BNA INDIA - March / April 2015

COVER STORY
few places when I was free. Egypt is a
stunning country and it really enchanted
me. The sunrise and the sunset there,
and the multi-hued sand dunes are outstanding.
You feel like you are in heaven.
It’s simply arresting. I have been
there only once and am dying to go
again with my kids. I really want them
to experience the
beauty of Egypt but
we haven’t managed
to do so. I am sure I
will take them there
sometime.
You are still looking
as beautiful as 10-15
years back. What is
the secret of your
beauty and what do
you do to stay in
shape, fit and beautiful?
Kajol: I think it takes
time. It takes effort
and it’s difficult to
manage it and start a
new habit in a full,
busy life. It’s very
very difficult to start
and focus on anything that’s good for
you (laughs). Stuff that’s bad for you,
like ice cream! It’s such a bad habit.
But it’s easy to develop, like you can
even buy a refrigerator and keep that in
the car to keep that extra habit going!
But, you won’t buy a low fat version
because you will have to travel 20 minutes
out of your way to buy it. So, bad
habits come easily, but good habits
I want to bag-pack
one day take my
kids and go for a
world tour. I want
them to see all the
places I love and
would like them
to have an
experience what I
had when I first
went there.
have to be built over a period of time. I
work out a lot, I spend a lot of time in the
gym. There’s no easy way to do it. I
wouldn't say that I am naturally like this
and that I have the genes for it, I do have
the genes for it! (laughs). I work out
really hard and am very good at my diet,
and that has worked for me.
If you were not an
actress what would
have been your
dream job?
Kajol: I never wanted
to be an actress. The
hard work associated
with being an actress
stressed me about taking
up this profession
but soon I started enjoying
it and I did well,
I think (laughs). Don't
even remember having
a dream job as before I
could even think about
it, I started working.
Your daughter has
her 12th birthday
soon. Which are the
values you try to teach her and how
much is she influenced by her parent's
job: will she also become an actress or
model?
Kajol: I think all the values I tried to
pass on to my kids, I got from my mom.
I didn’t realize how important they were
or what she was drilling into my head
until I had kids of my own. Then I heard
my mother’s voice coming out of my
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