Longevity is tough to achieve in showbiz and Kajol is someone who has managed it quite well. In her almost 30-year-old career, which started with Bekhudi (1992), the actor has kept reinventing herself and says she is grateful that she is still loved by the audience.

“I am lucky and I believe it has to do with how much you love yourself and how much you believe in yourself. I think it has to do with how honest you are to your work. I don’t think it would work if I kept living on my laurels. I just had to keep working and thinking about what lies in the future rather than living in the past,” shares the 46-year-old.

“I like myself the way I am today. It took me a long time to come here. I like who I am, like my hair, like me as I am even though I am not a size zero and, you know, all of it put together. You like me, you don’t like me, I am fine with it, too,” she says.

Over the years while it has been a constant journey of self discovery and self improvement, Kajol, who recently starred in the web film Tribhanga, says her process of choosing a project has remained the same. “I always look for a good script, good characters to play. It should be like a good book. It should be that kind of script that I can’t put down,” the actor reveals.

However, there is just one thing she is mindful of in her career now. “I want to work with better directors. I want somebody experienced enough to take something out of me that maybe I couldn’t have expected. I don’t want to bear the burden completely on my shoulder,” she adds.