Kajol

Kajol was born in Mumbai of Bengali-Marathi descent, and belongs to a family tree with a long respectable history in the Indian cinema. Her mother Tanuja is a renowned actress, whilst her late father Shomu Mukherjee was a film producer.




Her late maternal aunt, Nutan is the record holder for the most (five times) Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Late maternal grandmother Shobhna Samarth and great grandmother Rattan Bai had both been influential figures in the early stages of Hindi cinema. Her paternal uncles are film producers; Joy Mukherjee and Deb Mukherjee. Kajol’s paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi, Kajol’s paternal grandmother, was the sister of three famous film personalities, Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Kajol’s cousins Rani Mukerji, Sharbani Mukherjee and Mohnish Behl are also Bollywood actors whereas her cousin Ayan Mukerji is a director. Kajol’s younger sister Tanisha Mukherjee is also an actress. Kajol married Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan on 24 February 1999. On 20 April 2003, she gave birth to a daughter named Nysa. On 10 April 2008, Kajol’s father died after suffering from a cardiac arrest (heart attack). His funeral was held the same day and was attended by other Bollywood personalities.