Sometimes pyaar comes with a hell of a lot of taanas. 

It’s only natural for our mothers to have certain expectations of us. Even though they may not be easy to live up to, it may happen because our mothers have a certain vision for how they’d want us to lead our lives.

As brown men, we’re infamous for being Maa ka laadlas, and perhaps correctly so because we end up sharing a close relationship with our wonderful birth givers. Receiving any praise from our mother gives us that instant feel-good effect. No matter what age we are. 

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We grow up hoping to make them proud someday, for having raised us to the best of their ability.

Like many moms, all it took for this loveable celebrity mother to say ‘ladka bada ho gaya hai’ was when her son became a father. 

In a recent interaction with a leading daily, decorated veteran actor Sharmila Tagore waxed lyrical on her son, Saif Ali Khan’s fatherhood-induced maturity, “I saw Yeh Dillagi and even his old interviews were so funny. He has become a mature person. He is the father of four kids and has become an excellent chef. He has developed good hobbies like reading.”

With his wife Kareena Kapoor, he welcomed baby Jehangir in February. The couple’s older son, Taimur, was born in 2016. Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan are his eldest children, both from his previous marriage to Amrita Singh. Saif has been playing the role of a father exceedingly well. And the internet won’t disagree. He’s doting and patient with all his children.

Saif’s mother proudly agrees, “He is a good father and cooks well.”

Developing good hobbies such as reading and cooking have always been appreciated by our mothers, and they certainly have helped Saif Ali Khan earn appreciation from his mother too.

Sharmila Tagore is a long-standing bastion of the Hindi film industry, having lived through Bollywood at its finest and its worst. She’s watched her son grow through different stages of life, as if evolving with each character he’s played. 

The delighted mother has no doubts he’s grown up.

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