KUALA LUMPUR: Award-winning Bollywood actress Kajol will make her appearance in a Tamil movie after a 20-year absence.
She is set to star in Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 (VIP2), the sequel to VIP which premiered in 2014.
This comedy-drama, directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth, sees Kajol playing the protagonist alongside popular Tamil film actor, Dhanush, who returns to reprise his role as the hero, Raghuvaran.
At the VIP 2 meet-and-greet session in Masjid India today, which saw the gathering of more than 2,000 screaming fans, Kajol said it had been years since she had acted in a Tamil movie and spoke the language.
She admitted to being very selective in her acting projects.
"It's all about the script for me. In VIP2, my character is this very confident and strong individual which I enjoy portraying, even though it's been a long time since I spoke the language," said the 42-year-old Dilwale actress who is in town to promote the film.
"I applaud Danush for writing this great screenplay," she added.
This marks Kajol's second visit to Malaysia. She was here in 2014 to promote My Name is Khan.
The actress will be in town till tomorrow.
VIP 2 will open in cinemas here next month. It will be shown in Tamil, Telegu and Hindi.