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===2012–sekarang: Rintangan dan seterusnya===
[[File:Kajol promotes her film VIP2 in Delhi.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Kajol mempromosikan ''[[Velaiilla Pattadhari 2]]'' pada 2017. Film tersebut adalah film Tamil pertamanya semenjak ''[[Minsara Kanavu]]'' (1997)]]
Kajol memiliki tiga proyek luar akting dari 2012–2014; mengisi suara untuk film ber[[bahasa Telugu]] ''[[Eega]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-and-kajols-voice-over-in-makkhi/ |title=Ajay and Kajol’s voice-over in Makkhi |date=3 Oktober 2012 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |access-date=16 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511235150/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-and-kajols-voice-over-in-makkhi/ |archive-date=11 Mei 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> membuat sebuah dokumenter tentang perlindungan anak-anak perempuan,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joshi|first=Sonali|date=20 Mei 2012|title=Kajol-Ajay Devgn in film on protection of girl child|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kajol-ajay-devgn-in-film-on-protection-of-girl-child-102749-2012-05-20|work=India Today|location=Mumbai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628200904/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kajol-ajay-devgn-in-film-on-protection-of-girl-child-102749-2012-05-20|archive-date=28 Juni 2020|access-date=5 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan merilis sebuah film pendek terkait pendidikan dan literasi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bollywood Hungama News Network|date=19 April 2012|title=Check Out: Kajol shoots for a short film with school kids|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3292|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018215728/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3292|archive-date=18 Oktober 2015|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Dilwale (film 2015)|Dilwale]]'' dirilis setahun berikutnya, dan ''[[Mint (surat kabar)|Mint]]'' menggambarkannya sebagai "film paling membosankan tahun ini".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vasudev|first=Shefalee|date=4 Februari 2016|title=A new style resume|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rHsVfRQcF8RONFyiHFnkLJ/A-new-style-resume.html|work=Mint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106003952/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/rHsVfRQcF8RONFyiHFnkLJ/A-new-style-resume.html|archive-date=6 Januari 2016|access-date=28 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Kajol dibayar sebesar {{INR}}50 juta untuk memerankan Meera Dev Malik, putri mafia yang jatuh cinta dengan seorang pria dari keluarga saingannya.<ref name="Dilwale" /> Terlepas dari kesuksesan keuangannya (berkeuntungan {{INR}}1,9 miliar),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2015&pageId=5 |title=Top India Total Grossers 2015 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=28 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702173634/https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2015&pageId=5 |archive-date=2 Juli 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> film tersebut ditanggapi secara negatif oleh kritikus dan memenangkan Penghargaan Kela Emas untuk Film Terburuk.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=2 April 2016|title=Golden Kela Awards 2016: Dilwale named worst film, Sonam Kapoor named worst actress|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-golden-kela-awards-2016-dilwale-named-worst-film-sonam-kapoor-named-worst-actress-2197383|work=Daily News and Analysis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030638/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-golden-kela-awards-2016-dilwale-named-worst-film-sonam-kapoor-named-worst-actress-2197383|archive-date=16 Juni 2018|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] menganggap Kajol tampil lebih efektif dalam film tersebut, meskipun waktu layarnya lebih sedikit dari Khan, dan menulis, "Kajol bersinar [dan] cantik [namun] ia harus [...] mempertimbangkan untuk membuang sepatu hak tinggi canggung[nya] pada masa depan."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Vetticad|first=Anna M. M.|author-link=Anna M. M. Vetticad|date=19 Desember 2015|title=Dilwale review: Even Shah Rukh-Kajol chemistry cannot save this disappointingly boring film|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dilwale-review-even-shah-rukh-kajol-chemistry-cannot-save-this-disappointingly-boring-film-2552178.html|work=[[Firstpost]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830225855/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dilwale-review-even-shah-rukh-kajol-chemistry-cannot-save-this-disappointingly-boring-film-2552178.html|archive-date=30 April 2019|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Kritikus lainnya menganggap kemistri antara Khan dan Kajol adalah satu-satunya hal yang dapat "dibanggakan" dari film tersebut.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Rachit|date=18 Desember 2015|title=Movie Review: Dilwale|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-dilwale-11596.html|work=Filmfare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220174425/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-dilwale-11596.html|archive-date=20 Desember 2015|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Tanggapan negatif kemudian tersebut mendorong Kajol untuk mengakui penyesalannya menerima proyek tersebut, dan menolak ''[[Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh]]'' (2016) karya [[Sujoy Ghosh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dilwale-after-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-is-disappointed-with-the-films-box-office-performance-305196-2016-01-23 |title=Dilwale: After Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol is disappointed with the film's box office performance |author=India Today Web Desk |work=India Today |date=23 Januari 2016 |location=New Delhi, India |access-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907020935/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dilwale-after-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-is-disappointed-with-the-films-box-office-performance-305196-2016-01-23 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Namun, penampilannya dinominasikan untuk Aktris Terbaik di Filmfare,<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 Januari 2016|title=61st Filmfare Awards: Here is the list of nominations|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/61st-filmfare-awards-here-is-the-list-of-nominations/16855158|work=Mid Day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826084216/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/61st-filmfare-awards-here-is-the-list-of-nominations/16855158|archive-date=26 Agustus 2016|access-date=2 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan meraih [[Screen Award untuk Jodi No. 1]] (berbagi dengan Khan).<ref>{{Cite news|last=DNA Web Team|date=9 Januari 2016|title=Star Screen Awards 2016: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan win big!|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-star-screen-awards-2016-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-amitabh-bachchan-and-shah-rukh-khan-win-big-2163874|work=Daily News and Analysis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211222038/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-star-screen-awards-2016-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-amitabh-bachchan-and-shah-rukh-khan-win-big-2163874|archive-date=11 Desember 2017|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Setelahnya pada tahun tersebut, Kajol menambahkan marga suaminya "Devgn" ke dalam namanya.<ref name="name">{{cite news|author=Jha, Subhash K.|date=23 November 2015|title=Kajol takes hubby’s name for the first time|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151122/entertainment-bollywood/article/kajol-takes-hubby%E2%80%99s-name-first-time|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123173911/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151122/entertainment-bollywood/article/kajol-takes-hubby%E2%80%99s-name-first-time|archive-date=23 November 2015|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Riddhi Sen and Kajol promoting Helicopter Eela (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Kajol dan [[Riddhi Sen]] mempromosikan ''[[Helicopter Eela]]'' pada 2018|al=Riddhi Sen dan Kajol tersenyum ke arah kamera]][[Film masala]] ''[[Velaiilla Pattadhari 2]]'' (sebuah sekuel untuk ''[[Velaiilla Pattadhari]]'') menjadi penanda kekembaliannya ke perfilman Tamil sejak terakhir kali terlihat dalam ''Minsara Kanavu''. Film tersebut menghadapi pengunduran perilisan selama sebulan akibat masalah penyensoran.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sundar|first=Priyanka|date=20 Juli 2017|title=VIP 2: Dhanush, Kajol starrer postponed due to Censor Board’s certification delays|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vip-2-dhanush-kajol-starrer-postponed-due-to-censors-board-certification-delays-4759368/|work=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725094756/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vip-2-dhanush-kajol-starrer-postponed-due-to-censors-board-certification-delays-4759368/|archive-date=25 Juli 2017|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Di bawah penyutradaraan [[Soundarya Rajinikanth]], Kajol tampil sebagai karakter antagonis Vasundhara Parameshwar, pemimpin dari sebuah perusahaan konstruksi besar. Sebagai referensinya dalam berperan, Kajol menggunakan penampilan [[Ramya Krishnan]] dari ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999). Diwawancarai oleh Srinivasa Ramanujam, ia menjelaskan bagaimana Rajinikanth dan lawan pemerannya [[Dhanush]] membohonginya agar membintangi film tersebut, mengatakan bahwa sebagian besar dialog film tersebut menggunakan [[bahasa Inggris]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramanujam|first=Srinivasa|date=8 Juli 2017|title=VIP2’s Vasundhara is like me, says Kajol|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vip2s-vasundhara-is-like-me-says-kajol/article19240666.ece|work=The Hindu|archive-url=https://archive.vn/q143p|archive-date=28 Juli 2017|access-date=31 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia juga hampir keluar dari proyek tersebut, setelah mengalami kesusahan dalam menghapal sebagian dialog ber[[Rumpun bahasa Dravida|bahasa Dravida]]-nya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=10 Juli 2017|title=Kajol's VIP 2 role was originally written for Rajinikanth? Actress answers|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/100717/kajols-vip-2-role-was-originally-written-for-rajinikanth-actress-answers.html|work=Deccan Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313181440/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/100717/kajols-vip-2-role-was-originally-written-for-rajinikanth-actress-answers.html|archive-date=13 Maret 2020|access-date=7 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Velaiilla Pattadhari 2'' mendapatkan penerimaan campuran dari para kritikus, namun berdasarkan segi komersialnya dinyatakan sukses.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Acharya|first=Sandeep|date=6 September 2017|title=VIP 2’s decent run at box office: Soundarya Rajinikanth writes heartfelt message|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vip-2-s-decent-run-at-box-office-soundarya-rajinikanth-writes-heartfelt-message/story-vK2catKPECMCwaUXPPhWJM.html|work=Hindustan Times|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915011741/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vip-2-s-decent-run-at-box-office-soundarya-rajinikanth-writes-heartfelt-message/story-vK2catKPECMCwaUXPPhWJM.html|archive-date=15 September 2017|access-date=6 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Karthik Kumar (menulis untuk ''Hindustan Times'') menganggap penampilannya sebagai sebuah "kinerja yang kuat" dalam film tersebut, walaupun menemukan perannya "ditulis secara buruk",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Karthik|date=11 Agustus 2017|title=VIP 2 movie review: Dhanush, Kajol star in a needless sequel|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/vip-2-movie-review-dhanush-kajol-star-in-a-needless-sequel/story-llCjm6lXhGTnEf4SRxLqFM.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119121855/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/vip-2-movie-review-dhanush-kajol-star-in-a-needless-sequel/story-llCjm6lXhGTnEf4SRxLqFM.html|archive-date=19 Januari 2018|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> namun ''[[India Today]]'' beropini bahwa penampilannya "terlalu berlebihan".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srivatsan|date=12 Agustus 2017|title=VIP 2 movie review: Dhanush-Kajol's film is a rehashed version of VIP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vip-2-movie-review-dhanush-kajol-soundarya-rajinikanth-1029299-2017-08-12|work=India Today|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907073855/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/vip-2-movie-review-dhanush-kajol-soundarya-rajinikanth-1029299-2017-08-12|archive-date=7 September 2020|access-date=7 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Kajol[[Film ikutmasala]] serta''[[Velaiilla dalamPattadhari 2]]'' (sebuah kampanyesekuel untuk mendukung''[[Velaiilla pelaranganPattadhari]]'') penggunaanmenjadi plastikpenanda padakekembaliannya Julike 2018,perfilman danTamil tigasejak bulanterakhir kemudiankali filmterlihat komedi-drama berpusatkan wanitadalam ''[[HelicopterMinsara Eela]]Kanavu''. Film tersebut menghadapi pengunduran perilisan selama sebulan akibat masalah dirilispenyensoran.<ref>{{Cite webnews|last=Bollywood Hungama News NetworkSundar|first=Priyanka|date=20 JuniJuli 20182017|title=AjayVIP Devgn2: andDhanush, Kajol comestarrer togetherpostponed due to supportCensor Board’s plasticcertification bandelays|url=https://www.bollywoodhungamaindianexpress.com/newsarticle/bollywoodentertainment/ajaytamil/vip-devgn2-dhanush-kajol-comestarrer-togetherpostponed-supportdue-plasticto-bancensors-board-certification-delays-4759368/|publisherwork=BollywoodThe Indian HungamaExpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019092915484320170725094756/https://www.bollywoodhungamaindianexpress.com/newsarticle/bollywoodentertainment/ajaytamil/vip-2-devgndhanush-kajol-comestarrer-togetherpostponed-supportdue-plasticto-bancensors-board-certification-delays-4759368/|archive-date=2925 SeptemberJuli 20192017|access-date=2715 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> FilmDi tersebutbawah jugapenyutradaraan mengalami[[Soundarya pengunduranRajinikanth]], Kajol tampil perilisansebagai karakter antagonis Vasundhara Parameshwar,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Presspemimpin Trustdari ofsebuah India|date=24perusahaan Agustuskonstruksi 2018|title=Kajol'sbesar. 'HelicopterSebagai Eela'referensinya delayeddalam berperan, toKajol nowmenggunakan releasepenampilan on[[Ramya OctoberKrishnan]] 12|url=https://wwwdari ''[[Padayappa]]'' (1999).business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kajol-s-helicopter-eela-delayed-to-now-release-on-october-12-118082400262_1.html|work=Business Standard|location=MumbaiDiwawancarai oleh Srinivasa Ramanujam, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825123741/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kajol-s-helicopter-eela-delayed-to-now-release-on-october-12-118082400262_1.html|archive-date=25ia Agustusmenjelaskan 2018|access-date=15bagaimana Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>Rajinikanth dan mengangkatlawan temapemerannya pengasuhan[[Dhanush]] orangmembohonginya tuaagar danmembintangi perbedaanfilm generasitersebut, mengatakan bahwa sebagian besar dialog film tersebut menggunakan [[bahasa Inggris]].<ref>{{citeCite news|last=Ramanujam|first=Srinivasa|date=8 Juli 2017|title=VIP2’s Vasundhara is like me, says Kajol|url=httpshttp://mwww.tribuneindiathehindu.com/newsentertainment/archivemovies/lifestyle/dontvip2s-wantvasundhara-tois-limitlike-myselfme-to-women-oriented-filmssays-kajol-638446 |title=Don’t want to limit myself to women-oriented films: Kajol |date=17 Agustus 2018 |location=Mumbai, India /article19240666.ece|work=The Tribune |access-date=14 Agustus 2020 Hindu|archive-url=httphttps://archive.vn/OQbWM q143p|archive-date=1428 Juli 2017|access-date=31 Agustus 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> BerdasarkanIa padajuga [[permainanhampir drama]]keluar ber[[bahasadari Gujarat]]proyek ''Betatersebut, Kaagdo'',setelah Kajolmengalami berperankesusahan seorangdalam ibumenghapal rumahsebagian tanggadialog yangber[[Rumpun menundabahasa pendidikannyaDravida|bahasa selama 22 tahun demi anaknya (diperankan oleh [[Riddhi SenDravida]])-nya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ETPress BureauTrust of India|date=1510 OktoberJuli 20182017|title=Kajol'Helicopters Eela'VIP review:2 Kajolrole iswas aoriginally treatwritten tofor watchRajinikanth? as a doting mother & singer on the cusp ofActress superstardomanswers|url=https://economictimeswww.indiatimesdeccanchronicle.com/magazinesentertainment/panachebollywood/helicopter100717/kajols-eelavip-review2-kajolrole-iswas-aoriginally-treatwritten-tofor-watchrajinikanth-asactress-a-doting-mother-singer-on-the-cusp-of-super-stardom/articleshow/66212253answers.cms?from=mdrhtml|work=[[TheDeccan Economic Times]]Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2020081413301120200313181440/https://economictimeswww.indiatimesdeccanchronicle.com/magazinesentertainment/panachebollywood/helicopter100717/kajols-eelavip-review2-kajolrole-iswas-aoriginally-treatwritten-tofor-watchrajinikanth-asactress-a-doting-mother-singer-on-the-cusp-of-super-stardom/articleshow/66212253answers.cms?from=mdrhtml|archive-date=1413 AgustusMaret 2020|access-date=147 AgustusSeptember 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Beberapa''Velaiilla kritikusPattadhari menganggap2'' karakternyamendapatkan sebagaipenerimaan "versi lembut"campuran dari perannyapara dalamkritikus, ''Kabhinamun berdasarkan Khushisegi Kabhiekomersialnya Gham...''dinyatakan sukses.<ref>{{Cite news|last=PalatAcharya|first=Lakshana N.Sandeep|date=126 OktoberSeptember 20182017|title=HelicopterVIP Eela2’s Review:decent Kajolrun filmat whirrsbox inoffice: circlesSoundarya andRajinikanth haswrites a messyheartfelt landingmessage|url=https://www.indiatodayhindustantimes.incom/regional-movies/reviews/story/helicoptervip-eela2-reviews-kajoldecent-filmrun-whirrsat-inbox-circlesoffice-andsoundarya-hasrajinikanth-awrites-messyheartfelt-landing-1366734message/story-2018-10-12vK2catKPECMCwaUXPPhWJM.html|work=IndiaHindustan TodayTimes|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018102511355920170915011741/https://www.indiatodayhindustantimes.incom/regional-movies/reviews/story/helicoptervip-eela2-reviews-kajoldecent-filmrun-whirrsat-inbox-circlesoffice-andsoundarya-hasrajinikanth-awrites-messyheartfelt-landingmessage/story-1366734-2018-10-12vK2catKPECMCwaUXPPhWJM.html|archive-date=2515 OktoberSeptember 20182017|access-date=146 AgustusSeptember 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> PadaKarthik tahunKumar yang(menulis sama,untuk Kajol''Hindustan jugaTimes'') mengisimenganggap suarapenampilannya untuksebagai karaktersebuah [[Helen"kinerja Parryang (The Incredibles)|Helen Parr]]kuat" dalam versifilm berbahasatersebut, Hindiwalaupun [[filmmenemukan animasiperannya aksi-hidup]]"ditulis ''[[Incrediblessecara 2]]''buruk",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Karthik|date=911 JuniAgustus 20182017|title=KajolVIP joins2 themovie familyreview: ofDhanush, superheroesKajol star in Incrediblesa 2needless sequel|url=https://indianexpresswww.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainmentmovie-galleryreviews/vip-2-movie-review-dhanush-kajol-incrediblesstar-2in-a-needless-5210657sequel/story-llCjm6lXhGTnEf4SRxLqFM.html|work=TheHindustan Indian ExpressTimes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019092502160120180119121855/https://indianexpresswww.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainmentmovie-galleryreviews/vip-2-movie-review-dhanush-kajol-incrediblesstar-2in-5210657a-needless-sequel/story-llCjm6lXhGTnEf4SRxLqFM.html|archive-date=2519 SeptemberJanuari 20192018|access-date=1614 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan menulis kata pengantar untuk buku biografinamun ''[[SatyarthIndia NayakToday]] ''Sridevi: Theberopini Eternalbahwa Screenpenampilannya Goddess''"terlalu pada 2019berlebihan".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of IndiaSrivatsan|date=2512 SeptemberAgustus 20192017|title=VIP 2 movie review: Dhanush-Kajol's writesfilm forewordis ofa bookrehashed onversion Sridevi’sof lifeVIP|url=https://indianexpresswww.comindiatoday.in/articlemovies/entertainmentreviews/bollywoodstory/kajolvip-writes2-forewordmovie-sridevireview-biographydhanush-bookkajol-thesoundarya-eternalrajinikanth-screen1029299-goddess2017-6028837/08-12|work=TheIndia IndianToday|location=Chennai, ExpressIndia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019110515161920200907073855/https://indianexpresswww.comindiatoday.in/articlemovies/entertainmentreviews/bollywoodstory/kajolvip-writes2-forewordmovie-sridevireview-biographydhanush-bookkajol-thesoundarya-eternalrajinikanth-screen1029299-goddess2017-6028837/08-12|archive-date=57 NovemberSeptember 20192020|access-date=157 AgustusSeptember 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Kajol ikut serta dalam sebuah kampanye pelarangan penggunaan plastik pada Juli 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bollywood Hungama News Network|date=20 Juni 2018|title=Ajay Devgn and Kajol come together to support plastic ban|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-kajol-come-together-support-plastic-ban/|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929154843/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-kajol-come-together-support-plastic-ban/|archive-date=29 September 2019|access-date=27 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan tiga bulan kemudian film komedi-drama ''[[Helicopter Eela]]'' dirilis. Film tersebut juga mengalami pengunduran perilisan,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=24 Agustus 2018|title=Kajol's 'Helicopter Eela' delayed, to now release on October 12|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kajol-s-helicopter-eela-delayed-to-now-release-on-october-12-118082400262_1.html|work=Business Standard|location=Mumbai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825123741/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kajol-s-helicopter-eela-delayed-to-now-release-on-october-12-118082400262_1.html|archive-date=25 Agustus 2018|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan mengangkat tema pengasuhan orang tua dan perbedaan generasi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/dont-want-to-limit-myself-to-women-oriented-films-kajol-638446 |title=Don’t want to limit myself to women-oriented films: Kajol |date=17 Agustus 2018 |location=Mumbai, India |work=The Tribune |access-date=14 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=http://archive.vn/OQbWM |archive-date=14 Agustus 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Berdasarkan pada [[permainan drama]] ber[[bahasa Gujarat]] ''Beta, Kaagdo'', Kajol memainkan peran seorang ibu rumah tangga yang menunda pendidikannya selama 22 tahun demi anaknya (diperankan oleh [[Riddhi Sen]]).<ref>{{Cite news|last=ET Bureau|date=15 Oktober 2018|title='Helicopter Eela' review: Kajol is a treat to watch as a doting mother & singer on the cusp of superstardom|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/helicopter-eela-review-kajol-is-a-treat-to-watch-as-a-doting-mother-singer-on-the-cusp-of-super-stardom/articleshow/66212253.cms?from=mdr|work=[[The Economic Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814133011/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/helicopter-eela-review-kajol-is-a-treat-to-watch-as-a-doting-mother-singer-on-the-cusp-of-super-stardom/articleshow/66212253.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Kritikus menganggap karakternya sebagai "versi lembut" dari perannya dalam ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Palat|first=Lakshana N.|date=12 Oktober 2018|title=Helicopter Eela Review: Kajol film whirrs in circles and has a messy landing|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/helicopter-eela-review-kajol-film-whirrs-in-circles-and-has-a-messy-landing-1366734-2018-10-12|work=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025113559/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/helicopter-eela-review-kajol-film-whirrs-in-circles-and-has-a-messy-landing-1366734-2018-10-12|archive-date=25 Oktober 2018|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada tahun yang sama, Kajol juga mengisi suara untuk karakter [[Helen Parr (The Incredibles)|Helen Parr]] dalam versi berbahasa Hindi [[film animasi aksi-hidup]] ''[[Incredibles 2]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 Juni 2018|title=Kajol joins the family of superheroes in Incredibles 2|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/kajol-incredibles-2-5210657/|work=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925021601/https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/kajol-incredibles-2-5210657/|archive-date=25 September 2019|access-date=16 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan menulis kata pengantar untuk buku biografi [[Satyarth Nayak]] ''Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess'' pada 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=25 September 2019|title=Kajol writes foreword of book on Sridevi’s life|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kajol-writes-foreword-sridevi-biography-book-the-eternal-screen-goddess-6028837/|work=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105151619/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kajol-writes-foreword-sridevi-biography-book-the-eternal-screen-goddess-6028837/|archive-date=5 November 2019|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Kajol and Ajay Devgn promoting Tanhaji (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Dipotret dengan Ajay Devgn di sebuah acara untuk ''[[Tanhaji]]'' pada 2020. Film tersebut menjadi [[blockbuster (hiburan)|blockbuster]] pertama Kajol sejak ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' pada 2001|al=Kajol dan Ajay Devgn tersenyum menuju kamera, dengan Kajol yang memiringkan kepalanya ke arah Devgn]]
 
[[File:Kajol and Ajay Devgn promoting Tanhaji (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Dipotret dengan Ajay Devgn di sebuah acara untuk ''[[Tanhaji]]'' pada 2020. Film tersebut menjadi [[blockbuster (hiburan)|blockbuster]] pertama Kajol sejak ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' pada 2001|al=Kajol dan Ajay Devgn tersenyum menuju kamera, dengan Kajol yang memiringkan kepalanya ke arah Devgn]]
2020 menjadi "tahun yang besar" bagi Kajol,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Upadhyay|first=Karishma|date=5 Januari 2020|title=Kajol on being a part of Tanhaji...|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bollywood/kajol-on-being-a-part-of-tanhaji/cid/1733268|work=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107140037/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bollywood/kajol-on-being-a-part-of-tanhaji/cid/1733268|archive-date=7 Januari 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan menandai fase di mana baginya "pengaruh karakter lebih penting dari lamanya peran".<ref name="versatility">{{Cite news|title=Kajol: Give me three scenes, I can create magic|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kajol-give-me-three-scenes-i-can-create-magic/1753009|date=5 Maret 2020|access-date=16 Agustus 2020|url-status=live|location=Mumbai, India|author=Indo-Asian News Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816132310/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/kajol-give-me-three-scenes-i-can-create-magic/1753009|archive-date=16 Agustus 2020|work=Outlook}}</ref> Ia memulai dekade tersebut dengan memerankan istri dari karakter Ajay Devgn dalam film sejarah pertamanya ''[[Tanhaji]]''. Beranggaran sebesar {{INR}}1,5 miliar, film tersebut berfokus pada upaya seorang [[Tanaji Malusare|pejuang Maratha]] untuk [[Pertempuran Sinhagad|merebut kembali benteng Kondhana]] dari seorang penjaga benteng [[Rajput]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=India Today Web Desk|date=13 Januari 2020|title=Is Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior a bigger hit than Chhapaak? What box office says|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/is-tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-a-bigger-hit-than-chhapaak-what-box-office-says-1636480-2020-01-13|work=India Today|location=New Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114203215/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/is-tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-a-bigger-hit-than-chhapaak-what-box-office-says-1636480-2020-01-13|archive-date=14 Januari 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Karena tidak memiliki referensi, ia mengaku merasa bertanggung jawab dengan peran tersebut dan melakukan sebuah riset menyeluruh terhadap perannya bersama perancang [[Nachiket Barve]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=24 Desember 2019|title=Had no reference point to play Savitribai in 'Tanhaji': Kajol|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/had-no-reference-point-to-play-savitribai-in-tanhaji-kajol-119122400549_1.html|work=Business Standard|location=Mumbai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225125452/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/had-no-reference-point-to-play-savitribai-in-tanhaji-kajol-119122400549_1.html|archive-date=25 Desember 2019|access-date=6 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia juga diharuskan untuk berdandan selama dua setengah jam untuk menyesuaikan gaya perannya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sinha|first=Seema|date=12 Januari 2020|title=Kajol on working with Ajay Devgn after 10 years, in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior&nbsp;— 'It felt like home'|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/kajol-on-working-with-ajay-devgn-after-10-years-in-tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-it-felt-like-home-7878411.html|work=Firstpost|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301203617/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/kajol-on-working-with-ajay-devgn-after-10-years-in-tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-it-felt-like-home-7878411.html|archive-date=1 Maret 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Tanhaji'' muncul sebagai kesukesan komersial terbesarnya, dan menjadi [[Blockbuster (hiburan)|blockbuster]] pertamanya semenjak ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''.<ref name="filmography" /> Film tersebut juga disambut secara positif oleh para pengulas. Devansh Sharma menyatakan "keterampilan dalam layar" dan "kecerdasan emosional[nya]", membuat "bagian kecilnya bergema" terlepas dari "betapa sepelenya ia memberikan kontribusinya terhadap suara narasinya";<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Devansh|date=10 Januari 2020|title=Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior movie review&nbsp;— Saif Ali Khan, Kajol's performances elevate Ajay Devgn's tepid film|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-movie-review-saif-ali-khan-kajols-performances-elevate-ajay-devgns-tepid-film-7885131.html|work=Firstpost|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621184553/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-movie-review-saif-ali-khan-kajols-performances-elevate-ajay-devgns-tepid-film-7885131.html|archive-date=21 Juni 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Vinamra Mathur dari ''[[Mid Day]]'' menulis, "Selalu dipenuhi [oleh] teka-teki, [Kajol] menghembuskan jiwa ke karakternya."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mathur|first=Vinamra|date=9 Januari 2020|title=Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior movie review&nbsp;— Ajay and Saif's face-off has some genuinely thrilling moments|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-movie-review-theres-some-thrill-to-be-had-here/22400151|work=Mid Day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215080305/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/tanhaji-the-unsung-warrior-movie-review-theres-some-thrill-to-be-had-here/22400151|archive-date=15 Februari 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Beberapa bulan setelah perilisan, rumor terkait pertikaian antara Kajol dengan Saif Ali Khan pada masa syuting film tersebut bermunculan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=HT Correspondent|date=4 Maret 2020|title=Kajol laughs off rumours of fight with Saif Ali Khan over his Tanhaji comments: ‘He just talks and talks’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kajol-laughs-off-rumours-of-fight-with-saif-ali-khan-over-his-tanhaji-comments-he-just-talks-and-talks/story-4nhHG1loOzINecBLnHMoRM.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716092657/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kajol-laughs-off-rumours-of-fight-with-saif-ali-khan-over-his-tanhaji-comments-he-just-talks-and-talks/story-4nhHG1loOzINecBLnHMoRM.html|archive-date=16 Juli 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Film pendek suspen ''[[Devi (film 2020)|Devi]]'' (tentang pemerkosaan dan penyerangan seksual) menghadapi sebuah kontroversi plagiarisme.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 Maret 2020|title=Kajol's short film 'Devi' hit with plagiarism allegation|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/mar/05/kajols-short-film-devi-hit-with-plagiarism-allegation-2112707.html|work=The New Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308154919/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/mar/05/kajols-short-film-devi-hit-with-plagiarism-allegation-2112707.html|archive-date=8 Maret 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Dalam film tersebut, Kajol berperan sebagai Jyoti, seorang wanita parubaya yang terjebak di sebuah rumah bersama dengan delapan wanita lainnya. Film tersebut dirilis dalam jejaring sosial [[YouTube]] pada Maret 2020,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Unnati|date=17 Maret 2020|title=Kajol’s comment on ‘true survivors’ of sexual abuse shows she has let down her own film Devi|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/kajol-true-survivors-sexual-abuse-film-devi/381800/|work=[[ThePrint]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425031607/https://theprint.in/opinion/pov/kajol-true-survivors-sexual-abuse-film-devi/381800/|archive-date=25 April 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan ditanggapi secara positif oleh para audien dan kritikus.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Basu|first=Nilanjana|date=3 Maret 2020|title=Devi, The Short Film That's Made Twitter Cry And Stars Kajol, Is A Must Watch|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/devi-the-short-film-thats-made-twitter-cry-and-stars-kajol-is-a-must-watch-2189213|publisher=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714100011/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/devi-the-short-film-thats-made-twitter-cry-and-stars-kajol-is-a-must-watch-2189213|archive-date=14 Juli 2020|access-date=3 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bawa|first=Jyoti Sharma|date=3 Maret 2020|title=Devi movie review: Kajol’s 13-minute film is the finest piece of cinema you’ll watch today|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/devi-movie-review-kajol-s-13-minute-film-is-the-finest-piece-of-cinema-you-ll-watch-today/story-6ax0hjf5tcNV5srOBZysEL.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619114109/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/devi-movie-review-kajol-s-13-minute-film-is-the-finest-piece-of-cinema-you-ll-watch-today/story-6ax0hjf5tcNV5srOBZysEL.html|archive-date=19 Juni 2020|access-date=3 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Ia selanjutnya akan mengisi suara untuk film animasi hewan ternak [[Tarun Mansukhani]] ''[[Koochie Koochie Hota Hai]]'' (sebuah buatdibuat ulang dari ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'').<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 Desember 2010|title=Karan Johar's Short Term Shaadi starring Imran & Kareena goes on floors|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17456|publisher=Business of Cinema|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028120443/http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=17456|archive-date=28 Februari 2011|access-date=24 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Film tersebut dijadwalkan untuk dirilis pada tahun berikutnya,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lalwani|first=Vickey|date=1 April 2011|title=What's wrong with KJo's Koochie Koochie...?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Whats-wrong-with-KJos-Koochie-Koochie-/articleshow/7842063.cms|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505143503/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Whats-wrong-with-KJos-Koochie-Koochie-/articleshow/7842063.cms|archive-date=5 Mei 2019|access-date=24 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> setelah mengalami penundaan berkali-kali sejak 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dhar|first=Pooja|date=17 Juni 2020|title=Ekta Kapoor's Movies Starring Riteish Deshmukh That You Should Add To Your Watch-list|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/ekta-kapoor-movies-starring-riteish-deshmukh.html|work=Republic World|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720044938/https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/ekta-kapoor-movies-starring-riteish-deshmukh.html|archive-date=20 Juli 2020|access-date=24 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Tiga proyek mendatang lainnya adalah ''[[Tribhanga (film)|Tribhanga]]'', sebuah film keluarga yang turut dibintangi oleh [[Tanvi Azmi]] dan [[Mithila Palkar]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 Juli 2020|title=Kajol starrer Tribhanga to release on Netflix|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tribhanga-netflix-kajol-6507383/|work=The Indian Express|location=New Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717102716/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tribhanga-netflix-kajol-6507383/|archive-date=17 Juli 2020|access-date=15 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Sasi Lalitha]]'', sebuah biopik tentang mantan Kepala Menteri Tamil Nadu [[J. Jayalalithaa]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=India Today Web Desk|date=10 April 2019|title=Sasilalitha: Kajol and Amala Paul to play Jayalalithaa and Sasikala in new biopic?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sasilalitha-kajol-and-amala-paul-to-play-jayalalithaa-and-sasikala-in-new-biopic-1498577-2019-04-10|work=India Today|location=Chennai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411024824/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sasilalitha-kajol-and-amala-paul-to-play-jayalalithaa-and-sasikala-in-new-biopic-1498577-2019-04-10|archive-date=11 April 2019|access-date=3 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan proyek Rajkumar Hirani yang belum dinamai, menampilkannya kembali beradu akting dengan Shah Rukh Khan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-star-film-directed-rajkumar-hirani/ |title=Exclusive: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol to star in a film directed by Rajkumar Hirani? |author=KBR, Upala |date=21 Januari 2020 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121012136/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-star-film-directed-rajkumar-hirani/ |archive-date=21 Januari 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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