Kajol on Gen Z discovering her films: They were more romanticised than movies today
India, Aug. 25 -- A
s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham completes 25 years later this year, Kajol says that a whole new generation of viewers is discovering its iconic scenes and viral moments. "There is a whole revival of the '90s and 2000s scene that has come up," the actor shares, adding, "Younger people come up to me and say, 'Oh, we just watched K3G. We've just watched Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). We've just watched Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha (1998). What a cool film it is!' It's very exciting." Asked which character she identifies with the most, the 52-year-old quips, "Anjali from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. I feel like there I was a tomboy then!"
For Kajol, the renewed interest in the era goes beyond nostalgia. She believes it is the romanticisation of earlier films that is drawing younger viewers. "There is that whole wanting to watch films that were made with a lot of passion. They were kind of much more romanticised than films today. I think people want to watch such films. I hope we can make such films today."
Interestingly, while a new generation is discovering her work, Kajol says her own Gen Z children, Nysa Devgn, 23, and Yug Devgn, 15, aren't keen on watching her films. "They feel I'm a little too convincing in films and that I'm too good an actor at times! They're like, 'We don't watch your movies because we don't want to watch our mum cry too much.'"
Recently, there had been reports of her joining Atlee and Allu Arjun's Raaka and the Prabhas-starrer Spirit. But the actor shares, "90% of such articles are all rubbish. The day I do sign a film, people will know within minutes."...
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