India, June 26 -- Kareena Kapoor recently opened up candidly during a conversation with Vicky Kaushal about the challenges of being a working mother and how her husband, actor Saif Ali Khan, steps into his role as the ever-fun "hands-on" dad. (Also read: Kareena Kapoor opens up about her equation with Sanjay Leela Bhansali: 'It is love and war between us')

In a conversation hosted by The Hollywood Reporter India, Vicky asked Kareena how her children handle her being away for shoots.

"It gets tough. This year, Saif went out and shot for two films, so they were used to Mumma being home. Now, if I go to shoot-like for a couple of days, when I'm shooting for ads, 10-15 days a month-they're constantly irritated. They're always like, 'Where i...