Overview

• At 16, Kajol’s father, Shomu Mukherji, warned her that “once you put that makeup on, it’s not going to come off,” stressing the lasting commitment of an acting career.
• She admitted she was unsure about signing on to Abbas-Mustan’s Baazigar until her father insisted it was the right project.
• Released in 1993, Baazigar became a major commercial success that established Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan as leading stars and featured Khan’s first antihero role.
• She revealed these insights in a Filmfare interview published July 23–24, 2025, during her media promotion for Sarzameen.
• Her upcoming film, Sarzameen, directed by Kayoze Irani and co-starring Ibrahim Ali Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran, premieres on JioHotstar on July 25, 2025.