 She next starred alongside Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in Siddharth Malhotra 's moderately successful family drama We Are Family , an official adaptation of the Hollywood tearjerker <unk> ( 1998 ) . Kajol played the role of Maya , a character originally played by Susan Sarandon , and which she described as " a control freak " , believing it " is something which every woman would identify with . " While reviewing the film for Hindustan Times , critic Mayank Shekhar stated , " The premise is stuff dry tissues are made for . Yet , the pathos here is produced not from moments , but from performances alone : a stunning Kajol 's in particular . She appears superior to Susan Sarandon , I suspect . " New York Times 's Rachel Saltz wrote , " The always appealing Kajol knows how to play melodrama without being melodramatic , and her naturalism gives the movie a genuine emotional kick . " Her final release of the year was <unk> Ka Super Hero , a live @-@ action / animated film , opposite Ajay Devgn . In an interview with The Express Tribune , Kajol mentioned that it was difficult to work on the film . She added , " Dubbing and shooting was equally frustrating . You had to keep so many things in mind and there were a few action sequences too where I had to do action in front of a green space , so I was smiling , scowling , laughing – all in the wrong places ! " The film was a critical and commercial failure and fetched Kajol mostly negative reviews for playing a role that provided her with " no scope " to perform . 
