The Marvellous Mrs Devgan: On the 20th anniversary of her wedding, Kajol gives her most intimate interview ever!
Hindustan Times | ByRyan Stephen
Feb 24, 2019 12:30 AM IST
In conversation with a close friend of 27 years,Kajol, now 44, takes stock of her life as an actor, wife and mother
Access to Kajol has never been a problem. We’ve been friends for 27 years. But pinning her down for an interview has always been an adventure. For instance, she made me dash off to Delhi during Baazigar (1993), where we gossiped, played cards and did everything but the interview. Or the time she called me to Panchgani for a shoot and interview, made me go for a run with her in my boots, but eventually did the shoot and an interview between takes. This time, she persuades me to drive to Lonavala for lunch with her mother, former actress Tanuja, and return to Mumbai in the evening, promising that we’ll do the interview in the car. But soon after lunch she announces she’s sleepy and won’t be able to do the interview, promising to do it on Sunday over lunch.
This year Kajol will complete 20 years of marriage with the love of her life, Ajay Devgn.Styling by Aastha Sharma; Location Courtesy: JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu; Art Direction: Ananya Ghosh; Make-up: Melanie Dsouza; Hair: Sangeeta Kumar Hegde; Styling assistant: Reann Moradian(Colston Julian)
Kajol is extremely private about her life (Colston Julian)
“I believe age is power. I am dying to be 60. Interview me when I’m 60 and see what happens… ”
Compared to the soft-spoken Devgan family, Kajol’s a tornado; boisterous, loud, cracking jokes, laughing loudly (Colston Julian)
“Nysa [my 15-year-old daughter] is embarrassed by me. She would love to disown me in public, but loyalty forbids her from saying ‘I don’t know that woman!’”
Between Ajay and Kajol, she may be the stricter parent, but Kajol’s also a friend to her kids (Colston Julian)
“My mother-in-law never insisted I call her mom. She told her friends ‘jis din bolegi toh dil se bolegi!’
(Clockwise from top left) Kajol’s Insta story appreciating team HT Brunch for their anniversary cake; The actress’s in-laws Veeru and Veena Devgan; With her mother, actress Tanuja; Kajol, Ajay, Nysa and Yug on holiday (Photos: Instagram @Kajol & @ajaydevgn )
“If a person has unconditional love for his or her child, no matter how big an a*****le that person is, it makes the person redeemable”
“I haven’t read [Karan Johar’s] book. I don’t plan to either. I’d rather read Jayne Ann Krentz or even a Mills And Boon!”
Kajol pens a wish for HTBrunch as India’s favourite Sunday magazine turns 15!
