 After the success of Fanaa , Kajol worked intermittently through the rest of the decade . She next starred in her husband 's directorial debut , the drama U Me Aur Hum ( 2008 ) as Piya , a woman suffering from Alzheimer 's disease . Devgn described Kajol 's participation in the project by saying , " She is always thorough with the nitty @-@ gritties of her character before she begins shooting . Since the screenplay work happened at home , Kajol was present for all the sittings and even gave her inputs . " Upon release , the film performed moderately well at the box @-@ office and earned positive critical reviews for her performance . Udita Jhunjhunwala noted , " Kajol completely comes into her own here as an ailing woman unaware of her vulnerability and delicate situation . She is superb . " Raja Sen added , " [ Kajol ] can span through happy @-@ breezy with her eyes closed , and so the first half doesn 't even pose her a challenge , but when Alzheimer 's strikes Piya and she begins to forget all that matters in her life , Kajol raises the bar strikingly high . " The following year , Kajol received another Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony . 
