Kajol

Kajol
Kajol at the Kelvinator Stree Shakti Women Awards 2014
Born	Kajol Mukherjee (1974-08-05) 5 August 1974 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1992–2001, 2006–2010
Height	1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse	Ajay Devgan (m.1999–present)
Children	2
Parents	Shomu Mukherjee Tanuja

Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee) (born 5 August 1974), better known as Kajol is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She has also appeared in two Tamil films. She has received six Filmfare Awards. In 2011, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.

Early life

Kajol is half Maharashtrian and half Bengali. She was born to actress Tanuja and film director and producer, Shomu Mukherjee. Her younger sister, Tanisha Mukherjee is also an actress. Her cousins, Rani Mukherjee, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors.

Career

She started her career at the age of seventeen. She started in her first movie in 1992 with the movie Bekhudi which failed to do well at the box office although this didn't affect her career. A year later in 1993, she starred in Baazigar which was a box office hit. Since then, she has done many commercially successful movies which include Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Karan Arjun, Ishq, Gupt, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Fanaa, My Name Is Khan, and Dilwale.

Personal life

She is married to fellow actor, Ajay Devgn. They have a daughter and a son.

Awards

Filmfare Awards

• 2010 Best Actress - My Name Is Khan
• 2006 Best Actress - Fanaa
• 2001 Best Actress - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
• 1998 Best Actress - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
• 1997 Best Villain/Villainess - Gupt
• 1995 Best Actress - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Screen Weekly Awards

• 2002 Best Actress - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
• 1999 Best Actress - Dushman

Padma Shri Award

• 2011 Padma Shri by the Government of India