Kajal Aggarwal has worked in more than 50 films and has received two South Indian International Movie Awards.
47 Facts About Kajal Aggarwal
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Kajal Aggarwal has played the female lead in the high-profile Tamil projects Naan Mahaan Alla, Maattrraan, Thuppakki, Jilla, Vivegam and Mersal.
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In 2020, a wax figure of Kajal Aggarwal was put on display at Madame Tussauds Singapore, making it the first of an actress from South Indian cinema.
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Kajal Aggarwal was born and raised in a Punjabi Hindu family settled in Bombay.
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Kajal Aggarwal's father Vinay Aggarwal, is an entrepreneur in the textile business and her mother Suman Aggarwal is a confectioner, and Kajal's business manager.
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Kajal Aggarwal studied at St Anne's High School, Fort, Mumbai, and completed her pre-university education at Jai Hind College.
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Kajal Aggarwal pursued her graduation in mass media, with specialisation in marketing and advertising, from Kishinchand Chellaram College.
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Kajal Aggarwal made her debut in Telugu and played her first leading role in 2007 in Teja's Lakshmi Kalyanam, alongside Kalyan Ram; it did not fare well at the box office.
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Kajal Aggarwal had one more Tamil release that year with Venkat Prabhu's comedy-thriller Saroja, in which she did a guest appearance.
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Kajal Aggarwal first starred opposite Vinay Rai in the Tamil film Modhi Vilayadu, which garnered mixed reviews and was a financial failure.
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Kajal Aggarwal then appeared in the high budget Telugu historical drama Magadheera, alongside Ram Charan Teja, which saw her playing double roles for the first time.
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Kajal Aggarwal was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Telugu and nominated for the award for Best Telugu Actress in the South Scope Awards for her performance.
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Aggarwal's first 2010 release was A Karunakaran's romantic comedy Darling, which featured her alongside Prabhas and received a favourable response, becoming a commercial success at the box office, with Kajal receiving her second Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.
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Later that year, Kajal Aggarwal appeared in the Tamil thriller film Naan Mahaan Alla, opposite Karthi, which was based on a real-life incident and opened to positive reviews.
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In 2011, Kajal Aggarwal was paired with Prabhas for the second time in the romantic comedy Mr Perfect, directed by Dasaradh.
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Kajal Aggarwal received her third Filmfare nomination for Best Actress in Telugu for her performance.
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In July that year, Kajal Aggarwal made her Bollywood comeback after seven years with a leading role in the police story Singham, a remake of the same-titled 2010 Tamil film, opposite Ajay Devgn.
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Kajal Aggarwal was nominated for two awards for her performance: the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut and the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut.
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Kajal Aggarwal finished 2011 with the Telugu film Dhada, opposite Naga Chaitanya, which failed at the box office.
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In early 2012, Kajal Aggarwal appeared in the Telugu gangster film Businessman, alongside Mahesh Babu, directed by Puri Jagannadh.
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Kajal Aggarwal made a comeback to Tamil cinema later that year with two high-profile action flicks.
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Kajal Aggarwal later appeared in Srinu Vaitla's Baadshah, opposite Jr.
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Kajal Aggarwal then featured in a cameo appearance in the Telugu action thriller film Yevadu.
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Kajal Aggarwal played an animal lover and on her performance, a critic from The Times of India said: "Despite her limited role, the actress does well".
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Critics rated it as a "regular masala movie" and Rediff noted: "Kajal Aggarwal does have a significant role to play, but their onscreen chemistry just does not work".
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The year 2016 saw Kajal Aggarwal appear in two high-profile Telugu films.
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Critical reaction of the film was mixed to negative, though Kajal Aggarwal's performance was positive.
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Kajal Aggarwal's second Telugu release was Srikanth Addala's family drama Brahmotsavam, opposite Mahesh Babu, which was a major critical and commercial failure.
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Kajal Aggarwal next starred opposite Randeep Hooda in the romantic drama Hindi film Do Lafzon Ki Kahani.
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Kajal Aggarwal then appeared as lead female role in Spy action film, Vivegam, as Yazhini Kumar, a music teacher and loving wife of a spy.
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Kajal Aggarwal then portrayed the supporting role in Atlee's Mersal as a doctor, and featured alongside Vijay for the third time in her career and her performance received positive reviews while the film became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2017.
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In 2018, Kajal Aggarwal had a leading role in the Telugu film MLA.
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Kajal Aggarwal starred in Awe, where she played a troubled woman.
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Kajal Aggarwal then reunited with director Teja for Sita, where she plays the titular character, an arrogant, selfish businesswoman who manipulates people for business improvement and money.
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Kajal Aggarwal has an under production film Indian 2, co-starring Kamal Haasan and Rakul Preet Singh.
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On 6 October 2020, Kajal Aggarwal announced her upcoming marriage to Gautam Kitchlu.
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Kajal Aggarwal made her pregnancy official with an Instagram post, which was confirmed by her husband shortly.
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Kajal Aggarwal gave birth to a boy on 19 April 2022, named Neil.
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Kajal Aggarwal represents Celebrity Cricket League as a brand ambassador.
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In 2013, Kajal Aggarwal was signed by Dabur as the brand ambassador of its hair oil brand Dabur Amla Nelli Hair Oil.
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Kajal Aggarwal endorses Green Trends, a salon brand in India.
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Kajal Aggarwal has featured in television advertisements along with Karthi, endorsing Bru instant coffee.
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Kajal Aggarwal has endorsed mobile brands such as Samsung Mobile, Poorvika Mobiles and has featured in advertisements for the Secunderabad-based The Chennai Shopping Mall.
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Kajal Aggarwal is the brand ambassador for Lux, Pond's, Himalaya Herbal Kajal, Parachute advanced Hair oils.
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Kajal Aggarwal partnered with Aroma Curd and Milk Products and Cherio.
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Kajal Aggarwal partnered with indeed, an employment related search engine.
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Kajal Aggarwal recently became the brand ambassador for edible oils brand, Priya Gold Oils.