For Kajol, birthday celebrations imply spending high quality time along with her household, and make amends for the misplaced time on account of everybody’s respective commitments. And her forty ninth birthday as we speak (August 5) shall be no totally different. “The biggest birthday ritual that I have is that I make sure I meet all the people I love. So, I tend to call all of them all over, especially my family because I don’t get a chance to meet them all through the year because of our hectic schedules,” Kajol tells us.
The actor additional quips that her birthday is rather like a nationwide vacation for all. “So, I tell them that and call them over to meet me with a lot of authority. Kyunki mera birthday hai toh haq jata ke bol sakti hun ke zaroor aana milne,” she laughs.
Known for her wit and humour, the actor typically shut down trolls with a tongue-in-cheek response. In reality, on her birthday this 12 months, she has a particular message for all her followers and in addition her youngsters, and that’s to make use of their head and never take trolls critically.
“I do talk to my kids Nysa (20) and Yug (12) about trolling and tell them that the only thing they can do is take it with a pinch of salt. I mean how much of these trolls you can take seriously? Or how will you respond to everything? Because roz kuch na kuch nikal raha hai, roz kuch na kuch bol rahe hain,” says the actor, who’s in the meanwhile getting appreciated for her current OTT outings via Lust Stories 2 and The Trial.
Further expressing her views on how these trolls shouldn’t be given a lot significance or mileage, Kajol provides, “I read some headlines that say ‘brutally trolled’. And I’m like, ‘What does it exactly mean and who are these people brutally trolling me or my family?’ Also, saying that an actor got brutally trolled for wearing a pair of shoes and going to the airport is like too much. One has to take it with a pinch of salt and have that bit of sense of humour.”
Kajol’s daughter Nysa, who typically will get papped at events and at airport, has ben subjected to numerous trolling within the current previous. Mention this to Kajol and he or she says, “The most important thing that I tell my kids is, ‘Please don’t pay so much attention to it. Think for yourself, use your own brain’. That’s the biggest message that I would want to send out on my birthday to every person out there that start using your own brain instead of listening to all the 100 people that you believe are important on social media. They are not.”
Before wrapping up, Kajol additionally expresses gratitude to her followers who’ve at all times stood by her and got here to her rescue at any time when such nasty trolling incidents happen. “I’m immensely grateful. I love the fact that people call me a trendsetter and mention that I have broken norms. It is really special,” she ends.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com