khan. Khan portrays an innocent Muslim man named Rizwan, who is set on a mission to prove to the people of the US that all Muslims are not terrorists. The film mostly received positive reviews, and was also a huge commercial success. Kajol again won the Filmfare Award for ‘Best Actress’ for her performance.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kajol

• Before marriage, Kajol was known as Kajol Mukherjee and after marriage, she became Kajol Devgan. Although she is known mononymously as Kajol.
• Kajol is half Maharashtrian and half Bengali. She was born to actress Tanuja and film director Soumya Mukherjee.
• Kajol can speak in Marathi freely but struggles in speaking Bengali.
• Kajol studied at the Saint Joseph Convent boarding school in Panchgani. Apart from her studies, she participated in extracurricular activities such as dancing.
• She started her career at the age of 16 when she was in school.
• Kajol made her acting debut with Bekhudi.  She subsequently quit her studies to pursue acting.
• Her first commercial success was Baazigar where she acted with Shahrukh Khan.
• Subsequently, she earned wider public recognition for playing leading roles in several blockbuster movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, My Name is Khan and Dilwale, all starred with Shahrukh Khan.

• She received unfavorable reviews from critics for her roles in Dushman (1998) and Gupt (1997).
• Although she became pregnant in 2001, she miscarried. After making two films back-to-back with the romantic thriller Fanaa in 2006, Kajol continued to work sparingly for the remainder of the decade. Fanaa was well welcomed and went on to become a commercial success.
• Of her eleven nominations, she was awarded six Filmfare prizes.
• Together with her aunt Natun, she holds the record for the most victories at Filmfare—five times—for best actress.
• She received the esteemed Padma Shri award from the Indian government in 2011.

• She is well-known for her acting, but she is also a social crusader who works with widows and kids. In 2008, she was awarded the Karamveer Puraskar for her activities work.

• Since 1995, Kajol has been romantically involved with actor Ajay Devgan.
• After Kajal and Ajay tie the knot in 1999, she gave birth to a son named Yug in 2010 and a daughter named Nysa in 2003.
• Tanisha Mukherjee, Kajol’s younger sister, is an actor as well.
• Her great-grandmother Rattan Bai and maternal grandmother Shobhana Samarth were both employed in the Hindi film industry, as was her maternal aunt, actress Nutan.
• Her paternal grandpa Sashadhar Mukherjee was a filmmaker, while her paternal uncles Joy and Dev Mukherjee produced movies.
• While Kajol’s other cousin Ayan Mukherjee is a director, her cousins Rani Mukherjee, Shivani Mukherjee, and Manish Bhal are all Bollywood actors.
• She was offered a role in the 2009 film 3 Idiots, but she turned it down since she wasn’t thrilled with the part.
• She and Shah Rukh Khan opened the American stock exchange with NASDAQ in 2010, making history as the first performers from India to do it.

• She has been on Zee TV’s reality series Rock-N-Roll Family as a talent judge.
• The 1995 smash blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is the record for the most continuous weeks of screening in a single theater, Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir.