It is all about loving your mom
Rashami Desai reveals how Covid-19 brought her closer to her mother after three difficult years
There was a phase when Rashami Desai experienced a rough patch in her relationship with her mother, Rasila Desai, but all is in the past for good now. On the occasion of Mother’s Day, The Free Press Journal got in touch with the actress for an exclusive chat. Rashami's bond with her mother is way better today than it was before. “Honestly speaking, with age and with phases, it has become stronger. I am much more attached to her now, and I understand her even better,” she shares.
According to Rashami, early fame, along with other personal and professional reasons, took a toll on her relationship with her mother. “Everyone has their own journey, and mine has been very difficult. I saw success at a very young age, and it was tough for me to handle everything alone in my 20s. My mother was a working woman, so she could not spare time for me. I did not have a father, so somewhere even she was tired of dealing with everything alone. Between 2016 and 2019, there was a phase when I felt detached from her, and the generation gap only made things worse. There were some personal and professional setbacks, and I felt demotivated too. So that was a very rough patch,” she reveals.
However, Covid-19 was a welcome change for the two. “During Covid-19, we started living together, and that revived our bond. Today, I feel that I never want to lose her. I just want her around me always, and her presence is enough for me. I realised that when your family is around, you become stronger and can do anything fearlessly,” she says
When her professional commitments took a backseat during the Covid-19 lockdown, the actress made the most of it by spending time with her family. She shares, “My brother and I started living under the same roof along with our mother after 23 years, and that it was a beautiful and necessary change. We got scolded by mom for trivial things like leaving the wet towel on the bed or not picking up our plate after meals. She even made us hold our ears and do situps at one point! (laughs),” she shares.
On a parting note, Rashami talks about why her mom is so special. “My mother has child-like energy, which I think is amazing. She is a senior citizen and gets mood swings, plus there are health and age-related issues as well. Sometimes, we have to remind her that she is 60 plus. I do get insecure nowadays because she is ageing, and I have this fear of losing her too. When I feel low, she is the one who motivates me. She is very possessive of me and still believes that I am a little kid. And I like that because it makes me feel secure,” she concludes.