Kajol on SRK romancing younger women on-screen: They are stuck down the line because of the number game

Kajol has spoken about one of the most-talked-about topic of today’s times – heroes romancing younger women. Since Kajol’s on-screen pairing with Shah Rukh Khan created history, she was asked what being replaced by younger heroines (Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone). This is when she is playing a mother to a 24-year-old.

The actress explains the difference between the male and female actors in the industry. “Every hero has to pull in the business to make a film,” Kajol explains at Agenda AajTak 2022. She further adds that it is the number game and thus, while the male actors are stuck with that, the female actors can explore and diversify their acting career.

Without talking about statistics, Kajol expresses that the heroes are in the nut because at the end of the day, the film industry is a number game. She calls it a ‘huge responsibility’ to pull in the business and keep the numbers growing.

Kajol has taken up a unique role in her upcoming film Salaam Venky. The movie sees her play the mother to a 24-year-old son who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The actress had visited Agenda AajTak 2022 to promote her movie.

She has worked with SRK in umpteen number of films including the iconic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge/DDLJ. They were last paired romantically in Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale.

Directed by Revathy, Salaam Venky also stars Prakash Raj, Rajeev Khandelwal and Rahul Bose in pivotal roles. Aamir Khan also makes a special appearance in the film.

The movie is produced by Suraj Singh and Shraddha Agarwal. The music for this film is composed by Mithoon. It is slated to release in theatres on December 9, 2022.