One of the most effervescent actresses to hit the Hindi film screen, Kajol turns 34 today. The daughter of actress Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, Kajol has inherited filmi genes from both sides of her family. If Shobhana Samarth was her maternal grandmother and the legendary actress Nutan her aunt, she had her connection to the Mukherjee clan on the other side. Married to actor Ajay Devgan, Kajol is today a graceful mother to Nyasa and is quite happy about taking a back seat where her career is concerned.

Hindi films have probably never seen the likes of her. From the age of 17 when she started her career with 'Bekhudi', she proved that one need not be anything else but a good actress to endear oneself to the audience. And that is what she proceeded with , to act with passionate abandon and endear herself to millions with her performance in films like 'Baazigar', 'Karan Arjun', 'Dillagi', 'Dilwale Dulhaiya Le Jayenge', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham', 'Fanaa' and 'U Me Aur Hum'. Her next release, 'My Name Is Khan', where she gets together with her friends Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan is much awaited. The audiences have specially connected to Kajol when she has appeared opposite SRK. The two of them share a fantastic screen chemistry and have always brought out the best in each other. She has never been a part of the number game and yet has managed to be an undisputed number one for her audiences and her co stars, especially SRK. The audience just cannot get enough of the duo. It is a chemistry which has endured even after Kajol got married and became a mother, something rare in Hindi film history. She and Ajay make a perfect pair with her being the more flamboyant one, and Ajay being slightly more reticent. Her husband is believed to have gifted her an Audi for her birthday. Like most important occasions in her life, her birthday too will be a private affair with only family around for the celebrations. MovieTalkies.com would like to wish the actress a Very Happy Birthday and hope that she continues to light up the screen with her vibrant screen presence.