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Kajol: Ajay and I consciously chose to keep kids away from media

Kajol and Ajay shares two kids -- daughter Nysa and son Yug-- together, and the actress said that keeping them away from the spotlight at large is an attempt to give the children their space.

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At a time when every move of star kids is being documented and written about, Kajol's children are away from the whole frenzy, something which the actress said is a conscious decision of her and husband Ajay Devgn. 

"Ajay and I made a conscious decision to keep our children away from the media. We feel we want to keep them away from the pressure, from the unnecessary burden which will come on them. I don't want that to happen," Kajol said in an interview. 

"They shouldn't be under pressure by the media, public or even unknowingly by me, to become something. It should be their choice what they want to become, I will give them the platform to have that choice, but the choice has to be theirs with a free and clear mind," she said. 

Kajol said that their kids understand her and Ajay's profession since they were too small. 

"Yug knows his father is an action star and he has done so many films. But at the end of the day, we have to explain to them that this is work, this is an outer personality which people look at us from the outside. We are your parents first and after that everything else," she said. 

Kajol, 42, tied the knot in 1999 when she was at the peak of her career and had her first child in 2003. She had her second child seven years later. 

Though her film appearances became sporadic, with only three full-fledged films, "My Name is Khan", "We are a Family" and "Dilwale" in the last seven years, Kajol said that she never had to "sacrifice" her career for children. 

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"It is no sacrifice. I had children because I wanted to take their responsibility. It is really not a sacrifice, they are my top priority. Work is a part of my life and if God willing, it will forever be but my family, kids, they are life itself," she said.  

The actress is currently gearing up for the release of her next, "VIP 2", directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It is a sequel to the 2014 comedy-drama "VIP" and stars Dhanush, Amala Paul, Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan and Samuthirakani returning from the first film. 

(With PTI Inputs)

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