Mother’s Day is a day dedicated to celebrating our first best friend and lifelong champion – our mothers! To mark the occasion, many Bollywood celebrities and sports stars took to Instagram to pay tribute and post heartfelt messages for their mothers. These include Sonam Kapoor, Babil Khan, Alia Bhatt, Sachin Tendulkar, Kajol, Rishabh Pant and more.
As the world celebrated International Mother’s Day yesterday on May 12, this is how Indian celebrities honoured their mothers to celebrate motherhood –
Alia Bhatt
National award winning actor and lately being infamous for being Raha’s mother, Bhatt on Instagram posted a family picture with her mother, Soni Razdan, mother-in-law, Neetu Kapoor, husband, Ranbir Kapoor, and sister, Shaheen Bhatt. She captioned the photograph, “precious moments with my precious ones”.
Shubman Gill
Current cricket sensation, captain of IPL’s Gujarat Titan team, Shubman Gill on Instagram simply captioned ‘Mummyyy❤️’ an old photograph of him with his mother.
Kajol
Kajol, who herself is a mother of two, daughter Nysa and son Yug, posted a picture of hers with her mother, veteran actress Tanuja.
She wrote, “Weird moms build character !
At least that’s what I’ve heard… don’t worry mom.. I will continue with our happy tradition 🙏🫶.
And off course the tradition of laughing our heads off at jokes only you and I get 🤪”
Sachin Tendulkar
Former cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar, took X, formerly Twitter, to post a picture with his mother along with a message. He tweeted, “Mothers turn houses into homes and hard times into comforting hugs. My Aai has done that and so much more. Thank you, Aai, for being my rock. Happy Mother’s Day!”
Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor posted a picture of her son with his nani and dadi, meaning her mother, Sunita Kapoor and mother-in-law, Priya Ahuja. She wrote, “Is there any relationship more fun & indulgent than that of a baby w their Dadi & Nani ! 😍🤗🥰 Happy Mama’s Day”.
Sanjay Dutt
Dutt’s love for his mother, late actress Nargis, is not hidden from his fans as his biopic, Sanju, perfectly revealed the mother-son relationship. Dutt on Instagram wrote, “Wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to the woman who taught me how to love unconditionally and live with kindness. Your spirit lives on in the love I carry in my heart, Mom. Thank you for everything, love you ❤️”
Rishabh Pant
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant took X, formerly Twitter, to speak his heart out on Mother’s Day. Though he just wrote ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ but posted an emotional video, which actually is a compilation of photographs with his mother, Saroj Pant and sister, Sakshi Pant. The wicketkeeper and batter made his comeback with IPL 2024 after 14 months.
Babil Khan
Son of celebrated actor Late Irrfan Khan, who has introduced himself on Instagram as ‘Son of Sutapa Sikdar’ through his bio, posted pictures of both his mother and father with a heart-warming message.
He wrote on Instagram, “There would have been no Irrfan without Sutapa Sikdar.
There would have been no Ayaan without Sutapa Sikdar.
There would be no Babil if it wasn’t for Sutapa Sikdar.
Everyday is Mother’s Day ❤️”
