Kajol has been related to a number of the most iconic initiatives ever made in Bollywood. Regardless of coming from a movie background and household, she by no means used her final identify to keep away from the bags of lineage. Most not too long ago, the actress talked about her choice intimately. Along with this, she additionally refuted claims of being supplied Sunny Deol’s Gadar for Sakina’s position which finally went to Ameesha Patel.
Whereas talking at News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2025, Kajol debunked all of the speculations and revealed she was by no means supplied Gadar for Sakina’s half. “Gadar was not supplied to me. It was a rumor,” she clarified.
The actress admitted that she was supplied many different movies, which she rejected for various causes. With out naming any movie, she revealed that these movies had been made, a few of which had been profitable whereas others weren’t. Nonetheless, she emphasised that one can’t declare work that one hasn’t carried out.
Along with this, she additionally talked about her ‘acutely aware choice’ to not use her final identify. She said that she did so to keep away from the stress of her household’s legacy.
The My Title Is Khan actress shared that whereas she was getting into the trade, her mom and legendary actress Tanuja additionally identified that she has a tremendous lineage from her grandmother in addition to her grandfather’s facet.
Nonetheless, Kajol defended her choice, stating, “Mujhe uss waqt, aur abhi bhi, lagta hai ki mujhe kisi ki tarafdaari nahi karni thi (However even then, and even now, I felt that I didn’t wish to take sides with anybody).”
“I needed to be true to myself and didn’t need the bags of lineage. Toh isliye maine socha ki agar essential sirf Kajol ke naam se jaani jaau, to shayad itna stress nahi aayega mujh par. (That’s why I assumed if I’m recognized just by the identify Kajol, possibly there wouldn’t be as a lot stress on me),” she additional added.
For the unversed, Kajol is the daughter of veteran actress Tanuja and movie director Shomu Mukherjee.
On the skilled entrance, she will likely be subsequent seen in Maa, directed by Vishal Furia. The movie is slated for a theatrical launch on June 27, 2025.
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