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Kajol Kajol Devgan , née
Mukherjee (
Bengali : কাজল দেবগন
Kajol Debgôn ,
Hindi : काजोल देवगन) (born
August 5 ,
1975 ), popularly known as
Kajol , is a popular
Bollywood actress .
Kajol comes from a family with a long history in Indian cinema. Her mother
Tanuja was an actress; Her father is
Shomu Mukherjee ; her cousins
Rani Mukerji ,
Sharbani Mukherjee and
Mohnish Behl are also part of the industry. Her aunt
Nutan , grandmother
Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother
Rattan Bai have all been influential figures in the Bollywood film industry. Her younger sister
Tanisha recently started a film career. Kajol is married to actor
Ajay Devgan . Her uncles are
Joy Mukherjee and
Deb Mukherjee . (See
Mukherjee-Samarth family )
Kajol's paternal grandfather
Sashadhar Mukherjee was a legendary film director and producer who had left a great achievement in the Bombay film industry and was regarded as a stalwart. His wife Satirani Devi, Kajol's grandmother was the sister of three great film personality
Ashok Kumar ,
Anoop Kumar and
Kishore Kumar . Kajol is of
Bengali descent.
She left school and started her career at the age of sixteen. Her debut film was
Bekhudi in 1992.
Kajol has appeared in many movies, not all of them have been hits; however, she has appeared in some of Bollywood's biggest hits: (
Baazigar ,
Ishq ,
Karan Arjun ,
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge ,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ) and
Fanaa (film) .
She became the first woman to win the
Filmfare Best Villain Award , for her performance in
Gupt: The Hidden Truth (
1997 ).
She retired briefly from film-making after the birth of her daughter Nysa. However, she made a comeback with the film
Fanaa which released in
May 2006 .
She has also appeared on the famous TV show
Kaun Banega Crorepati (the Indian version of
Who wants to be a millionaire? ) hosted by
Amitabh Bachchan . She was paired with her husband
Ajay Devgan . They won 1
crore (10 million) rupees and donated them to a cancer hospital in
Chennai .
Kajol married actor
Ajay Devgan on
February 24 ,
1999 . She is the mother of a baby girl, Nysa, who was born in April
2003 .
* 1996,
Filmfare Best Actress Award ,
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge * 1998,
Filmfare Best Villain Award ,
Gupt: The Hidden Truth * 1998,
Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Negative Role ,
Gupt: The Hidden Truth * 1999,
Filmfare Best Actress Award ,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai * 1999,
Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female ,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai * 1999,
Aashirwad Awards Best Actress Award ,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai * 1999,
Bollywood Awards Best Actress Award ,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai * 1999,
Sansui Viewers'Choice Awards Best Actress Award ,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai * 1999,
Star Screen Award Best Actress ,
Dushman * 2002,
Filmfare Best Actress Award ,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham * 2002,
Star Screen Award Best Actress ,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham * 2002,
Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance- Female ,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham * 2002, Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Best Actress,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham *
List of Indian movie actresses *
Filmfare's List of Top Ten Actresses *
