The film was poorly reviewed as was Kajols dual role which was dismissed as a double bore. 113 114 Roshmila Bhattacharya of Screen defended Kajols presence, writing the film thrives on her zest and zing. 115 Both Raju Chacha and Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi were flops at the box office, 116 117 which Kajol professed left her frustated. 118.

She has been described in the media as one of the most successful actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, 2 3 and is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among which she holds the record for most Best Actress awards previously set by her aunt Nutan.

In 2011, she was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country, by the Government of India.

She subsequently quit her studies, and had her first commercial success with Baazigar (1993), opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Following a breakthrough role in the romance Yeh Dillagi (1994), she featured with Khan in several blockbusters, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), both of which gained her wide public recognition and two Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category.

Although her career was further established during this period by financially profitable family dramas, it was her portrayal of a psychopath killer in Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) and an avenger in Dushman (1998) that earned her greater critical appreciation.

Following a successful comeback with the romantic thriller Fanaa (2006), she played leading roles in such films as U Me Aur Hum (2008), We Are Family (2010), My Name Is Khan (2010), and Dilwale (2015).

Her performances in Fanaa and My Name is Khan earned her two more Best Actress awards at Filmfare.

Kajols highest-grossing release came with the period film Tanhaji in 2020.

She has featured as a talent judge for the reality show Rock-N-Roll Family in 2008, and holds a managerial position at Devgn Entertainment and Software Ltd.

Kajol has been married to actor Ajay Devgn, with whom she has two children, since 1999.

Her paternal uncles, Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee, are film producers, 9 while her paternal and maternal grandfathers, Sashadhar Mukherjee and Kumarsen Samarth, respectively, were filmmakers.

Kajols cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors; whereas Ayan Mukerji is a director.

She added that she was very stubborn and impulsive from a very young age.

Her parents separated when she was young; but Tanuja said that Kajol was not affected by the split as we never argued in front of her.

Kajol was looked after by her maternal grandmother, who never let me feel that my mother was away and working.

According to Kajol, her mother inculcated a sense of independence in her at a very young age.

Growing up between two separate cultures, she inherited her Maharashtrian pragmatism from her mother and her Bengali temperament from her father.

Apart from her studies, she participated in extra-curricular activities, such as dancing.

It was in school that she began to form an active interest in reading fiction, as it helped her through the bad moments in her life.

In the early 1990s, Tanuja tried to direct a film to launched her as an actress.

However, the project was shelved after a few days of shooting.

At the age of sixteen, Kajol began work on Rahul Rawail s Bekhudi, which according to her was a big dose of luck; 17 she was cast by him when she visit the studio of photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha, who also wrote the films screenplay.

She was initially intended to return to school after shooting for the film during her two-months summer vacation, but she eventually dropped out to pursue a full-time career in filmthough she later regretted the decision.

Consequently, seeking relief, she made a deliberate decision to sign up lighter films in which she would have roles of minimal importance and no intense dramatic efforts, including Hulchul, Gundaraj, and Karan Arjun all released a year later.

She subsequently gained wider public recognition for her role in Yeh Dillagi, a romantic drama produced by Yash Raj Films.

Based on the 1953 American play Sabrina Fair, the film narrates the story of a chauffeurs daughter who becomes a model and catches the interest of two brothers, the sons of her fathers employers ( Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan ).

The success of Yeh Dillagi proved to be a breakthrough for Kajol, 6 and her performance fetched her a first Best Actress nomination at the annual Filmfare Awards.

The Indian Express noted her for having delivered a believable performance as the ambitious and headstrong girl who transforms herself from the chauffeurs daughter to a top model.

A column published by Screen concluded that Yeh Dillagi changed her screen persona from the girl-next-door to a beauty extraordinaire.

In an interview to Forbes, she called Khan one of my favourite co-stars.

Not to mention the on-screen chemistry that has become the stuff of legend.

Vikram Bhatt s Bambai Ka Babu opposite Saif Ali Khan and Atul Agnihotri.

The film was a financial disaster, leading NDTV to conclude a cold year for Kajol.

Hers is perhaps one of the most expressive faces of the present.

While the original version was embraced by audiences, the Hindi-dubbed version of the film (titled Sapnay ) was commercially failed.

Upon release, the film emerged as a commercial success, 62 with critical praise directed to the performances of the four leads.

Bubbly and spontaneous as ever, hers is a perfectly balanced performance, rescuing even the loudest scenes from going over the top.

The story follows their renewed encounter years later when he is widowed and she has transformed her appearance and is already engaged to marry someone else.

Nikhat Kazmi wrote that Kajol is almost mesmeric in the part, and Khalid Mohamed of Bombay Talkies believed the film belongs to Kajol.

She eventually won her second Best Actress award at the 44th Filmfare Awards ceremony and first Zee Cine Award for Best Actor Female for her performance.

Filmfare included Kajols work in both Dushman and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in their listing of Indian cinemas 80 Most Iconic performances.

In a year-end column, The Tribune s Madhur Mittal reported that Kajol had emerged as the consummate heroine with her excellent emoting and sensational screen presence in each portrayal.

Because I felt it had nothing for me to do.

Upon release, the film met with largely negative reviews.

Deccan Herald noted her for having played the passive lover with finesse.

Commercially too, the film failed to do well and Kajol attributed it to her role.

The film gave her an experience with the stereotypical, sacrificing woman role.

Kajol received another Best Actress Filmfare nomination for her portrayal of Megha, an assistant of Anil Kapoor s character.

The film met with wide media coverage for being one of the few woman-centered films to attract viewers in Indian cinemas.

A reviewer for Hindustan Times noted her chemistry with Jackie Shroff but wrote off the film.

The film was poorly reviewed as was Kajols dual role which was dismissed as a double bore.

Roshmila Bhattacharya of Screen defended Kajols presence, writing the film thrives on her zest and zing.

Both Raju Chacha and Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi were flops at the box office, 116 117 which Kajol professed left her frustated.

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