Kajol opened up on why she believes in taking long break from work. The actress also talked about the most practical decision she has taken in her life.
Touted to be one of the most successful heroines in Hindi cinema, Kajol has always enthralled the audience, both on and off screen. She is also one of the few leading ladies who has never shied away from taking break from work to focus on other aspects of her life.
In a recent interview with a leading tabloid, the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai star opened up on why she believes in taking sabbaticals. Kajol said that she needs to have a ‘complete’ life to make her a better person and a better actor.
The actress was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times, “I believe heartily in breaks. I believe in long breaks also. Please excuse me, I’m the break queen. If I’m the comeback queen, I’m the break queen also. Let’s-take-a-nap queen. Let’s-go-for-a-lunch-queen. Yeah, all of that. This is my personal opinion, I’m not sure how everyone else operates. But for me, personally, I think to be an actor, I need to have a fuller life. I need to have a complete life. Acting is a part of my life, but I have a lot of other parts to my life. I love to travel, I love my friends, I love to read, knit, crochet, spend time with my kids. I want to do so many things, want to go to so many places. When I do them all, it makes me a better person, and also, I think, a better actor.”
Kajol told the tabloid that she has never been restricted by the system because she has never followed the system. Emphasizing on how she has never been a part of the rat race, the actress said that she was never in competition with anyone or striving in better with anyone. The actress shared that by God’s grace, she has had wonderful work coming her way, and added that even if it hasn’t come her way, she doesn’t stress too much about it because she doesn’t worry too much about that.
Looking back at her journey so far, Kajol shared that the most practical decision she has ever taken is joining the film industry.
“I came here only because things worked out in my favour. I remember at one point, my mother (veteran actor Tanuja) asked me, ‘Would you like to join the film industry?’ And I was like, ‘There is no way I’d like to become an actor like you, because you work too hard and the pay is not enough. I want a pay cheque at the end of every month. I do not want to wait for someone to send me a cheque in 45 days or in six months. That is not happening. I don’t believe in this system of payment.’ So if I had to chalk out a life plan, this wasn’t the plan I would’ve wanted my life to follow. Films kind of happened to me. People that I had a great time working with came up to me and offered me a film. I was like, ‘Okay cool. I have two months off, I can take off to Canada for a holiday.’ Of course, it wasn’t a holiday by any angle whatsoever. I had a great time. I came back and was like, ‘Wow! This is acting! Who knew!’ As they say, the rest is history,” the Gupt star shared.
Speaking about work, Kajol had two OTT releases this year- Lust Stories 2 on Netflix and The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha on Disney+ Hotstar.
