Kajol recalls her first meeting with Ajay Devgn: ‘No lightning struck moment, we were both dating others at the time'
Kajol
and
Ajay Devgn
, one of Bollywood's most enduring couples, didn't have the fairy-tale start many might imagine. In a recent interview with Radio Nasha, Kajol candidly recalled her first meeting with
Ajay
on the sets of the 1995 film Hulchul, debunking any romanticised notions of a 'Raj-Simran' moment like in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
'He was just really, really quiet'
'There was nothing of that sort,' Kajol said when asked if sparks flew the first time she met Ajay. 'I mean, he was really, really like he is today also. He doesn't talk much. On set or off set, he's just quiet. A really, really quiet man.'
She shared that during those long hours on set, she couldn't understand how someone could remain so silent. 'We've been sitting on set for 8-10 hours. Besides 'Hi', 'Hello', 'How are you?' — how can you not talk?' she said, joking that unlike someone practising Vipassana, normal people do engage in conversation.
From opposites to soulmates
Kajol admitted that their personalities were poles apart. 'I like people. I get along very well with certain people... and he was just really the opposite of everything,' she added.
Interestingly, both Ajay and Kajol were dating other people at the time. 'So it was not a 'lightning struck' or anything like that. But yeah, I think eventually we kind of came together and yeah... we got married.
Of course,' she smiled.
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Kajol on navigating marriage and movies with Ajay
In a separate interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Kajol opened up about the realities of being married to someone in the same profession. While she and Ajay have shared the screen in several films, she revealed that working together isn't always smooth sailing.
'90% of the time, if he is going over the top, I just call him out on it — and he calls me out on it. We're not civilised. We will not take it to the corner,' she laughed. However, she added that such moments are rare since they work together 'once in five years.'
Kajol and Ajay have two children, Nysa, born in 2003, who is currently pursuing her higher studies abroad, and Yug, born in 2010, who is still in school.
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