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Everyday is Mother’s Day, isn’t it? Hats off to this lady who compromises her sleep, her efforts, her choices, her interests to take care of yours! Remember those glorious childhood days, when after coming back from school, your mother would have a sumptuous lunch ready for you? While she knows all your favourite dishes, do you know what her favourite food is? If you don’t, time to run to her and give her all the happiness she deserves. That’s how we celebrate our Mother’s Day! Well, don’t you want to know how Deepika Padukone had wished her mother, Ujjala Padukone on the same? Read on! (Do Read: Karisma Kapoor's Mother's Day Post Includes Kareena, Babita, Taimur, But He Is In No Mood To Pose)
Deepika Padukone has always spoken vehemently about her mommy, Ujjala Padukone. From taking cues on how to maintain a successful marriage, looking upto her for life lessons, realising her daughter’s dream of becoming an actress and letting her fly, becoming one entity with her star daughter when she was suffering from clinical depression, Deepika and Ujjala ji are sheer goals! Bollywood’s Padmaavati often keeps on sharing cutesy pictures with her mom. Speaking of which, reminds us of the awesome picture from her Italy mehendi, wherein Deepika was happily looking at her in-laws, and her mom, Ujjala ji was lovingly looking at her. Here is the picture:
It was Mother’s Day yesterday (May 12, 2019), and for the same, Deepika Padukone posted a heart-melting video of her mother, Ujjala Padukone wherein she was trying a stint in acting! Yes, what looks like it, Ujjala ji was roasting someone, who was making a face behind her when she was mimicking how he dances, as the entire troupe of people stationed there broke into jigs of laughter! Sharing the super-fun video, Deepika wrote, “Now we know where I get my acting chops from...To my friend,guide,anchor,disciplinarian & role model...Happy Mother’s Day! #UjjalaPadukone @anjubhavnani (apologies @nikhilsosale for exposing you like this!” Her hubby, Ranveer Singh, who was not seen in the video commented “Hahahahaahahahahaha hahahahaha!”, while Farah Khan felt that she should have launched Ujjala Padukone instead of Deepika Padukone! Take a look at the video and screenshots of the comments, thereafter:
On February 2019, Deepika Padukone had posted some candid moments with her mother, Ujjala Padukone. Deepika was at her ‘naughty’ self, trying to get her mommy, Ujjala, smile for the camera. While the first picture reflected Deepika’s efforts, the second picture suggested that the doting daughter had succeeded! Sharing the two pictures, Deepika had written, “Trying to get her to smile...but she’s such a natural...#motheranddaughter.” Take a look at the pictures here:
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In a 2015 interview, Deepika Padukone had shared with a leading daily that her mother, Ujjala Padukone is the ‘real hero’ in her family, “We all inspire each other in different ways, but it’s my mother who inspires me the most. She is the backbone of our family. My father is a celebrity and my sister started her golf career, but my mother was never in the spotlight. She is happy taking a backseat. My mother is the real hero in my family.” (Must Read: Kunal Kemmu Shares The Cutest Note For The Mother Of His Child, Soha Ali Khan And His Mother)
Do you know, when Deepika Padukone was battling with clinical depression, it was her mother, Ujjala Padukone who had first detected it when one day, while speaking on the phone, Deepika broke down? Recalling that incident, the Cocktail star had shared in an interview, “Over a period of time, it got worse. When my parents visited, I would put up a brave front because they were worried about me living alone and working long hours. Then, once, while talking to my mother (Ujjala Padukone), I broke down. She realised the problem, and got in touch with a psychologist friend, Anna Chandy, to get to the root of the cause.”
Commenting on the same, Ujjala Padukone had also shared, “I detected the symptoms in Deepika and I thought it may be due to some boyfriend issue. But then I knew the depression is due to mental and physical stress and we realized that we should take help from a psychiatrist". Deepika Padukone’s star daddy, Prakash Padukone too had revealed, “I was worried about the health of my daughter and we wanted her to be fine.”
Prior to her wedding, in an interview with Rajdeep Sardesai on his show, India Today India Tomorrow, Deepika had shared, “I'm excited in the same way as I'm excited about signing my next film. Marriage is something that I've always looked forward to in my life, as would any other girl." Further speaking about her inspiration towards a happy marriage, the Happy New Year star stated, “I've seen my parents do it so well and so successfully and I think for me, that's the way I would like my married life to be as well. My parents have a beautiful relationship. The way they have managed their professional life as well as being together as a family. They have set such amazing benchmarks that both I and my sister (Anisha Padukone) would like to follow.” (Also Read: Janhvi Kapoor Goes Down On A Memory Lane On Mother's Day, Posts A Heartfelt Message For Sridevi)
Isn’t Deepika Padukone’s mother, Ujjala Padukone such a naturale? Let us know!
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