Bahu | Kajol

Kajol comes from a family with a long history in Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja was an actress; Her father is Shomu Mukherjee; her cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also part of the industry. Her aunt Nutan, grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai have all been influential figures in the Bollywood film industry. Her younger sister Tanisha recently started a film career. Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan. Her uncles are Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee. (See Mukherjee-Samarth family) Kajol's paternal grandfather Sashadhar Mukherjee was a legendary film director and producer who had left a great achievement in the Bombay film industry and was regarded as a stalwart. His wife Satirani Devi, Kajol's grandmother was the sister of three great film personality Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Kajol is of Bengali descent. She left school and started her career at the age of sixteen. Her debut film was Bekhudi in 1992. Kajol has appeared in many movies, not all of them have been hits; however, she has appeared in some of Bollywood's biggest hits: (Baazigar, Ishq, Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham) and Fanaa (film). She became the first woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award, for her performance in Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997). She retired briefly from film-making after the birth of her daughter Nysa. However, she made a comeback with the film Fanaa which released in May 2006. She has also appeared on the famous TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati (the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?) hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. She was paired with her husband Ajay Devgan. They won 1 crore (10 million) rupees and donated them to a cancer hospital in Chennai.