Recently, there was a strong buzz that Kajal A Kitchlu was expecting her first child. However, the actress, who tied the knot with businessman Gautam Kitchlu in a low-key ceremony last year, says, “I would not like to talk about it right now. I will talk about it when the time is right.”
Kajal does, however, add that seeing her sister, Nisha, who manages being a mother very well, encourages her to become a mother soon. “It gets me excited, but at the same time, it makes me nervous, too. I have seen how her life has changed and how complete she feels now. I think motherhood is a wonderful feeling. I feel one goes through self-realisation in that phase of life. Having said that, I must say I already feel like a mother in the company of my two nephews, Ishaan and Kabir. And now with Mia (their pet dog) entering in our life, Gautam and I already feel like parents. I just feel that there’s this whole new part of my heart that I never discovered before these babies entered my life. I am sure that when I have my own child, it is going to increase that emotion a lot more.”
Last month, Kajal and Gautam celebrated their first wedding anniversary. Talking about how life has changed post marriage, she says, “It’s strange that I am far busier now than I earlier was (laughs!). Well, it’s a great thing and I am happy about it. I am glad that people in our industry are not stereotyping anymore and are accommodating of one’s personal choices. I am thankful to Gautam who’s very supportive of me and my work. He is extremely encouraging. Usually, we two focus on our respective careers. It is only during dinner table conversations that we discuss work. He gives me honest feedback. When he doesn’t like something, he just lets me know.”
Meanwhile, on the professional front, after being seen in films like Singham and Special 26, Kajal is all set to play a protagonist in her next Bollywood venture, Uma. Interestingly, her look in the film resembles the iconic character Mary Poppins. Talking about the project, Kajal says, “It is a story about this mysterious girl. No one knows where she came from and where she goes. One fine day, she comes home to a family and changes their lives. It is a feel-good happy family drama. The look does remind one of Mary Poppins, but it is not similar to it. The story is quite different.”
Shedding more light on her character, Kajal says, “I play the role of a nurse. She is more of a caregiver than a typical nurse in a uniform. My director, Tathagata Singha, and I had several brainstorming sessions to make the character look different, be it in terms of the appearance, her mannerisms and even style of talking. We wanted her to look unique, but relatable to the audience. Since the film is set in Kolkata, she has a streak of Bengali culture in her.”
While this is the first time she plays a protagonist in a Hindi film, Kajal says that she has done many such projects down south. “But I am glad to be diversifying in other languages, too. We have seen women oriented films that are dark or serious, but this one is set in a happy zone,” she ends.
