 However , her biggest success that year was her final release , Karan Johar 's directorial debut , the romance Kuch Kuch Hota Hai . Co @-@ starring Shah Rukh Khan , her cousin Rani Mukerji and Salman Khan , the film emerged as an all @-@ time blockbuster in both India and overseas with a worldwide gross of ₹ 1 billion ( US $ 15 million ) . Kajol played Anjali Sharma , an unattractive fun @-@ loving tomboy , who later transforms into a feminine and beautiful girl , and is secretly in love with her best friend , played by Shah Rukh Khan . A review carried by The Times of India wrote , " Kajol is almost mesmeric as Anjali , the firebrand youngster who doesn 't know whether she should settle for best girl or basketball buddy . [ ... ] Kajol with her baggy apparel , her bouncy bob cut and her boyish banter is absolutely riveting . " She eventually won her second Best Actress award at the 44th Filmfare Awards ceremony and first Zee Cine Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film . Filmfare included Kajol 's work in both Dushman and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in their listing of Indian cinema 's " 80 Most Iconic performances " . 
