Kajol

Biography of Kajol

Kajol one of the most winning actresses of Bollywood, was born to actress Tanuja and producer Somu Mukherjee on 15 Aug 1975. She comes from a filmy family, her grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai have been most important statistics in Bollywood. prominent star of yesteryears, Nutan is her aunt and Rani Mukherjee, another equally successful actress, is her second cousin. Her childhood was overloaded with happiness and stuff wealth. Though she has the girl next door image and is not as enchanting as the others in her field, Kajol is exceptional in her acting. The plasticity of her acting can be seen from the various characters done by this natural actress. She gives more consideration to her acting than the financial success of a film.

Kajol debuted with the flop film 'Bekhudi' (1992), but she made an shock with her second film 'Baazigar' (1993). This was followed by a wonderful performance in the family drama, 'Udhaar Ki Zindagi' (1994) for which she received rave reviews. Her next movie was 'Yeh Dillagi' (1994) where she showed her full range of acting along with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. In 1995, she had a hit 'Karan Arjun', with Shahruk Khan. The same year she paired with Ajay Devgan, in two action thrillers 'Gundaraj' and 'Hulchul'. Her 'Dilwale Dulahaniya Le Jayenge'(1995) with Shah Rukh Khan shot her to the top most location in Bollywood. She won the Film fare Best Actress Award for her performance in this film.

She did not do many films in the year 1996. In 1997, she played a iniquitous role in Rajiv Rai's murder mystery 'Gupt' and became the first woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award. Then she was again paired with Ajay Devgan in Indra Kumar's romantic comedy, 'Ishq' which was a huge profitable hit. But the same year, 'Sapnay', a reconstruct of the Tamil hit 'Minsaara Kanavu' with Arvind Swamy and Prabhu Deva, failed at the box office. The Year 1998 was good for her with three consecutive hits such as 'Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha' with Ajay Devgan, 'Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya' with Salman Khan and 'Dushman' with Sanjay Dutt. But the real blockbuster of the year happened towards the end, with Karan Johar's 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' where her character Anjali played a lighthearted role with her boyish look in the first half and a very different complicated role in the second. Then came movies like 'Dil Kya Kare' (1999), 'Hote Hote Pyar Hogaya' (1999) etc which failed to draw the same response at the box office.

Kajol got married to actor Ajay Devgan on February 24, 1999 and a daughter Nysa was born to them in April 2003. After her marriage she became careful in her roles and joined Ajay Devgan's production company. She was seen in films like 'Raju Chacha' (2000), 'Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi' (2001), Karan Johar's 'Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham' (2001) and 'Kal Ho Na Ho' (2003). She won the third Film Fare award for her dazzling performance in 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham'. After this movie, she stayed away from the film industry for a while. In 2006, she came back enacting the role of a blind Kashmiri girl with Aamir Khan in Kunal Kohli’s 'Fanaa'. Aamir and Kajol showed sparks of brightness and created an unbelievable chemistry between their characters. Attractive Kajol, with her minimalism, girl next door manner and outstanding acting talent has won over the audience and has a steady fan following. She is the brand ambassador of Whirlpool products along with her husband. Her younger sister Tanisha appeared in films like 'Neal 'n' Nikki', 'Barker etc. Kajol's eventful journey from 'Bekhudi' to 'Fanaa', shows the power of her versatility, sheer hard work and dedication towards art behind all of her roles. She doesn't give more importance to publicity or famous person because she believes acting is purely a profession. No wonder then that Kajol is rated as excellent among her invention of leading ladies...