Kajol is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Hindi films and has also acted in 2 Tamil films. She made her screen debut in the 1992 film Bekhudi . [1] She was noted for her performance and went on to sign the 1993 commercially successful thriller Baazigar opposite Shah Rukh Khan. [2] [3] She starred in the 1994 film Udhaar Ki Zindagi , which earned her critical acclaim. [4] This was followed by a role in Yeh Dillagi alongside Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. Kajol featured in five films in 1995. She appeared briefly in the thriller Karan Arjun , and played Simran, an NRI in Aditya Chopra’s romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , [5] [6] both of which ranked among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of the year, [7] and the success of the latter established her career in Bollywood. [8] As of 2021, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is the longest-running Indian film. [lower-alpha 1] Also in 1995, she appeared in the box-office flops Hulchul and Gundaraj . [7] [11] Her only screen appearance of 1996 was in Bambai Ka Babu , a financial failure. [12]
In 1997, Kajol featured in the film Minsara Kanavu , her first Tamil feature. [13] She played an obsessive lover in the mystery film Gupt (1997), and became the first woman to win the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. [14] [15] Later in 1997, she featured as a poor girl in the romantic film Ishq , [16] a box-office hit. [17] In 1998, she played the leading lady in three romantic comedies, which were among the top-grossing Bollywood productions of the year — Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya , Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha , and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai . [18] Also in 1998, she played dual roles in the drama Dushman . The following year, she played the secret lover of Ajay Devgn's character in Dil Kya Kare and starred in the commercially successful film Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain opposite Anil Kapoor. [19] [20] Following this, she starred in the films Raju Chacha (2000) and Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001), both of which performed poorly at the box-office. [12]
Kajol played opposite Khan in Karan Johar's ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film in overseas to that point. [21] [22] After a five-year absence from film, Kajol played a blind Kashmiri girl in the romantic thriller Fanaa (2006) opposite Aamir Khan. [23] The film, which was based on terrorism, was a commercial success. [24] [25] Two years later, she featured as a talent judge for the television dance and singing reality show Rock-N-Roll Family . Later that year, she was paired with her husband Ajay Devgn in the romantic comedy U Me Aur Hum (2008). In the film, Kajol played an Alzheimer's patient. [26] In 2010, she reunited with Khan and Johar in the drama My Name Is Khan , in which she played an Indian-American Hindu married to a Muslim man. [27] For the film, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for a record tying fifth time. [lower-alpha 2] Her next appearance of the year was in the family drama We Are Family , an adaption of the 1998 Hollywood film Stepmom . [29]
In 2015, after five years, she made her comeback with Rohit Shetty's Dilwale , one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. [30] In 2017, she was seen in Soundarya Rajnikanth's film Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 , which was a profitable venture. She played a single mother who gives up her career as an aspiring singer in Pradeep Sarkar's family drama, Helicopter Eela, which didn't do well. After an absence in 2019, she starred in Tanhaji (2020), which was a major critical and commercial success. [31] [32] In 2021, she was praised for her portrayal of a woman with a traumatic childhood in the Netflix family drama Tribhanga . [33] [34]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title [lower-alpha 3] | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Bekhudi | Radhika | [35] | |
1993 | Baazigar | Priya Chopra | [36] | |
1994 | Yeh Dillagi | Sapna | [37] | |
Udhaar Ki Zindagi | Sita | [38] [39] | ||
1995 | Karan Arjun | Sonia Saxena | [40] | |
Taaqat | Kavita | [41] | ||
Hulchul | Sharmili Sinha | [42] | ||
Gundaraj | Ritu | [43] | ||
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Simran Singh | [6] | ||
1996 | Bambai Ka Babu | Neha | [44] | |
1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Priya | Tamil film | [45] |
Gupt | Isha Diwan | [14] | ||
Hameshaa | Rani Sharma/ Reshma [lower-alpha 4] | [49] | ||
Ishq | Kajal Jindal | [50] | ||
1998 | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | Muskaan Thakur | [51] | |
Duplicate | Simran Singh | Cameo | [52] | |
Dushman | Naina/Sonia Sehgal [lower-alpha 4] | [53] [39] | ||
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha | Sanjana Patel | [54] [39] | ||
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Anjali Sharma | [28] | ||
1999 | Dil Kya Kare | Nandita Rai | [55] | |
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain | Megha Verma | [56] [39] | ||
Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya | Pinky | [57] | ||
2000 | Raju Chacha | Sanjana Bakshi/ Anna | [58] | |
2001 | Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi | Sweety/Tina Khanna [lower-alpha 4] | [59] | |
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | Anjali Sharma Raichand | [28] | ||
2003 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Herself | Cameo in song "Maahi Ve" | [60] |
2006 | Fanaa | Zooni Ali Beg | Also playback singer for song "Mere Haath Mein" | [28] [61] |
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Herself | Cameo in song "Rock N Roll Soniye" | [62] | |
2007 | Om Shanti Om | Herself | Cameo in song "Deewangi Deewangi" | [63] |
2008 | U Me Aur Hum | Piya Mehra | [39] [64] | |
Haal-e-dil | Herself | Cameo in song "Oye Hoye" | [65] | |
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Nargis | Cameo in song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte" | [66] | |
2010 | My Name Is Khan | Mandira Rathod Khan | [28] | |
We Are Family | Maya | [67] | ||
Toonpur Ka Superhero | Priya Verma Kumar | Animated film | [68] | |
2012 | Student of the Year | Herself | Cameo in song "Disco Deewane" | [69] |
2015 | Dilwale | Meera Malik | [70] [71] | |
2017 | Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 | Vasundhara Parameshwar | Tamil film | [72] |
2018 | Helicopter Eela | Eela Raiturkar | [73] | |
Zero | Herself | Cameo | [74] | |
2020 | Savitri Bai | [31] | ||
Devi | Jyoti | Short film | [75] | |
2021 | Tribhanga | Anuradha Apte | [76] [77] | |
2022 | Salaam Venky | Kolavennu Sujata Krishnan | [78] | |
2023 | Lust Stories 2 | Devyani Singh | Segment: "Tilchatta" | [79] |
2024 | Sarzameen † | TBA | Completed | [80] |
Do Patti † | TBA | [81] | ||
Maa † | TBA | [82] | ||
2025 | Maharagni- Queen of Queens † | Maya | Filming | [83] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | Rock-N-Roll Family | Judge | [84] |
2023 | The Trial | Noyonika Sengupta |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also known by the initialism DDLJ, is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra in his directorial debut and produced by his father Yash Chopra. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as Raj and Simran, two young non-resident Indians, who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simran's family so the couple can marry, but Simran's father has long since promised her hand to his friend's son. The film was shot in India, London, and Switzerland, from September 1994 to August 1995.
Kajol Devgan, known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, such as six Filmfare Awards, which include a record-tying five Best Actress wins. In 2011, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Karan Johar and produced by his father Yash Johar under Dharma Productions. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Rani Mukherji, along with Salman Khan and Sana Saeed in supporting roles. The plot combines two love triangles set years apart. The first half covers friends on a college campus, while the second tells the story of a widower's young daughter who tries to reunite her dad with his old best friend.
Vishal Veeru Devgan, known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director, and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. A leading actor of Hindi cinema, Devgn has appeared in over 100 films and has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. In 2016, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour.
Karan Arjun is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action masala film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Raakhee Gulzar, Mamta Kulkarni and Kajol in lead roles. Amrish Puri portrays the main antagonist, while Johnny Lever, Arjun, Jack Gaud, Ranjeet and Aasif Sheikh appear in supporting roles. The film revolves around the story of the two titular brothers who seek revenge from their greedy uncle for murdering their father but are killed by him and are reincarnated to complete the revenge.
The Mukherjee-Samarth family is a Hindu Bengali-Marathi family that has been involved in the Hindi film industry since the 1930s, Shobhana Samarth having first acted in a film in 1935. The Mukherjee family was connected to the Samarth family by Tanuja's marriage to Shomu Mukherjee in 1973.
Rohit Shetty is an Indian film director, stuntman, writer, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. His movies often mix the genres of action comedy and masala films.
Sonakshi Sinha is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series. The daughter of actors and politicians Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha, she has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2017, and in 2019. She is the recipient of several accolades, including one Filmfare Award and two Zee Cine Awards.
U Me Aur Hum is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film co-written, directed, and produced by Ajay Devgn. The film tells the story of Ajay (Devgn), who meets barmaid Piya (Kajol) on a cruise with his friends. They fall in love and marry; a few months later, Piya is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Ajay Devgn is an Indian actor, director and producer who works in Hindi films. He debuted as an actor in Phool Aur Kaante (1991), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Devgn then played a kickboxer in the martial arts film Jigar (1992) and a blind in Vijaypath (1994) and starred in Suhaag (1994), Dilwale (1994), Diljale (1996), Jaan (1996), Ishq (1997), Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998), and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). He garnered Filmfare Best Actor nominations for Naajayaz and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and also won his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Zakhm (1998). In 2000, Devgn started Ajay Devgn FFilms, producing and headlining the commercially unsuccessful Raju Chacha. He received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nomination for enacting a dacoit in the ensemble film Lajja (2001).
Shah Rukh Khan is an Indian actor, producer and television personality who works in Hindi films. He began his acting career by playing a soldier in the Doordarshan series Fauji (1988), a role that garnered him recognition and led to starring roles in more television shows. He soon started receiving film offers and had his first release with the romantic drama Deewana (1992), in which he played a supporting part. Khan subsequently played villainous roles in the 1993 thrillers Baazigar and Darr, box office successes that established his career in Bollywood. In 1995, Khan starred opposite Kajol in Aditya Chopra's romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that became the longest running Indian film of all time. He continued to establish a reputation in romantic roles by playing opposite Madhuri Dixit in Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Kajol in the Karan Johar-directed Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001).
Devgn Films, formerly known as Ajay Devgn FFilms, is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Ajay Devgn and his father Veeru Devgn in 1999. Based in Mumbai, it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films.
Dilwale (transl. Big-hearted) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language rom-com action film directed by Rohit Shetty, who co-produced the film with Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment and Rohit Shetty Entertainments. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon, alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Mukesh Tiwari, Varun Sharma, Boman Irani, Vinod Khanna, Kabir Bedi and Johnny Lever. The film marks the final appearance of Vinod Khanna, before his death on 27 April 2017.
Shivaay is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Ajay Devgn under his banner Ajay Devgn Films from a story written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film stars Ajay Devgn in the title role along with debutante actresses Sayyeshaa, Abigail Eames and Erika Kaar in lead roles. Mithoon composed the film's score and soundtrack. British band The Vamps and composer Jasleen Royal also contributed to the music.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language epic historical action film, co-written and directed by Om Raut and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Ajay Devgn under T-Series Films and Ajay Devgn FFilms. Tracing the life of Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare, it stars Ajay Devgn as the eponymous lead, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. It also features Neha Sharma, Sharad Kelkar and Luke Kenny in supporting roles. Set in the 17th century, it revolves around Tanaji's attempts to recapture the Kondhana fortress once it passes on to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb who transfers its control to his trusted guard Udaybhan Singh Rathore.
Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy is a 2021 Indian trilingual family drama film written and directed by Renuka Shahane. It was co-produced by Ajay Devgn, Deepak Dhar, and Siddharth P. Malhotra under their production companies Ajay Devgn FFilms, Banijay Asia, and Alchemy Productions, respectively, in association with Parag Desai, Rishi Negi, and Sapna Malhotra. The film stars Kajol, Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar, and revolves around a dysfunctional family of three women and their unconventional life choices.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a 2002 Indian book written by the journalist and film critic Anupama Chopra. It details the production of and analysing the plot and well commercial performance of Aditya Chopra's 1995 romantic drama of the same name, the longest-running film in Indian cinema history.
Indian actor Ranveer Singh made his acting debut with Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat, opposite Anushka Sharma. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance. He then appeared opposite Sharma again the company's Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2010). In 2013, Singh received critical acclaim for playing a melancholic thief in Lootera, and emerged a star with in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, alongside Deepika Padukone.