Today is the birthday of famous Hindi film actress Kajol Devgan. She is one of the most successful actresses in the history of Bollywood. Although Kajol’s parents were associated with the film world, Kajol has made her own identity in Hindi cinema on her talent. She has won 6 Filmfare Awards. Apart from this, she has also won many other awards. In 2011, she awarded the country’s fourth-highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri.
Personal Details
Kajol was born on 5 August 1975 in Bombay city of Maharashtra. Kajol’s father’s name was Shomu Mukherjee who was a director, writer, and producer. His mother’s name is Tanuja. Tanuja is also a well-known actress of her time who has won many awards. Kajol’s sister’s name is Tanisha Mukherjee. Tanisha is also an actress like Kajol and her mother Tanuja. From Kajol’s maternal grandparents, aunts, to great-grandmothers, uncles, cousins, all are associated with the film world. Perhaps this is the reason why Kajol grew up watching the world of films since childhood.
Kajol had her early education at St. Joseph’s Convent School, Panchgani, a boarding school. Apart from studies, she became interested in extra-curricular activities. She also learned the dance. Her parents separated when she was young. After that Kajol grew up in her maternal grandparents’ house. Kajol’s maternal grandmother loved her very much. She never let Kajol feel that her mother has gone out. Accordingly, growing up between two different cultures, Kajol inherited “Maharashtrian practicality” from her mother and “Bengali flair” from her father.
Kajol’s First Film
In the early 1990s, Tanuja tried to direct a film to launch her as an actress. Then Kajol would have been around 15 years old. Rahul Rawail was then thinking of making a film named Bekhudi. When Kajol went to the photographer’s studio, she met Gautam Rajadhyaksha. He wrote the script of Bekhudi. Gautam Ji cast Kajol the same. When Kajol started shooting for the film, her school was on summer vacation for two months. Then, Kajol thought that after the shooting of this film, she would join the school. But she chose films as his career. Because of this, his studies were left in the middle. Then, she regrets that decision.
She has said in a newspaper that “when I started working, I realized the importance of education. I realized what I should have done. I think it was my fault.” Bekhudi was released in 1992. Kajol’s mother Tanuja also starred in that film. Kajol did the role of a heroine in which she named the role Radhika. This film of his was a bad flop at the box office. But Kajol received a positive response for her performance in this film.
Next movies done by Kajol
The very next year i.e. in 1993, Kajol was selected for another film. That was Abbas-Mustan’s thriller film ‘Baazigar’. In that film, Kajol worked with actors like Shahrukh Khan and Shilpa Shetty. Kajol’s character in the film was named Priya Chopra, who falls in love with her own sister’s killer and remains unaware of this. It proved to be the fourth highest-grossing film of the year with film revenue. Then, in 1994, Kajol acted in the film Udhar Ki Zindagi, produced by Rajesh Mishra, SS Mishra, and directed by KV Raju, under the Ashta Murti Film Combination banner. In that film, she starred as the granddaughter of the characters played by Jeetendra and Mausami Chatterjee. Although the film did not do well at the box office and failed, Kajol named Best Actress (Hindi) by the Bengal Film Journalists Association.
In 1953, Kajol acted in the film Yeh Dillagi. The film was a romantic drama produced by Yash Raj Films. In this film, she played the role of a driver’s daughter. Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan are also in the lead roles in this film with him. Kajol received wide public recognition for her role in this film. Then, her performance earned her a Best Actress nomination for the first time at an annual Filmfare Awards. Then, after this Kajol’s series of films started. In 1995, she had 2 films, Karan Arjun and Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge. Karan Arjun film came out that year as the second highest-grossing film of the year in India.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge debuted in October and emerged as the most popular film of the year and one of the most successful films of all time in India. This film has been liked by the audience so much that even today people like to watch it a lot. It has become the longest-running Indian film of all time, crossing 1000 weeks of screening in Mumbai and the rest of the country by 2014. Additionally, the film, which is the most popular among the audience, has won ten Filmfare Awards. Also, one of these ten awards includes the first Best Actress award for Kajol. After that Kajol did many films including Ishq, Gupt, Pyar Kiya to Darna kya, Pyar to hona hi tha, Kuch Kuch Hota hai, Duplicate, Dushman, etc
Marriage of Kajol And Ajay Devgan
In 1995, author Anees Bazmee’s first directorial venture was Hulchul. Kajol and Ajay Devgan worked together for the first time in this film. The friendship between the two flourished on the set of the same film. Then, slowly they started dating each other and friendship turned into love. Ajay and Kajol decided to get married after living together for 4 years. The interesting thing here is that both of them did not propose to each other till the time of marriage. And thus they got married on 24 February 1999 and became each other forever.
Only after seven months of marriage i.e. on 24 September 1999, Kajol and Ajay’s film ‘Dil Kya Kare‘ was released. Apart from Kajol, Mahima Chaudhary also played the role of an actress. In the year 2000, Kajol and Ajay’s second film came, named Raju Chacha. Ajay Devgan and Kajol were also in the role of lovers in this film. After that Kajol took a break from films. It is said that Kajol did this to take forward her family.
Nyas Devgan and Yuv are Kajol-Ajay’s children. After that Kajal and Ajay Devgn appeared together in U Me and Hum, Tunpur Ka Superhero, and Tanaji.
Movie names that Kajol acted in
- 2021 Tribhanga
- 2020 Tanaji
- 2018 Helicopter eela
- 2015Dilwale
- 2012Student of the Year (special appearance)
- 2010Toonpur Ka Super Hero
- 2010 we Are Family
- 2010My Name is Khan
- 2008 Hal-e-Dil
- 2008 You Mee and hum
- 2007 Om Shanti Om (special appearance)
- 2006 kabhi alvida na kehna( special appearance)
- 2006 Fana
- 2003 kal ho na ho (special appearance)
- 2001 kuch khatti kuch mitti
- 2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
- 2000 Raju Chacha
- 1999 Hote Hote pyar ho gya
- Hum aapke dil me rahte hain in 1999
- 1999 Dil Kya Kare
- 1998 dushman
- Duplicate in 1998
- 1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
- 1998 Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
- Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya in 1998
- 1997 Gupt
- 1997 Ishq
- 1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
- 1995 Karan Arjun
- Gundaraj in 1995
- 1995 Hulchul
- 1994 Yeh Dillagi
- 1994 Udhar ki jindgi
- 1993 Baazigar
- 1992 Bekhudi
Kajol has won more than 40 awards for the strength of her talent. Those awards also include three awards from International to Bharat Samman.
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