 Kajol began dating fellow actor , Ajay Devgn , in 1994 , while filming for Gundaraj . Members of the media , however , labelled them as an " unlikely pair " due to their contrasting personalities . Devgn explained their relationship by saying , " We never resorted to the usual ' I Love you ' routine . A proposal never happened . We grew with each other . Marriage was never discussed , but it was always imminent " . They subsequently got married on 24 February 1999 in a traditional Maharashtrian style ceremony at the Devgan house . The wedding was subject to wide media scrutiny , as certain members of the media criticised Kajol 's decision to settle down at the " peak of her career " . Kajol , however , maintained that she would not quit films , but would cut down on the amount of work that she did . 
