Hyderabad: Accomplished Bollywood actor Kajol, who is a mother of two, has said that she had an earnest desire to adopt a child when she was an eight-year-old.
Kajol, who is a doting mother to her kids, Nysa Devgn, 16, and Yug Devgn, 9, has shared that she had developed motherly instinct from an early age. The actor in a virtual interview has revealed how she would express her desire to adopt a child to her parents from the age of 8 till she turned 18 and was disheartened learning that she, her filmmaker father Shomu Mukherjee and actor mother Tanuja were not on the same page for the matter.
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When she was asked about the moment when she realised what it takes to be a mother, Kajol said, "I wanted to be a mother from the time I was a child. I wanted to be a mom that was my aim in life. I wanted to adopt a child when I was 8 and then when I was 12 and then when I was 18 and then my mom said, 'NO', then finally I was just like...okay forget it. I was disheartened and I decided to have my own whenever that was."
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Revealing more about the same, Kajol further added, "I had this huge discussion about this (adoption) with my dad and he agreed. He said 'Yes baby, whatever you want baby' and then my mom will be like 'Shut up! Keep quite. I will have to raise the child'."
On speaking about experiencing motherhood when she had her first child, Kajol said, "When eventually I had my daughter I think she must have been two or three months old at that point of time I was in a daze. I don't even remember those first three months clearly to be very honest. But I remember after a few months calling my mom and breaking down and telling her that 'I never understood what all you did for me, how much you loved me, never understood how difficult it was to burp me and to be awake with me and I just never understood it.'"
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Kajol then shared that she understood why her mother did not allow her to adopt a child when she was young. The 47-year-old actor also said that she can't thank her mom enough for giving her a roadmap to follow and through which she can raise her children with the right values.
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Kajol is back on the screen, this time on OTT. The actor has made her digital debut with the film, Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy. It is a family drama about three distinct women, and their unconventional life choices. Written and directed by Renuka Shahane, the film also features Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Kanwaljeet Singh, Manav Gohil and Vaibhav Tatwawaadi. It was released on Netflix on January 15.
