Shah Rukh Khan had advised Kajol to learn the techniques of acting, a suggestion which left her baffledThe iconic pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol wouldn’t have happened if the actress had not been motivated enough to continue to act despite already being “burn out” by her third film. It was Shah Rukh who had told her that she needs to “learn” how to act so that she stats enjoying the process a lot more.
In an interview with Indian Today, Kajol recalled starring in the film Udhaar Ki Zindagi, which was the third movie of her career at the age of 18. Shah Rukh had then advised her to learn the techniques of acting, a suggestion which left Kajol baffled.Kajol, however, soon realised that movie acting was getting to her. In no time, and just by her third film, a fatigue had set in, and Kajol said she was tired of doing heavy duty roles, preferring more to feature in regular films with “four scenes and 10 songs”.The actor said, “I did this film called Udhaar Ki Zindagi and while I was finishing the film. I remember turning around and telling my mother, ‘You know, mom, I’m done. Wow. I’m burnt out. At the tender age of 18-and-a-half, I am done. I cannot move anymore. I cannot cry anymore. I cannot put glycerin anymore. I can’t. I don’t want to do these films anymore. I want to do, you know, four scenes, ten songs.’ I wanted to do such films. And I signed four films like that. So that’s where Gunda Raj, Hulchul, all these films came out from. I learnt the technique of acting after that.”Kajol is currently gearing up for the release of her Netflix thriller Do Patti. Directed by Shashanka Chaturvedi and written by Kanika Dhillon, the film features Kriti Sanon in a double role while Kajol stars as a cop investigating a case.
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