India, July 6 -- Few actors can boast the longevity and continued relevance that Farida Jalal has enjoyed, remaining one of the most enduring and active performers in the industry till date. Her latest film, Welcome to the Jungle, is a testament to her prowess, and she is enjoying the immense love that it has brought to her. "God's kind! Compliments are flowing in from everyone... This is our reward as actors," says Jalal. The veteran actor recalls her character was fleshed out quite spontaneously. "Akshay (Kumar, actor), Ahmed (Khan, director) and I were sitting together when Akshay suddenly got a call and the girl on the other end kept jabbering. After the call ended, Akshay said 'everyone knows you for your dialogue delivery.. Let's have you do something without proper dialogues now', and I thought, let's give it a shot," shares the 77-year-old. The film was as much a laugh riot behind the scenes as it is on screen. "It was one royal picnic. Everyone had fun and took care of each other, especially Akshay and Ahmed who looked after everyone," she says. The film's success just adds to her feeling of gratitude. "The world still remembers my first film Aradhana (1969). People come to me, hold my hands and share how my character in various films impacted them or their lives. It's rewarding. If God asks me, I'd say in all my next lives too, I'd want the same life, the same career," she gushes. Jalal has some iconic films to her name, including Bobby (1973), Henna (1991), Mammo (1994) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), among others. Yet, there is still one unfulfilled wish she has in her long and illustrious career, "Many times, I felt I was boxed in as a mother figure. I wanted to play challenging roles, maybe a lawyer, a doctor, or something unexpected. Nobody has really touched that side of me at all, my talent is still untapped. Hardly anyone has seen what I can really do. I want to tell filmmakers that let me show you what I am capable of. Give me a negative role, let me surprise you. But I am not the kind of person who doesn't go out and ask for work. So, there is a slight pain there," she ends....