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Kajol

Kajol Devgan, nee Mukherjee (born August 5, 1975), popularly known as Kajol, is a megastar Bollywood actress.

Kajol comes from a family with a strong film tradition. Her mother Tanuja and cousins Rani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl act in films. Others who have been in films include her aunt Nutan and grandmother Shobhana Samarth. Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan.

While Kajol held a strong position in Bollywood prior to her marriage to Devgan, her list of flops was quite large. But her vibrant personality and chemistry with several actors, especially with Shah Rukh Khan, kept her on top. In fact, each of her five movies with him (Baazigar, Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham) went on to become super-hits and blockbusters. She has not acted in any films after having daughter, Nysa.

Filmography

  • Bekhudi
  • Baazigar
  • Yeh Dillagi
  • Udhaar Ki Zindagi
  • Taaqat
  • Gundaraj
  • Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
  • Karan Arjun
  • Hulchul
  • Bambai Ka Babu
  • Minsaara Kanavu
  • Ishq
  • Sapnay
  • Hamesha
  • Gupt: The Hidden Truth
  • Pyaar Kiya To Darna
  • Duplicate
  • Dushman
  • Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
  • Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
  • Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
  • Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya
  • Dil Kya Kare
  • Raju Chacha
  • Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
  • Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
  • Special appearance in Kal Ho Naa Ho

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She has not acted in any films after having daughter, Nysa.
. In fact, each of her five movies with him (Baazigar, Karan Arjun, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham) went on to become super-hits and blockbusters.
. But her vibrant personality and chemistry with several actors, especially with Shah Rukh Khan, kept her on top.
. While Kajol held a strong position in Bollywood prior to her marriage to Devgan, her list of flops was quite large. In the 1968 film, Star!, based on her life, Gertrude Lawrence was played by Julie Andrews.

Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan. She died of cervical cancer in New York, New York and was buried in her pink "Shall We Dance?" gown from the second act of The King and I in Lakeview Cemetery, in Upton, Massachusetts. Others who have been in films include her aunt Nutan and grandmother Shobhana Samarth. She won the 1952 Tony Award for Best Actress for her role as Anna Leonowens in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I. Her mother Tanuja and cousins Rani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl act in films. She starred as Liza Elliot in Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin's psychoanalytic musical Lady in the Dark, and was a popular entertainer of the troops in World War II. Kajol comes from a family with a strong film tradition. Noel Coward wrote Private Lives and Tonight at 8:30 (a cycle of nine one-act musicals and plays) for her.

Kajol Devgan, nee Mukherjee (born August 5, 1975), popularly known as Kajol, is a megastar Bollywood actress. In this play she was the first British actress to create a lead role on Broadway. Cole Porter wrote Nymph Errant for her to star in London in 1929. Special appearance in Kal Ho Naa Ho. George and Ira Gershwin wrote Oh, Kay! for her, with the song "Someone to Watch Over Me," which became a standard. Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Her onstage persona inspired composers and writers. Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi. She is also thought to have had lesbian affairs, notably with Daphne Du Maurier.

Raju Chacha. She married Richard Aldrich in 1940. Dil Kya Kare. They divorced in 1927. Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya. She married Francis Gordon-Howley in 1924, and they had a daughter, Pamela. Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain. Her great charisma is attested to by those who saw her onstage, but her films fail to convey her charm.

Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha. She was one of the foremost comediennes of her time, capable of playing both slapstick clowns and elegant ladies. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. She understudied Beatrice Lillie in Andre Charlot's London revues on the 1920s, and became their star when they were brought to Broadway in 1924 and 1926. Dushman. She was born Gertrude Alexandria Dagmar Lawrence-Klasen in London, England, and was a professional performer by the age of ten. Duplicate. She was particularly associated with the light comedy of Noel Coward.

Pyaar Kiya To Darna. Gertrude Lawrence (June 4, 1898 - September 6, 1952) was an actress and musical performer popular in the 1930s-40s, appearing on stage in London and on Broadway, and in several films. Gupt: The Hidden Truth. Gertrude Lawrence's Internet Movie Database page (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492775/). Hamesha. Gertrude Lawrence's Internet Broadway Database page (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=49117). Sapnay. The Glass Menagerie - 1950.

Ishq. Catherine the Great - 1948. Minsaara Kanavu. Brief Encounter - 1945. Bambai Ka Babu. Men Are Not Gods - 1936. Hulchul. Rembrandt - 1936.

Karan Arjun. Mimi - 1935. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. No Funny Business - 1933. Gundaraj. Lord Camber's Ladies - 1932. Taaqat. Aren't We All? - 1932.

Udhaar Ki Zindagi. The Battle of Paris - 1929. Yeh Dillagi. The King and I - 1951. Baazigar. Pygmalion - 1945. Bekhudi. Gratefully Yours - 1942.

Lady in the Dark - 1941. Skylark. Susan and God - 1937. Still Life.

Family Album. Ways and Means. Fumed Oak. Shadow Play.

We Were Dancing. The Astonished Heart. Red Peppers. Hands Across the Sea.

Tonight at 8:30 - 1936

    . Private Lives - 1931. The International Review - 1930. Candle Light - 1929.

    Treasure Girl - 1928. Oh, Kay! - 1926. Charlot Revue - 1925. Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924 - 1924.