Recently, Indian musician extraordinaire Mr. A.R.Rahman who won 2 Oscars for his song “Jai Ho” from the Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire” thanked his mother while accepting the honor that Hollywood bestowed on him by quoting a very common yet famous phrase “Mere Paas Maa Hai”! Literal translation: “I have a mother & she’s all I need”. It’s a certain type of blind faith (the good kinds) that the mother’s blessings are more than necessary to be successful in every endeavor. Impressed and inspired, we decided to label our segment with those famous words!!

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‘Mere Paas Maa Hai’… four words that rocked our world in ‘Deewaar’ and still echo in the hearts and minds of children everywhere. THE UMBLICAL CHORD MAY BE CUT AT BIRTH BUT The bond between a mother and child lasts not a lifetime but for eternity…ESPECIALLY in Bollywood!! An integral part of the Bollywood Family, The Mommy has a special place in Hindi Cinema. From Mother India to Mothers in jazzy couture, these women of substance have come a long way with the changing times and ever evolving mommy culture…BUT regardless of the changing times, one thing remains constant: ALWAYS TELL YOUR LOVED ONES HOW MUCH U ACTUALLY LOVE THEM BEFORE ITS TOO LATE …. And you can count on us to SHOUT IT FROM ROOFTOPS, JUST KIDDING! …  WE’RE paying a QUEEN size tribute to the one we love this mother’s day and here’s a look at our moms of the Yester-Years-BollyLand…

Time to flash forward to a new century with new lifestyles. Today’s mother has to deal with issues ’her’ mom couldn’t imagine in her wildest dreams. Aaj ki mummy needs to keep up with the times and her kids in check. Because you never know…your laadla might just jump out of the closet one day….LOL… Regardless of how the laadla or laadli grows up, BollyMOMS have a way with looking sexy! Now that we have a gym popping up everywhere like Starbucks or Firehydrants, 20^th century foxes aka Moms-du-Jour are workin-it-out to give Britney Spears a run for her money. After all she is a mom of 2 and if she or Sarah Jessica Parker can have the brady bunch and still look hot (think Angelina Jolie & her international nautanki of 6 kids), the mothers of Bollywood are not to be left behind… Check out the competition our BollyMoms have laid out for their Hollywood counterparts:

Now, we have to see the Bolly mothers in action and I found pics of these gals with their tots and grown up kids INCLUDING 3 generations of Bolly MOMS…Its the CUTEST!! No posing, No pretense, No Filmy Drama…Just straight up mama-love!!

And now for the moms who need to do something about themselves….

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Well those are for giggles!! But I do HOPE you spent the day with your Mom or remembering her in the brightest possible way! And no matter what, remember that everything and everyone seems cool when you remind your self “Mere paas Maa Hai” !! xoxo

BTW, for those mothers who want a day of peace and quiet, I suggest you get the boys of the house addicted to your TV set…Heres how…Since this segment is brought to you by DIRECTV, Inc….You should know that they offer IPL Exclusively in North America… JUST A THOT

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