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Kajol: Smile, it's ageless
Transforming with age
I've grown with age. The biggest change was brought about when my daughter, Nyasa, was born. With a baby, your viewpoint of the world changes. It's an automatic shift to looking at the world as your child would see it and it's a fantastic emotion that every woman must go though, at least once.
Ageing gracefully
(Smiles) That's because I don't take it too seriously. I don't think ageing is bad. It is a natural, normal progression. Your first wrinkle isn't the end of the world! As long as you look the best you can, that's good enough. The only thing is you need to take care of yourself and your skin early. Just put in 5 minutes of your time to yourself everyday and that makes a whole lot of difference later.
An industry based on looks
In Bollywood, it's important to look in your character, rather than just looking food. If you're supposed to look like a mother, then look like one! Rather than just looks, it's got a lot to do with the roles that you take up. However, I don't know whether I'd do a film, which requires me to put on 15 kilos! Frankly, that's not worth it and I don't think anyone would pay me enough for that. But it's important to be fit because it's a physically demanding job. You have to work at whatever you're doing with 100% concentration and that takes up a lot of energy. To be fit is a requirement in this field.
Beauty regime
Nothing compares to your smile and you need to accept yourself the way your are. It's important to realize that ageing starts as early as when you're 23/24 years. So you need to take care. I'm not patient where a regime is concerned. I'm 'let's do it as fast as possible' kind of a person in most things of my life and that applies to beauty as well. Olay's anti-ageing product is what I use on a regular basis. On a regular basis, I cleanse and moisturise my face.
Competing against age
I enjoy working with the younger lot of actors. They are all very ambitious. I don't think ambition is bad in any respect but I think some of them don't believe that only talent will make them work. That's the difference.
Transforming with age
I've grown with age. The biggest change was brought about when my daughter, Nyasa, was born. With a baby, your viewpoint of the world changes. It's an automatic shift to looking at the world as your child would see it and it's a fantastic emotion that every woman must go though, at least once.
Ageing gracefully
(Smiles) That's because I don't take it too seriously. I don't think ageing is bad. It is a natural, normal progression. Your first wrinkle isn't the end of the world! As long as you look the best you can, that's good enough. The only thing is you need to take care of yourself and your skin early. Just put in 5 minutes of your time to yourself everyday and that makes a whole lot of difference later.
An industry based on looks
In Bollywood, it's important to look in your character, rather than just looking food. If you're supposed to look like a mother, then look like one! Rather than just looks, it's got a lot to do with the roles that you take up. However, I don't know whether I'd do a film, which requires me to put on 15 kilos! Frankly, that's not worth it and I don't think anyone would pay me enough for that. But it's important to be fit because it's a physically demanding job. You have to work at whatever you're doing with 100% concentration and that takes up a lot of energy. To be fit is a requirement in this field.
Beauty regime
Nothing compares to your smile and you need to accept yourself the way your are. It's important to realize that ageing starts as early as when you're 23/24 years. So you need to take care. I'm not patient where a regime is concerned. I'm 'let's do it as fast as possible' kind of a person in most things of my life and that applies to beauty as well. Olay's anti-ageing product is what I use on a regular basis. On a regular basis, I cleanse and moisturise my face.
Competing against age
I enjoy working with the younger lot of actors. They are all very ambitious. I don't think ambition is bad in any respect but I think some of them don't believe that only talent will make them work. That's the difference.
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