Kajal Aggarwal (born 19 June
1984) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu and also in Tamil
films. Through her successful film career, Kajal has become one of the most
popular celebrities in South India. In addition to her acting career, Kajal
participates in stage shows and is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands
and products.
Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Bollywood
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 in Telugu cinema 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), Businessman (2012), Naayak
(2013) and Baadshah (2013) she established herself as one of the leading
actresses in Telugu cinema.
She has also acted in Tamil films, Naan Mahaan
Alla (2010) being her first notable project, but with Maattrraan
(2012) and Thuppakki (2012), her biggest success in south Indian Cinema,
she emerged as a leading actress in Tamil cinema as well. She made a comeback
to Bollywood with Singham (2011) which was a blockbuster. While her next
film Special 26 (2013) was also declared a box-office success.