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Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, who starred together in blockbusters like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, share a close bond off screen as well. They even share notes on acting. Recently, Kajol recalled the time SRK advised her to learn acting technique, but she ignored it. However, she later faced burnout and reached a point where she wanted to quit acting and the film industry.
Kajol started her acting career in 1992 and by 1994, she had become so adept at her craft that she started doing things “unconsciously”. “I got to a point in my career where I was subconsciously doing things. I was doing everything… I was like “Ye bhi kar do, ye au bhi bol do, sab kuch andar se nikal raha tha” (Do it all, say all the dialogue, everything was coming from within), Kajol shared during an interview with Humans of Cinema.
At that time, Shahrukh advised her to learn acting style, but she ignored him. Kajol added, “I remember this conversation with Shahrukh and he was like, ‘Maybe you should learn this acting technique. And I said, What is this? Aisi bhi koi cheez hai? (Is there such a thing too?) He said, “Yeah, people are taught this technique and you have to learn this because you can’t do everything from the inside.” I didn’t take it for granted. Seriously then.”
However, the time came when Kajol was exhausted after playing all the serious roles that required her to do a lot on screen. The actress, who will soon be making her digital debut on the Disney Plus Hotstar show, The Trial, shared, “I did a movie called Udhar Ki Zindagi (1994). After that movie, I felt I was done with the film industry and acting. I was totally exhausted as an actor and didn’t I don’t want to do movies anymore. I told my mother I’m taking a break from all this meaningful cinema, rona donna and pain roles. I don’t want to do them anymore. I told her, I want to be a model actor of 3 scenes and 4 songs who doesn’t have many scenes So, I signed on for 3 films that had these kind of roles and it was a relief.”
Meanwhile, Kajol said, she too “learned the importance of learning technique” and realized, “You don’t have to give a lot of yourself to something and you can just act knowing you’re good at it.”
Kajol was last seen in the Netflix series Lust Stories 2.
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