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Kajol meluncurkan Shiksha (sebuah kampanye pendidikan untuk anak-anak kurang mampu) pada 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|last=IndiaFM News Bureau|date=11 April 2005|title=Education is important says Kajol|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/education-is-important-says-kajol-news-bollywood-kkfv5Tdadea.html|publisher=Sify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209002945/http://www.sify.com/movies/education-is-important-says-kajol-news-bollywood-kkfv5Tdadea.html|archive-date=9 Februari 2016|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tahun berikutnya, Kajol memberikan penolakan terhadap dua film—''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' dan ''[[Baabul (film 2006)|Baabul]]''—dan menerima satu proyek,<ref name="Rejected roles01" /><ref name="Rejected roles02" /> ''[[Fanaa (film 2006)|Fanaa]]'' (sebuah cerita seru bertemakan terorisme yang paling diantisipasi dari sutradara [[Kunal Kohli]]).<ref name="KajolMint">{{Cite news|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|date=4 Mei 2013|title=Kajol|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PIrB95Jf8mO76uj5ZLIH7O/Kajol.html|work=[[Mint (surat kabar)|Mint]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506161554/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PIrB95Jf8mO76uj5ZLIH7O/Kajol.html|archive-date=6 Mei 2013|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Fanaa">{{Cite web|last=IndiaFM News Bureau|date=3 April 2006|title=Aamir and Kajol to sing in Fanaa|url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2006/04/03/6926/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426230429/http://www.indiafm.com/news/2006/04/03/6926/index.html|archive-date=26 April 2006|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kajol dipilih oleh lawan pemerannya Aamir Khan untuk memainkan peran Zooni Ali Beg, seorang wanita buta yang bertemu dengan pujaan hatinya dalam sebuah tur ke [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=HT Entertainment Desk|date=26 Mei 2020|title=14 years of Fanaa: Kajol recalls fun time with Aamir Khan during film’s shoot, he had suggested her name for Zooni’s role|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-fanaa-kajol-recalls-fun-time-with-aamir-khan-during-film-s-shoot-he-had-suggested-her-name-for-zooni-s-role/story-2jK9WJdW1HeQi27cQOOxIL.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526111154/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-fanaa-kajol-recalls-fun-time-with-aamir-khan-during-film-s-shoot-he-had-suggested-her-name-for-zooni-s-role/story-2jK9WJdW1HeQi27cQOOxIL.html|archive-date=26 Mei 2020|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Peran tersebut juga dianggap oleh kritikus sebagai salah satu peran terbaiknya;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/7-iconic-characters-from-kajols-career-35326.html |title=7 iconic characters from Kajol’s career |author=Seth, Analita |date=5 Agustus 2019 |work=Filmfare |access-date=13 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806154803/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/7-iconic-characters-from-kajols-career-35326.html |archive-date=6 Agustus 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kaveere Bamzai menyebutnya terlihat "sangat menggairahkan",<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bamzai|first=Kaveree|date=12 Juni 2006|title=Movie review: 'Fanaa' starring Aamir Khan, Kajol|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20060612-movie-review-fanaa-starring-aamir-khan-kajol-782956-2006-06-12|work=India Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813093738/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20060612-movie-review-fanaa-starring-aamir-khan-kajol-782956-2006-06-12|archive-date=13 Agustus 2020|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan melansir dari ''[[The Hindu]]'', [[Sudhish Kamath]] mengatakan bahwa Kajol "tampil layaknya ia tidak pernah mengambil cuti" sebelumnya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kamath|first=Sudhish|author-link=Sudhish Kamath|date=2 Juni 2006|title=Absolute non-starter&nbsp;— Fanaa|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/06/02/stories/2006060201010200.htm|work=The Hindu|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061120090445/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/06/02/stories/2006060201010200.htm|archive-date=20 November 2006|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Film tersebut dinyatakan berhasil di India dan luar negeri (menghasilkan lebih dari {{INR}}1 miliar),<ref name="Overseas" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|publisher=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919200853/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|archive-date=19 September 2012|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Box Office 2006|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==|publisher=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922022151/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212&catName=MjAwNg==|archive-date=22 September 2012|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> dan memberikannya beberapa penghargaan, termasuk Aktris Terbaik keempatnya di Filmfare dan keduanya di Zee Cine, beserta dengan nominasi AFII, Screen, dan [[Penghargaan Stardust|Stardust]].<ref name="Awards01" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=IndiaFM News Bureau|date=23 Januari 2007|title=Max Stardust Awards Nominations|url=http://indiafm.com/features/2007/01/23/2149/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015200417/http://indiafm.com/features/2007/01/23/2149/index.html|archive-date=15 Oktober 2007|access-date=26 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Selain menjadi anggota pemeran, Kajol juga mengambil bagian sebagai penyanyi playback untuk "Mere Haath Mein" dan "Chanda Chamke".<ref name="Fanaa" />
 
Pada 2007, Kajol memulai pengambilan gambar untuk film mitologi [[Rajkumar Santoshi]] ''[[Ramayan]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bollywood-turns-to-mythology/story-6k3ZAMSyOaJo1v8v8b0IyL.html |title=Bollywood turns to mythology |author=Jain, Princy |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 Oktober 2006 |access-date=30 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830084318/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/goyal-asks-asean-nations-to-strengthen-rules-of-origin-to-check-influx-of-chinese-goods/story-x9qZTXOW9jVkU26cFNCI7M.html |archive-date=30 Agustus 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> yang hingga sekarang tidak mendapatkan perilisan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Has-Rajkumar-Santoshi-lost-his-midas-touch/articleshow/13145048.cms |title=Has Rajkumar Santoshi lost his midas touch? |author=Lalwani, Vickey |work=The Times of India |date=15 Mei 2012 |access-date=30 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230015602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Has-Rajkumar-Santoshi-lost-his-midas-touch/articleshow/13145048.cms |archive-date=30 Desember 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ia kemudian membintangi debut penyutradaraan suaminya ''[[U Me Aur Hum]]'', sebuah buat ulang dari film 2004 [[The Notebook|''The Notebook'']].<ref name="The Hindu01" /><ref name="remake">{{Cite news|last=Rathore|first=Amar Singh|date=18 Mei 2016|title=Hollywood remakes gone wrong|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/hollywood-remakes-gone-wrong-13394-2.html|work=Filmfare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815080525/https://www.filmfare.com/features/hollywood-remakes-gone-wrong-13394.html|archive-date=16 Agustus 2016|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Film tersebut dirilis pada 11 Februari 2008, sehari setelah kepergian ayah Kajol akibat serangan jantung.<ref name="father" /> Meskipun mendapatkan antisipasi besar,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bollywood Hungama News Network|date=8 Februari 2008|title=The Most Awaited movies of 2008|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/08/3550/index.html|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126145213/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/02/08/3550/index.html|archive-date=26 Januari 2009|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''U Me Aur Hum'' hanya menyaring sedikit penonton dan kritikus bercampur-campur dalam ulasan mereka;<ref name="filmography" /> [[Subhash K. Jha]] mendeskripsikan penampilannya sebagai sebuah "penampilan pembangkit energi", namun mengkritik gaya riasannya yang menyebabkannya terlihat "berlapis",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|date=14 April 2008|title=Subhash K Jha speaks about U Me Aur Hum|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/14/3771/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521010238/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/04/14/3771/index.html|archive-date=21 Mei 2008|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> dan [[Namrata Joshi]] dari ''[[Outlook (majalah India)|Outlook]]'' mengatakan, "Kajol terlihat benar-benar berisi."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.co.id/books?id=OTEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=Kajol+preparation+U+Me+Aur+Hum&source=bl&ots=-60xmr7Oag&sig=ACfU3U0h8sxwsVOlIG070MRmYrl5d9h2sw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF6-CGjZrrAhUQeisKHbOrAS44HhDoATACegQIDBAB#v=onepage&q=Kajol&f=false |title=Sports & Human Rights |date=22 April 2008 |magazine=[[Outlook (majalah India)|Outlook]] |volume=48 |number=17 |page=87 |access-date=14 Agustus 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.vn/PrEEN |archive-date=10 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pada tahun yang sama, Kajol ditunjuk sebagai [[duta persahabatan]] untuk "The Loomba Foundation", sebuah badan amal Britania Raya yang didedikasikan untuk anak-anak dari para janda,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=3 Oktober 2008|title=Kajol appointed goodwill ambassador of trust|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-kajol-appointed-goodwill-ambassador-of-trust-1195282|work=Daily News and Analysis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816072648/https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-kajol-appointed-goodwill-ambassador-of-trust-1195282|location=London, Britania Raya|archive-date=16 Agustus 2020|access-date=16 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan memulai debut televisinya dengan menjadi juri bakat untuk acara realitas [[Zee TV]] ''[[Rock-N-Roll Family]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 Maret 2008|title=Ajay Devgan, Kajol ready to Rock n Roll!|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/07rock.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604103508/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/07rock.htm|archive-date=4 Juni 2016|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
[[File:SRK Kajol & Karan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Kajol dengan Shah Rukh Khan dan [[Karan Johar]] di sebuah acara promosional untuk ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' pada 2010. Film tersebut mewakili India di [[Festival Film Internasional Berlin ke-60]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Indo-Asian News Service|date=16 Desember 2009|title='My Name Is Khan' to screen at Berlin Film Festival|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-Name-Is-Khan-to-screen-at-Berlin-film-festival/article16853584.ece|work=The Hindu|location=Washington D. C., Amerika Serikat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813123015/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-Name-Is-Khan-to-screen-at-Berlin-film-festival/article16853584.ece|archive-date=13 Agustus 2020|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
Kajol menyamai rekor bibinya Nutan sebagai peraih Penghargaan Filmfare untuk Aktris Terbaik terbanyak, dengan lima kemenangan, setelah membintangi ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'', sebuah drama kontroversial yang berdasarkan pada diskriminasi yang dihadapi oleh para [[Islam di Amerika Serikat|Muslim-Amerika]] setelah sebuah serangan teroris.<ref name="Awards02" /><ref name="Forbes India" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jha|first=Lata|date=30 Januari 2017|title=From ‘My Name is Khan’ to ‘PK’: 10 films that courted controversies|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/z78ADue5Gj2RtmxmKu6m4L/From-My-Name-is-Khan-to-PK-10-films-that-courted-contro.html|work=Mint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226030209/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/z78ADue5Gj2RtmxmKu6m4L/From-My-Name-is-Khan-to-PK-10-films-that-courted-contro.html|archive-date=26 Desember 2017|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Film tersebut menampilkan Kajol sebagai Mandira Khan, seorang janda ber[[agama Hindu]] yang bekerja seorang penata rambut dan menikah dengan seorang penderita [[sindrom Asperger]] (diperankan oleh Shah Rukh Khan). Berbicara kepada jurnalis Jigar Shah, Kajol menguraikan film tersebut sebagai sebuah "pengalaman yang menegangkan", dan menjadi "film terbesar yang dibuatnya dengan [sutradara Karan Johar] sejauh ini".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-name-is-Kajol/article16836441.ece |title=My name is Kajol |author=Shah, Jigar |date=7 Januari 2010 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.vn/icspz |archive-date=2 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''My Name Is Khan'' diproduksi dengan biaya {{INR}}500 juta,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sinha|first=Ashish|date=20 Januari 2013|title=Fox bags rights for My Name Is Khan in Rs 100 crore deal|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/fox-bags-rights-for-my-name-is-khan-in-rs-100-crore-deal-109072800037_1.html|work=[[Business Standard]]|location=New Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701143355/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/fox-bags-rights-for-my-name-is-khan-in-rs-100-crore-deal-109072800037_1.html|archive-date=1 Juli 2020|access-date=13 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan menjadi film India pertama yang diedarkan oleh perusahaan Amerika [[Fox Star Studios]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=3 Februari 2010|title=Shah Rukh’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ to premiere in Abu Dhabi|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Shah-Rukhrsquos-lsquoMy-Name-Is-Khanrsquo-to-premiere-in-Abu-Dhabi/article16812114.ece|work=The Hindu|location=Dubai, Uni Emirat Arab|archive-url=https://archive.vn/L1xET|archive-date=31 Agustus 2020|access-date=31 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Setelah perilisannya pada Februari 2010,<ref name="filmography" /> film tersebut menjadi salah satu produksi berkeuntungan tertinggi di luar India, dengan menghasilkan {{INR}}860 juta.<ref name="Overseas" /> Film tersebut juga disambut secara hangat oleh para kritikus;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/tV54ZzV5NYGRv8hAASFhMK/Ten-films-on-mental-health.html |title=Like Dear Zindagi, 10 other acclaimed films on mental health |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=29 November 2016 |work=Mint |access-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130081348/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/tV54ZzV5NYGRv8hAASFhMK/Ten-films-on-mental-health.html |archive-date=30 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] dari [[NDTV]] menulis, "Kajol berjuang dengan sebuah karakter lemah, yang biasanya berubah antara menjadi hiper dan imut."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|date=7 Maret 2014|title=My Name Is Khan|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/my-name-is-khan-479|publisher=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211030645/https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/my-name-is-khan-479|archive-date=11 Desember 2017|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Film tersebut, yang menandai rilis terawalnya pada tahun tersebut, juga membuat Kajol dinominasikan dalam beberapa kategori di Screen,<ref name="Awards02" /> Stardust,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bollywood Hungama News Network|date=22 Januari 2011|title=Nominations of Stardust Awards 2011|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-of-stardust-awards-2011/|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204145957/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-of-stardust-awards-2011/|archive-date=4 Februari 2018|access-date=26 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> dan Zee Cine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zee-cine-awards-2011/dabangg-bags-maximum-nominations-for-zee-cine-awards-2011_79689.html |title=‘Dabangg’ bags maximum nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011 |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date=14 Januari 2011 |access-date=9 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426105157/https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zee-cine-awards-2011/dabangg-bags-maximum-nominations-for-zee-cine-awards-2011_79689.html |archive-date=26 Juni 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Kajol melanjutkan tahun 2010 dengan dua film lainnya—''[[We Are Family (film 2010)|We Are Family]]'' dan ''[[Toonpur Ka Superrhero]]''—yang semuanya dinyatakan gagal secara komersial.<ref name="filmography" /> Dalam ''We Are Family'', (sebuahperannya buatdimodelkan ulangberdasarkan dari film 1998pemeran ''[[StepmomBina (film 1998)|StepmomRai]]''),<ref>{{cite name="remake"news |url=https:/>/www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/look-who-inspired-kajol-s-character-in-waf/story-4VOq1gCK4lAMME3uzCUPAI.html Kajol|title=Look berperanwho sebagaiinspired mantanKajol's istricharacter dariin karakterWAF [[Arjun|author=Indo-Asian RampalNews Service]], sebuah|work=Hindustan peranTimes yang|date=4 September 2010 |access-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912132107/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/look-who-inspired-kajol-s-character-in-waf/story-4VOq1gCK4lAMME3uzCUPAI.html |archive-date=12 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> dan menurutnya, peran tersebut "gila kontrol"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gupta|first=Pratim D.|author-link=Pratim D. Gupta|date=20 Agustus 2010|title=My name is Kajol|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100820/jsp/entertainment/story_12830576.jsp|work=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825173620/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100820/jsp/entertainment/story_12830576.jsp|archive-date=25 Agustus 2010|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> dan sangat berbeda dari film aslinya,.<ref>{{Cite news|last=[[Reuters]]|date=24 Agustus 2010|title=It’s easy to say no to films: Kajol|url=https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/it-s-easy-to-say-no-to-films-kajol-2010-08-24-1.282905|publisher=[[Emirates 24/7]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826015540/https://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/it-s-easy-to-say-no-to-films-kajol-2010-08-24-1.282905|archive-date=26 Agustus 2010|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan dimodelkan menurut pemeran [[Bina Rai]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/look-who-inspired-kajol-s-character-in-waf/story-4VOq1gCK4lAMME3uzCUPAI.html |title=Look who inspired Kajol's character in WAF |author=Indo-Asian News Service]] |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 September 2010 |access-date=12 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912132107/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/look-who-inspired-kajol-s-character-in-waf/story-4VOq1gCK4lAMME3uzCUPAI.html |archive-date=12 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kinerjanya disambut secara campuran,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sanjukta|date=2 September 2010|title=Film Review: Sisterhood of tears|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pvCEqezMFzxUo8uREsbdZM/Film-Review--Sisterhood-of-tears.html|work=Mint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911195719/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pvCEqezMFzxUo8uREsbdZM/Film-Review--Sisterhood-of-tears.html|archive-date=11 September 2013|access-date=6 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan dinominasikan untuk [[Penghargaan Kela Emas]] untuk Aktris Terburuk (sebuah nominasi yang dibagi dengan [[Kareena Kapoor]]).<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 Februari 2011|title=Worst actors of the year: Kajol, Aishwarya, SRK, Hrithik?|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/worst-actors-of-the-year-kajol-aishwarya-srk-hrithik-/747115/|work=The Indian Express|location=New Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814083111/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/worst-actors-of-the-year-kajol-aishwarya-srk-hrithik-/747115/|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Walaupun begitu, gaya berpakaiannya mendatangkan tanggapan positif; ''[[The Express Tribune]]'' berpendapat bahwa pakaiannya yang "sederhana" dan "elegan" sangat cocok terhadap perannya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hanif|first=Noor|date=27 September 2010|title=We are Family: A movie to watch with the kids|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/1817/we-are-family-a-movie-to-watch-with-the-kids|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906122610/https://tribune.com.pk/article/1817/we-are-family-a-movie-to-watch-with-the-kids|archive-date=6 Agustus 2020|access-date=6 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' mendeskripsikan ''Toonpur Ka Super Hero'' sebagai sebuah "dilema".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kamath|first=Sudhish|date=25 Desember 2010|title=Toonpur Ka Superhero: Like a child's scrawl|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Toonpur-Ka-Superhero-Like-a-childs-scrawl/article11643993.ece|work=The Hindu|archive-url=http://archive.vn/qZ7Ql|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Kali ini, Kajol tampil sebagai istri dari karakter Ajay Devgn. Film tersebut menghabiskan biaya {{INR}}400 juta,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kotwani|first=Hiren|date=31 Januari 2008|title=Ajay-Kajol start shooting for animation flick, Toonpur ka Superhero|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ajay-kajol-start-shooting-for-animation-flick-toonpur-ka-superhero/story-SK8nFo6yJeDpkDGdA9Cj1M.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814083736/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ajay-kajol-start-shooting-for-animation-flick-toonpur-ka-superhero/story-SK8nFo6yJeDpkDGdA9Cj1M.html|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> dan sekitar 2.000 orang menjadi pengisi suaranya.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 Desember 2010|title=Toon time|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/toon-time/story-4VgRkqhzPLKlLXBsOF0q2K.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=http://archive.vn/c2N7Y|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Film tersebut meraih ulasan yang kebanyakan buruk, dengan Sarita Tanwar menyebut Kajol "tidak mendapatkan cukup ruang" bagi penampilannya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tanwar|first=Sarita|date=25 Desember 2010|title=Toonpur Ka Superrhero&nbsp;– Movie Review|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/toonpur-ka-superrhero---movie-review/106874|work=Mid Day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814114841/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/toonpur-ka-superrhero---movie-review/106874|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Mengiringi kegagalan kedua filmnya, pada 13 September 2010, setelah kelahiran putranya Yug di [[Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Press Trust of India|date=13 September 2010|title=Ajay and Kajol blessed with baby boy|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/ajay-and-kajol-blessed-with-baby-boy-81935-2010-09-13|work=India Today|location=Mumbai, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814074630/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/ajay-and-kajol-blessed-with-baby-boy-81935-2010-09-13|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kotwani|first=Hiren|date=15 September 2010|title=Kajol, Ajay Devgn name their son|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kajol-ajay-devgn-name-their-son/story-4fldUxWqsIuhCCOh3MHR6K.html|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814074806/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/kajol-ajay-devgn-name-their-son/story-4fldUxWqsIuhCCOh3MHR6K.html|archive-date=14 Agustus 2020|access-date=14 Agustus 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Kajol mengambil cuti akting keduanya untuk berfokus pada keluarganya dan penghilangan lemak pasca-melahirkannya.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Indo-Asian News Service|date=20 Desember 2010|title=Ajay and I don’t agree on scripts easily: Kajol|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/91950/ajay-and-i-dont-agree-on-scripts-easily-kajol|work=The Express Tribune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330082651/https://tribune.com.pk/story/91950/ajay-and-i-dont-agree-on-scripts-easily-kajol|archive-date=30 Maret 2014|access-date=8 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Priyanko|date=19 Desember 2010|title=Kajol works on losing post-pregnancy flab|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kajol-works-on-losing-postpregnancy-flab/726390/|work=The Indian Express|location=Mumbai, India|archive-url=https://archive.vn/slzYl|archive-date=10 September 2020|access-date=10 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===2012–sekarang: Rintangan dan seterusnya===