Kajol Devgan (born 5 August 1974), known mononymously
as Kajol, is an Indian film actress who predominantly works in Hindi
cinema. She has received six Filmfare Awards from eleven nominations,
and along with her late aunt Nutan, holds the record for most Best
Actress wins at Filmfare, with five. In 2011, the Government of India
awarded her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of
the country.Born to actress Tanuja and film director Shomu Mukherjee,
Kajol made her acting debut with Bekhudi (1992) while still in school.
She quit her studies to pursue acting, and had her first commercial
success with the 1993 thriller Baazigar. She subsequently earned wide
public recognition for playing leading roles in several blockbuster
family dramas, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Kuch Kuch
Hota Hai (1998), and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001). She earned
critical appreciation for playing against type in the 1997 mystery film
Gupt and the 1998 psychological thriller Dushman. Following a sabbatical
from full-time acting in 2001, Kajol returned to film with the 2006
romantic thriller, Fanaa. She continued working infrequently through the
rest of the decade, and earned critical acclaim for her work in U Me
Aur Hum (2008) and My Name Is Khan (2010). She, thus, established
herself as one of India's most successful female actors.