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Kajol Devgan

Kajol Devgan popularly known as Kajol, was born on August 5, 1974. Her maiden name is Kajol Mukherjee. Kajol is an Indian film actress who supremely works in Hindi cinema. She is the daughter of late filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja. Kajol was born into the Mukherjee-Samarth family. Her younger sister is also an actress and her name is Tanishasa Mukherjee. Kajol's cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors; whereas another cousin of hers, Ayan Mukerji is a director. Kajol has received numerous awards, which includes six Filmfare Awards, twelve other nominations. She holds the record for five Best Actress wins at Filmfare along with her late aunt Nutan. Indian Government has awarded her with the Padma Shri which is considered to be the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.According to Kajol, she was extremely mischievous as a child. She also said that she was very stubborn and impulsive from a very young age. When she was young her parents got separated; but according to Tanuja, Kajol was not affected by the split. Kajol was looked after by her maternal grandmother in the absence of her mother. Growing up in cross cultures, kajol inherited her mothers Maharashtrian pragmatism and her fathers Bengali temperament. Kajol completed her schooling at St Joseph Convent School, Panchgani. She also took active part in dancing, acting reading fiction apart from her studies. At the age of sixteen, she began work on Rahul Rawail's film Bekhudi. During her summer vacations she initially intended to return to school after shooting for the film during. However, to pursue a full-time career in film she eventually dropped out of school.Kajol made her acting debut at the age of seventeen in the 1992 romantic drama Bekhudi alongside debutante Kamal Sadanah and her mother Tanuja, who in the film also played her mother. Although the film turned out to be a box office flop. Kajol's performance started emerging when she was signed for Baazigar (1993), a thriller by Abbas-Mustan, and it became a major commercial success. The film co-starred Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Siddharth Ray. Among her several collaborations with Shahrukh Khan this film marked as the first.In 1994, Kajol featured in the melodrama Udhaar Ki Zindagi, but the movie failed to do well at the box-office. However, Kajol received praise for her performance and won the BFJA Award for Best Actress. She subsequently starred in and earned public recognition with Yash Raj Films's hit romantic drama Yeh Dillagi, alongside Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. The success of Yeh Dillagi proved a breakthrough for Kajol and her performance in the film fetched her first Best Actress nomination at the annual Filmfare Awards.In 1995, Kajol starred in two major blockbusters, one is Rakesh Roshan's Karan Arjun and Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Both the movie was signed opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The former was a melodramatic thriller and the film eventually emerged as the second-highest-grossing film of the year in India. Kajol's next three releases that year was Taaqat, Hulchul and Gundaraj which failed to do well commercially; the latter two were her earliest collaborations with her future-husband, the actor Ajay Devgan.Kajol's fifth and final release of the year, the romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, was not only the biggest commercial success of 1995, but also one of the most successful films of all time in India. The film, which earned a worldwide gross of ?1.23 billion (US$18 million) at the time of release, has been continuously running in Mumbai since then. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was also a major critical success; it won ten Filmfare Awards, and Kajol's performance as Simran Singh, a young NRI from London who falls for Shah Rukh Khan's character was praised, earning her a first Filmfare Award for Best Actress. And this on-screen chemistry has become the stuff of legend. In 1996, Kajol starred in Vikram Bhatt's action drama Bambai Ka Babu, opposite Saif Ali Khan and Atul Agnihotri. Upon release, the film emerged as a major critical and commercial disaster. Other successful movies of Kajol are Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya(1998), Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). Kajol also garnered critical acclaim for playing against type in the 1997 mystery film Gupt: The Hidden Truth and the 1998 psychological thrillerDushman. Following a sabbatical from full-time acting in 2001, Kajol returned to films with the 2006 romantic thriller Fanaa, and continued working infrequently thereafter, playing leading roles in the dramas U Me Aur Hum (2008), My Name Is Khan (2010), We Are Family (2010), and the comedy-drama Dilwale (2015). She, thus, established herself as one of India's most successful actresses.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 Devgan Entertainment and Software Ltd. In 1994, while filming for Gundaraj Kajol began dating fellow actor, Ajay Devgan. Members of the media, however, labelled them as an "unlikely pair" due to their contrasting personalities. They subsequently got married on February 24, 1999 in a traditional Maharashtrian style ceremony at the Devgan house. On April 20, 2003, Kajol gave birth to a daughter, Nysa. Seven years later, on September 13, 2010, she gave birth to a son, Yug.

Kajol She Gives Shout Out to 90's Celebs Who Worked '14 Hours Heat, Rain or Shine', Shares Throwback Picture
India.com Entertainment Desk | May 2, 2019 10:44 AM IST
Kajol started her career in Bollywood with the 1992 film Bekhudi. Post that she appeared in several ...
Kajol She Gives Shout Out to 90's Celebs Who Worked '14 Hours Heat, Rain or Shine', Shares Throwback Picture
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Karan Johar, Kajol Get Candid on Kapil Sharma's Show, KJo Reveals Latter Once Had a Crush on THIS Actor
India.com Entertainment Desk | April 28, 2019 4:09 PM IST
Kajol and filmmaker Karan Johar have been friends for a really long time now and share a very specia...
Karan Johar, Kajol Get Candid on Kapil Sharma's Show, KJo Reveals Latter Once Had a Crush on THIS Actor
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2019-04-28T05:09:47+00:00
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Kajol Tells Media to Give Her Daughter Nysa a 'Break And Some Space'
India.com Entertainment Desk | April 22, 2019 9:11 AM IST
Celebrity kids are often in the radar and are often clicked by the paparazzi whenever spotted. Latel...
Kajol Tells Media to Give Her Daughter Nysa a 'Break And Some Space'
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2019-04-21T22:11:15+00:00
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Kajol's Birthday Wish For Daughter Nysa Devgn Shows Mother's Warmth is Irreplaceable
India.com Entertainment Desk | April 20, 2019 6:58 PM IST
Star couple Kajol and Ajay Devgn's daughter Nysa Devgn has turned 16-year-old today, on April 20. Ka...
Kajol's Birthday Wish For Daughter Nysa Devgn Shows Mother's Warmth is Irreplaceable
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2019-04-20T07:58:29+00:00
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Ajay Devgn's Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Gets a New Release Date, to Now Hit The Screens on January 10, 2020
India.com Entertainment Desk | March 24, 2019 10:50 AM IST
Actor Ajay Devgn has announced a new release date for his upcoming film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior....
Ajay Devgn's Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Gets a New Release Date, to Now Hit The Screens on January 10, 2020
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2019-03-23T23:50:25+00:00
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Divyanka Tripathi And Husband Vivek Dahiya Recreate Kajol And Shah Rukh Khan's Iconic Song From Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Watch
India.com Entertainment Desk | March 23, 2019 8:52 PM IST
Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya are television's most adorable couple and keep treating their fan...
Divyanka Tripathi And Husband Vivek Dahiya Recreate Kajol And Shah Rukh Khan's Iconic Song From Dilwale Dulh
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2019-03-23T09:52:39+00:00
2019-03-23T09:52:39+00:00
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Ajay Devgn And Kajol Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary, Former Reveals Plans; Watch Video
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 24, 2019 12:47 PM IST
Ajay Devgn and Kajol are one Bollywood couple who has been setting major couple goals since 1999. It...
Ajay Devgn And Kajol Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary, Former Reveals Plans; Watch Video
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2019-02-24T01:47:15+00:00
2019-02-24T01:47:15+00:00
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Total Dhamaal Box Office Collection Day 2: Ajay Devgn Film is Already Near Rs 50 Crore, Expect Some Grand Business
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 24, 2019 12:32 PM IST
Filmmaker Indra Kumar's Total Dhamaal has taken the Box Office by storm. The Ajay Devgn starrer has ...
Total Dhamaal Box Office Collection Day 2: Ajay Devgn Film is Already Near Rs 50 Crore, Expect Some Grand Bus
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2019-02-24T01:32:19+00:00
2019-02-24T01:32:19+00:00
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Ajay Devgn Talks About People Trolling His Daughter Nysa Devgn on Social Media, Says 'I Feel Bad'
India.com Entertainment Desk | February 20, 2019 1:43 PM IST
Star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol are often seen talking about how their kids suffer a lot due to the...
Ajay Devgn Talks About People Trolling His Daughter Nysa Devgn on Social Media, Says 'I Feel Bad'
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2019-02-20T02:43:38+00:00
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Ajay Devgn Speaks on #MeToo, Says 'Industry Has Both Good And Bad People'
India.com Entertainment Desk | January 22, 2019 9:42 PM IST
Star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol agree that #MeToo movement has given voices to many in the country ...
Ajay Devgn Speaks on #MeToo, Says 'Industry Has Both Good And Bad People'
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2019-01-22T10:42:55+00:00
2019-01-22T10:42:55+00:00
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Kajol Talks About Being a 'Star', Her Film Journey And Becoming 'More Beautiful'
India.com Entertainment Desk | January 20, 2019 9:46 PM IST
Actor Kajol says that she has become more 'relevant', and more 'beautiful' as compared to how she wa...
Kajol Talks About Being a 'Star', Her Film Journey And Becoming 'More Beautiful'
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2019-01-20T10:46:49+00:00
2019-01-20T10:46:49+00:00
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Ajay Devgan, Kajol Holidaying With Their Children Nysa,Yug at a Picturesque Location; Shares Picture in an Open Pool
India.com Buzz Desk | December 27, 2018 5:19 PM IST
Ajay Devgan and Kajol are vacationing along with their children Nysa, Yug and other family members a...
Ajay Devgan, Kajol Holidaying With Their Children Nysa,Yug at a Picturesque Location; Shares Picture in an Op
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2018-12-27T06:19:46+00:00
2018-12-27T06:19:46+00:00
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Shah Rukh Khan And Kajol May Feature in The Sequel of Irrfan Khan's Hindi Medium
India.com Entertainment Desk | December 17, 2018 5:42 PM IST
Hindi Medium that featured actors Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar, was released in 2017. Along with recei...
Shah Rukh Khan And Kajol May Feature in The Sequel of Irrfan Khan's Hindi Medium
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2018-12-17T06:42:53+00:00
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Koffee With Karan 6: Kajol And Ajay Devgn Sip Coffee With Karan Johar, See Picture
India.com Entertainment Desk | November 15, 2018 6:14 PM IST
Koffee With Karan Season 6 has started and it is receiving love from the audience. Along with introd...
Koffee With Karan 6: Kajol And Ajay Devgn Sip Coffee With Karan Johar, See Picture
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2018-11-15T07:14:41+00:00
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Shah Rukh Khan on 25 Years of Baazigar: King Khan Recreates The Most Famous Scene From Baazigar, Watch
India.com Entertainment Desk | November 13, 2018 1:29 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Kajol Devgn starrer Baazigar completed 25 years on November 12. Re...
Shah Rukh Khan on 25 Years of Baazigar: King Khan Recreates The Most Famous Scene From Baazigar, Watch
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2018-11-13T02:29:02+00:00
2018-11-13T02:29:02+00:00
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Diwali 2018: Alia Bhatt, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan And Other Bollywood Celebrities Up The Glam Quotient at Shah Rukh Khan's Diwali Bash - See Pictures
India.com Buzz Desk | November 4, 2018 12:01 PM IST
The week full of celebrations and lights is upon us. The festival of Diwali keeps us excited about a...
Diwali 2018: Alia Bhatt, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan And Other Bollywood Celebrities Up The Glam Quotient
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2018-11-04T01:01:23+00:00
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Kajol, Jaya Bachchan And Kiran Rao Take Ethnic Elegance a Notch Higher as They Step Out For Durga Puja
India.com Lifestyle Staff | October 18, 2018 5:10 PM IST
Bollywood celebrities have been visiting various Durga pandals to celebrate the festival of Navratri...
Kajol, Jaya Bachchan And Kiran Rao Take Ethnic Elegance a Notch Higher as They Step Out For Durga Puja
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2018-10-18T06:10:37+00:00
2018-10-18T06:10:37+00:00
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20 Years of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: 6 Best Things Happened at The Grand Event Attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji And Karan Johar
India.com Entertainment Desk | October 17, 2018 1:40 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji are three of the most loved movie stars for every 90s kid in ...
20 Years of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: 6 Best Things Happened at The Grand Event Attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol,
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2018-10-17T02:40:55+00:00
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: Karan Johar Says Shah Rukh Khan's Character Rahul was a Bit of a Fraud
India.com Buzz Desk | October 16, 2018 12:01 PM IST
Karan Johar after making people fall in love with his idea of romance twenty years back in his debut...
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: Karan Johar Says Shah Rukh Khan's Character Rahul was a Bit of a Fraud
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2018-10-16T01:01:03+00:00
2018-10-16T01:01:03+00:00
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Kajol Speaks About Parenting, Says Her Kids Are Smart And Know More About Certain Topics
India.com Entertainment Desk | October 12, 2018 2:32 PM IST
Actress Kajol has always been straightforward when it comes to answering questions on any topic, whe...
Kajol Speaks About Parenting, Says Her Kids Are Smart And Know More About Certain Topics
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2018-10-12T03:32:22+00:00
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