Kajol defends hubby Ajay Devgan in whose directorial debut she is acting.

Kajol is in the middle of dinner with her four-year-old daughter Nysa and from the sound of it, she's really having a hard time getting her to sit in one place.

As she talks to us over the phone, her conversation is punctuated with "No Nysa!" and "On the table Nysa, now!" Kajol's daughter appears to be quite a handful! But the actress takes it all in her stride. In fact, she's full of praise for motherhood.

"It's such a fantastic experience. She's my biggest teacher," she says. And what has Nysa taught her? "To be patient and how to appreciate my mother," Kajol says with a laugh.

The actor is packing her bags to join husband Ajay Devgan who will be directing her in his directorial debut U, Me Aur Hum.

"We're taking off for a cruise where we will be shooting for a few days and then return to Mumbai," she says. Kajol isn't willing to divulge too many details about the film except that it's going to be a romantic film.

And since the world knows Ajay as only an actor, how does she think her husband will be as a director?

"He's a very demanding actor, so I'm sure he'll be a very demanding director as well. He knows his job well, so that's half the work done," she says confidently.

And what if they have creative differences, will he listen to her point of view? "Of course, he's not a modern day Hitler!" she retorts.

It's a much disputed and done to death cliche that off-screen couples don't make good onscreen jodis and their films like Hulchul, Dil Kya Kare and Raju Chacha were proof enough. But Kajol isn't concerned about such issues.

"It all depends on the movie. Look at Pyar To Hona Hi Tha, that worked so well," she points out. And she isn't worried about bringing family issues to work either.

"We worked very well during Dil Kya Kare after marriage; there were no such problems at all," she says. Apart from U, Me Aur Hum, Kajol has Rajkumar Santoshi's Ramayan on hand, which she says has been delayed till next year.

And for her fans who are missing her on screen, there's bad news. Kajol isn't really keen on signing on more movies.

"I don't think I can do anything beyond this. If I want to do something well, and I do want to, then this is all I can handle. I guess a little bit is better than nothing," she says, rushing back to attend to Nysa.

Guess motherhood is Kajol's true love now!