Kajol

Kajol born August 5 1974 is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema Born into the MukherjeeSamarth 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 cohosting and executive producing the unscripted series Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle 2025