TOP TV STARS SHARE THROWBACK PICTURES OF THEIR CHILDHOOD ON MOTHER’S DAY

Jyothi Venkatesh

Amidst the lockdown, while treating your mom to a delicious brunch or indulging her at a salon seems out of reach, consumers have been coming up with unique and creative ways to mark special occasions and celebrate festivals. On the occasions of Mother’s Day, BBLUNT launched their latest campaign - #GotItFromMyMama wherein they urged their followers to relive a cherished childhood memory with their mother and revel the years of devotion they have witnessed. This social media campaign intended to bring to fore, how so many of our early memoirs are bounded by our mothers being our first ever hair stylists as they pampered us with oil massages, styled our hair for school and various occasions and sometimes even resorted to cutting our hair to make it more manageable.The campaign was kick-started by, BBLUNT’s Founder and one of the leading names in the hair styling industry, Adhuna Bhabani, who shared her story of how it was her mother who introduced her to the world of hairdressing. How she readily volunteered to sit in as a model for her to experiment on.

Various television personalities also participated, recounting hair hacks and hand-me-downs initiated by their grandmothers and passed on to their moms and now to them. Each of their accounts is truly reminiscent and celebrates the bond they share with their mothers. Aneri Vajani, known for her role in Beyhadh and Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka, highlighted how the classic champi is an age-old tradition running through generations in her family. Sehban Azimwho has our hearts playing Malhar Range on Tujhse Hain Raabta put all heart into his post capturing how his mum would have to chase him to oil his hair and how the tables have turned now. Priya Tandonfrom the drama series Saath Nibhaana Saathiya also shared a similar account. Harsh Rajput lauded for his performance as the lead in Nazar attributed his head full of hair to his mother. 

Heli Daruwala’senvious long locks were also inherited from her mother. While Namita Dubey(Bepannah) just like her mum, is grace personified. Khyaati Keswani(Nisha Aur Uske Cousins), like Namita,takes inspiration from her mother’s hair routine, even going on to replicate the hairstyles on her daughter. Tuhinaa Vohra, known for her role in Ishq Mein Marjawan accredited her simplicity to her mother, who always imbibed a no-fuss hair regimen. South actress and singer, Shruti Prakash dwelled on how her mother instilled a strong sense of confidence in her by stylishly sporting a blunt cut even back in the day when long, thick hair was the norm. Vibha Bhagat, a veteran television personality shared some very candid moments spent with her sporting mom.The initiative truly defines how our mothers have been our OG hairstylists, always guiding us and solving our problems, hair or otherwise!