Kajol opens up on how Ajay Devgn’s mom Veena Devgan responded when her friends asked ‘doesn’t she call you mummy?’
Kajol praised Ajay Devgn’s mom, Veena Devgan, for giving her the time and space to develop their bond naturally. The actress was asked how she went from calling her mother-in-law ‘aunt’ to ‘mummy ji overnight, and she said that she didn’t.
Talking to Twinkle Khanna in an interview for Tweak India, Kajol said Veena would ‘very proudly’ answer when her friends asked her concerning the actress not calling her ‘mummy’ or ‘maa’. Kajol said that she truly respects Veena for it.
“Fortunately for me, my mother-in-law has given me the time and space. I know for a fact that we used to sit and her friends would come over. Her friends would be like, ‘Arre, woh tumhe mummy nahi bulati hai? Maa nahi bulati hai (Doesn’t she call you mummy or mother)?’ And my mother-in-law would turn around very proudly and say that, ‘Woh jab maa bolegi na, dil se niklega, dimaag se nahi niklega (When she calls me mother, it would be from the heart and not because she has to)’,” she said.
“I was so heartened and touched that she is giving me that time to grow into whoever I am supposed to be, that she is giving me that space. I really respect her for that, my respect for her has deepened after that,” she added.
