Born | Kajal Aggarwal 19 June 1985 [1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[2] |
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Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Education | B.M.M.[3] |
Alma mater | K.C. College |
Occupation | Model, Actress |
Years active | 2004-present |
Relatives | Nisha Aggarwal (sister) |
Kajal Aggarwal (born 19 June 1985) is an Indian film actress, who appears in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Kajal made her film debut in the 2004Bollywood film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007). She had her first commercial success with Chandamama (2007) and rose to prominence after her performance in Magadheera (2009), which remains her biggest commercial success, and fetched her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress. Following further consecutive successes with Darling (2010),Brindavanam (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011) and Business Man (2012), she established herself as one of the leading actresses in Tollywood She has also acted in Tamil films, Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) being her first notable project, but with Thuppakki and MAATRAN(2012), she emerged as a leading actress in Kollywood as well.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu - Magadheera (2009)
- Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Darling (2010)
- Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu - Mr. Perfect (2011)
- Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut- Singham (2011)
- Nominated, Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut- Singham (2011)
- Other awards/nominations
- Nominated, South Scope Award for Best Telugu Actress- Magadheera (2009)
Early life
Kajal was born in Mumbai to Vinay Agarwal, an entrepreneur, and Suman Agarwal, a confectioner. She is of Punjabi descent. She has a younger sister, Nisha Aggarwal, who is also an actress appearing in Telugu and Tamil films She studied at St. Anne's High School, Colaba, Mumbai and Jai Hind College, Mumbai. She graduated from K.C. College, Mumbai with a degree in Mass Media. She started her modelling career while she was still in college. She was planning on pursuing MBA in Brand Management before deciding to pursue acting.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2004 | Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Diya's friend | Hindi | |
2007 | Lakshmi Kalyanam | Lakshmi | Telugu | |
2007 | Chandamama | Mahalakshmi | Telugu | |
2008 | Pourudu | Samyukhta | Telugu | |
2008 | Pazhani | Deepti | Tamil | |
2008 | Aatadista | Sunnanda | Telugu | |
2008 | Saroja | Pooja | Tamil | Cameo Appearance |
2008 | Bommalattam | Anitha | Tamil | |
2009 | Modhi Vilayadu | Easwari Lakshmiram | Tamil | |
2009 | Magadheera | Yuvarani Mithravindha Devi Indira (Indu) | Telugu | Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
2009 | Ganesh Just Ganesh | Divya | Telugu | |
2009 | Arya 2 | Geethanjali | Telugu | |
2010 | Om Shanti | Meghana | Telugu | |
2010 | Darling | Nandini | Telugu | Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
2010 | Naan Mahaan Alla | Priya Sudharsan | Tamil | |
2010 | Brindaavanam | Bhoomi | Telugu | |
2011 | Mr. Perfect | Priya | Telugu | Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu |
2011 | Veera | Chitti | Telugu | |
2011 | Singham | Kavya Bhosle | Hindi | Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
2011 | Dhada | Rhea | Telugu | |
2012 | Business Man | Chitra | Telugu | |
2012 | Maattrraan | Anjali | Tamil | |
2012 | Thuppakki | Nisha | Tamil | |
2012 | Sarocharu | Sandhya | Telugu | |
2013 | Naayak | Madhu | Telugu | |
2013 | Special Chabbis | Hindi | Releasing on February 8, 2013 | |
2013 | Baadshah | Telugu | Releasing on March 28, 2013 | |
2013 | All in All Azhagu Raja | Tamil | Filming | |
2013 | Yevadu | Telugu | Filming Cameo Appearance | |
2013 | Suryudu Chandrudu | Priya | Telugu | Pre-Production |
2013 | Jilla | Tamil | Pre-Production |
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