Bollywood Actress Kajol Biography

Kajol Biography

Birth Name: Kajol Mukharjee
Date of Birth: 5 August 1975
Birth Place: Altamount Road, Mumbai, India
Address: 14, Usha Kiran, Altamount Road, Bombay 400026
Parents: Father - Shomu Mukherjee, Mother - Tanuja
Sister: Tanisha
Spouse: Ajay Devgan
Daughter(s): Nysa
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 5'5"
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Languages: Hindi, English
Debut Film: Bekhudi

Kajol was born on 5th August 1975 in Mumbai. She is from Bengali-Marathi family. She is daughter of Shomu Mukherjee who is film producer and mother, Tanuja is a film actress. Tanuja performed films in Hindi as well as in Marathi. Her grandmother Shobhana Samarth and her aunt Nutan were also great actresses. Her paternal uncles named as Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee are film producers and Grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee was filmmaker.

Kajol got married with famous actor Ajay Devgan on 24th February 1999. Both of them have one daughter, Nysa born on 2003.

Kajol was studying in St. Josephs School in Panchgani but left the school and did first film when she was only seventeen years old. Her first was "Bekhudi" released in the year 1992. But the film was not hit on box office. She was in focus from the film "Baazigar" released in 1993 and this was her second film performed opposite with Shahrukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty. Pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol was also very famous. She performed many hit films with Shahrukh Khan such as Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge, Hulchal etc.

She is stared in the films such as "Yeh Dillagi" with Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar, Gupt with Bobby Deol and Manisha Koirala, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge etc.

Year 1995 was lucky for the Kajol. She gives two hit films during same year. One is "Karan Arjun" directed by Rakesh Roshan and another film is based on re-embodiment. Her next film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge becomes super duper hit on box office and also biggest film in Hindi Cinema. This film was directed by Aditya Chopra and co-star is Shahrukh Khan. This film was running for 12 years in Mumbai Talkies. She got filmfare Award for this movie as a Best Actress.

In film Gupt: The Hidden Truth she played role of villain. Her role from this film is very significant and co-stars are Bobby Deol and Manisha Koirala. This film was biggest hit during that year. For this film she got Filmfare Award for Best Villain. She also played comic role in film Ishq with Ajay Devgan, Amir Khan and Kajol.

Kajol - Awards:

• Filmfare Awards:
  • 1996 - Filmfare Award for the Best Actress (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge)
  • 1998 - Filmfare Award for the Best Villain (Gupt: The Hidden Truth)
  • 1998 - Filmfare Award for the Best Actress (Minsaara Kanavu)
  • 1999 - Filmfare Award for the Best Actress (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
  • 2002 - Filmfare Award for the Best Actress (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham)
  • 2007 - Filmfare Award for the Best Actress (Fanaa)
• Star Screen Awards:
  • 1999 - Star Screen Award for the Best Actress (Dushman)
  • 2002 - Star Screen Award for the Best Actress (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham)
  • 2002 - Star Screen Award for the Jodi No. 1 (Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham with Shahrukh Khan)
• Zee Cine Awards:
  • 1998 - Zee Cine Award for the Best Negative Role (Gupt: The Hidden Truth)
  • 1999 - Zee Cine Award for the Best Actress (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
  • 2002 - Zee Cine Award for the Outstanding Performance (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham)
  • 2007 - Zee Cine Award for the Best Actress (Fanaa)
• Bollywood Movie Awards:
  • 1999 - Bollywood Movie Award for the Best Actress (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
  • 2002 - Bollywood Movie Award for the Best Actress (Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham)
• Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards:
  • 1999 - Sansui Award for the Best Actress (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
  • 2002 - Sansui Award for the Best Actress (Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham)
• Other Awards:
  • 1995 - BFJA Awards for the Best Actress (Udhaar Ki Zindagi)
  • 1996 - Giant International Award for the (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge)
  • 1999 - Aashirwad Award for the Best Actress (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
  • 2006 - European Bollywood Award for the Best Actress (Fanaa)
  • 2007 - AIFA Award for the Best Performance of 2006 (Fanaa)

Kajol - Selected Filmography:

• 1992 - Bekhudi
• 1993 - Baazigar
• 1994 - Udhaar Ki Jindagi
• 1994 - Yeh Dillagi
• 1995 - Karan Arjun
• 1995 - Hulchal
• 1995 - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
• 1997 - Gupt: The Hidden Truth
• 1997 - Ishq
• 1998- Pyar Kiya To Darana Kya
• 1998 - Duplicate
• 1998 - Dushman
• 1998 - Pyar To Hona Hi Tha
• 1998 - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
• 1999 - Hum Aapake Dil Mein Rehate Hai
• 1999 - Dil Kya Kare
• 1999 - Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya
• 2000 - Raju Chacha
• 2000 - Kuch Khatti Kuch Mithi
• 2001 - Kabhi Khushi Kabhi gham
• 2003 - Kal Ho Na Ho
• 2006 - Fanna