5 Shades of Mom! When Kajol Played A Mother On-Screen

Kajol

Kajol and Ajay Devgn, who got married in 1999, are parents to two children - daughter Nysa and son Yug. After the birth of her daughter in 2003, she did a few films like Fanaa, U Me Aur Hum, My Name Is Khan, We Are Family and Toonpur Ka Superhero. And again, after Yug's birth, Kajol decided she would devote her time to motherhood. She came back in 2015 with Dilwale, and has her latest film Helicopter Eela, hitting screens this week.

Kajol plays the role of an overprotective mother in her upcoming film, which has been directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Being a mother, herself, the actress strongly feels parents tend to underestimate their children. She feels parents should discuss important issues with their children openly.

"Somewhere down the line, we underestimate our kids. As they are born in this world so they know this world much better than us in a lot of ways. Today, our main duty is to disseminate the information in the right way," Kajol said. She feels that the modern-age parents need to discuss morality, ethics, compassion, dignity with children. "Our kids should be able to come up and ask us all kinds of questions," said Kajol, who claims to be a mix of an overprotective and a cool mother in real life.

Kajol will be seen as Eela in Helicopter Eela, which also stars Riddhi Sen, who plays Eela's teenage son. Kajol says, "The film is about a relationship. I think in every relation be it mother-son, husband-wife, best friends or even brother-sister, if one person becomes over possessive then there is a sense of suffocation."

Well, this is not the first time Kajol has played a mother on-screen. We look back at five memorable films of the actress, where she played mom.

Dil Kya Kare: A mother who gives up her child for adoption

Dil Kya Kare Poster (Pic/IMDB.com)

A mysterious woman - Nandita - (Kajol) begins to secretly meet a couple's (Ajay Devgn and Mahima Chaudhary) daughter Neha (Akshita Garud), who develops an instant fondness for her. Later, Nandita reveals that she is Neha's biological mother. While the film tanked at the Box Office, it was Kajol, whose performance was lauded by the critics. Moreover, Kajol and Ajay Devgan were acting together in a film, for the first time after marriage.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: A mother who is actually 'Mother India'

Kajol in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Fanaa: An unmarried mother

A still from Fanaa's song Chanda Chamke (Pic/YRF's Youtube channel)

My Name Is Khan: A divorced mother who loses her son

A still from My Name Is Khan (Pic/IMDB.com)

We Are Family: A divorced mother of three children

A still from We Are Family

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