Kajal Aggarwal

Kajal A Kitchlu (née Aggarwal; born 19 June 1985), known professionally as Kajal Aggarwal, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Aggarwal is considered as one of the highest paid actresses of South Indian cinema. She is a recipient of three SIIMA Awards along with four Filmfare Awards South nominations.

Aggarwal made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2004 Hindi film ''Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...'' and had her first Telugu film release in ''Lakshmi Kalyanam'' (2007). In the same year, she gained wider recognition for her role in ''Chandamama''. The 2009 fantasy film ''Magadheera'', one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time, marked a turning point in her career and earned her critical acclaim.

Her other notable Telugu films include ''Darling'' (2010), ''Brindavanam'' (2010), ''Mr. Perfect'' (2011), ''Businessman'' (2012), ''Naayak'' (2013), ''Baadshah'' (2013), ''Govindudu Andarivadele'' (2014), ''Temper'' (2015), ''Khaidi No. 150'' (2017), ''Nene Raju Nene Mantri'' (2017), ''Awe'' (2018) and ''Bhagavanth Kesari'' (2023). She has also played the female lead in high-profile Tamil projects such as ''Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010), ''Maattrraan'' (2012), ''Thuppakki'' (2012), ''Jilla'' (2014), ''Vivegam'' (2017), ''Mersal'' (2017) and ''Comali'' (2019). Her most successful Hindi films include the action film ''Singham'' (2011) and the thriller ''Special 26'' (2013).

In 2020, a wax figure of Aggarwal was put on display at Madame Tussauds Singapore, making it the first of an actress from South Indian cinema. Provided by Wikipedia