Kajol
Birthday: 1974-08-05 | Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaKajol (born August 5, 1974) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. Born into the Mukherjee-Samarth film family, she made her acting debut in the romance *Bekhudi* (1992) and had her first commercial breakthrough with the thriller *Baazigar* (1993). She subsequently established herself as a leading actress with roles in *Yeh Dillagi* (1994), *Karan Arjun* (1995), *Ishq* (1997), and *Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha* (1998). Her performance as an antagonist in *Gupt: The Hidden Truth* (1997) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Villain. Over her career, Kajol received five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for her performances in the romantic drama *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), the romance *Kuch Kuch Hota Hai* (1998), the family drama *Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...* (2001), the romantic thriller *Fanaa* (2006), and the drama *My Name Is Khan* (2010). In 2011, the Government of India honored her with the Padma Shri. Her later feature releases included *Dilwale* (2015), *Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior* (2020), and *Salaam Venky* (2022). Kajol expanded into streaming television and production with the family drama *Tribhanga* (2021) and the legal drama series *The Trial* (2023). She subsequently starred in the mystery thriller *Do Patti* (2024), the mythological horror film *Maa* (2025), and the action thriller *Sarzameen* (2025), while also co-hosting and executive producing the unscripted series *Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle* (2025).
Known For
Acting
Role
as Ambika
as Meher
as Vidya Jyothi (VJ)
as Devyani Singh
as Noyonika Sengupta
as Self
as Sujata
as Anuradha Apte
as Jyoti
as Savitribai Malusare
as Eela Raiturkar
as Vasundhara
as Meera Malik
as Raju
as Mandira Rathod Khan
as Maya
as Priya Kumar
as Piya
as Special Appearance in "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" Song
as Piano dancer (uncredited--special appearance)
as Anjali Sharma Raichand
as Tina Khanna / Sweety Khanna
as Anna
as Megha
as Nandita Rai
as Pinky
as Anjali Sharma
as Muskaan Thakur
as Sanjana
