MOMMY DEAREST

Abhimanyu and Avantika spill the beans on their mother!

Favourite dialogue of a movie mom? Abhimanyu: Mein teri maa hun… every Bollywood mom! Avantika: Jeete raho; phulo phalo; khair chodo, from Dostana.

Favourite dialogue of your mom?

Abhimanyu: I didn’t see your text.

Avantika: When you have children of your own, you’ll understand.

One movie mom your mom reminds you of? Abhimanyu: Sridevi’s character in English Vinglish… how she fights all odds.

Avantika: Donna Sheridan, Meryl Streep’s character in Mamma Mia.

Most filmy thing your mom does or says?

Abhimanyu: She believes in her kids… a quintessential Bollywood mom trait!

Avantika: When I die, you’ll miss all this/ remember me.

One character trait you have got from your mom?

Abhimanyu: I think it is because of her genes that I don’t look my age! Avantika: Empathy.

Her best quality as a mother?

Abhimanyu: She is pure gold!

Avantika: She lets me be me, whoever and whatever that is, and that her love for me is unconditional.

The best way to pacify your mom when she is angry with you?

Abhimanyu: Food! I cook for her. I choose the dish depending on her mood, but it has to be something that goes well with wine.

Avantika: To hug her! The most adorable thing about her?

Abhimanyu: Her laughing fits! She starts crying while laughing and you need to sit her down and calm her. Avantika: Her fits of laughter! She ends up crying from laughing too hard.

One thing that always lands you in trouble with her?

Abhimanyu: My room. However clean my room is, she will always find something she does not like… but it is my room! Avantika: If I don’t tell her when I’m going to be home or if I’m not eating at home.