India, May 16 -- Actor Jyotika has had a long and stellar career in Indian cinema. After starting out as a teenager in the Hindi film Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, she found success in Tamil cinema, winning both fans and acclaim. At 27, she decided to step away from films to raise a family, and returned eight years later. In a chat with Hindustan Times, the actor reflects on the years away and the trepidation she felt when she returned in front of the camera.

Jyotika was 27 when she married her co-actor Suriya and decided to step away from films in 2006. She completed her pending projects and then signed no films till 2013. Her comeback was with 36 Vayadhinile (At The Age of 36) in 2015. "When you leave the camera for eight years and get back, th...