India, Dec. 6 -- Bollywood icon Kajol will play a mother once again on big screens in actor-filmmaker Revathi's Salaam Venky, which is slated for Dec 9 release. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks to the senior actor during her promotional trip to Kolkata on Monday.

Q. How different is this film for you?

A. It's a great responsibility actually when one is playing a real life character, which has to be justified on-screen. We do take the responsibility very seriously and not take cinematic liberties.

Kajol | Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

Q. How did you respond when you were offered the character since you have played similar roles twice in the recent past (in Helicopter Eela and Tribhanga)?

A. I had actually turned down ...