Aaradhya, the daughter of actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, turns nine on Monday. Since her birth, the girl has been constantly in the spotlight, thanks to her famous parents and her illustrious surname. As the daughter of one of the most beautiful women in the world and the granddaughter of an icon of Indian cinema that was to be expected. Over the years, fans of the Bachchan family have watched Aaradhya grow up in front of the camera, although her family has tried to keep her out of the public eye as much as they can.
From the beginning, fans have noted how Aishwarya has been a down to earth mother to her daughter. Speaking of that with Vogue, Aishwarya had said how she spent all her time with Aaradhya. “I spend all my time with Aaradhya, and I have a babysitter, by choice. I read comments that said, ‘Ah, you must have an army of aid’ and I understand the perception, but I choose this way, which means that life is always busy. I respect housewives for the endless work they do. When it comes to downtime, it’s all about perspective: if you think you’re tired, you will be, so I choose to find pleasure in the moment and experience the present as it is. “
He had also spoken of the values he was instilling in the young woman. “I am a firm believer in the state of mind and that is the means to keep my head above a high level of water, every day. That is something I am passing on to Aaradhya: that B-positive is not just a blood group and that everything in life is a learning curve. Experience life in the moment, because you will have to live with your experience. “
The same is true when it comes to absorbing traditions. Aishwarya had said: “I think instilling traditions in my daughter is natural for me, it is not conditional. This is how I was raised. So what we end up doing as parents, knowingly or unknowingly, we pass on to our children as traditions because that is the natural flow of life. “
“One of the things in common that our family (Abhishek and mine) share is that we enjoy being Indians. We really enjoy all of our festivities, various aspects of our culture, and we are also open-minded. We embrace being traditional and we are global citizens. That’s the life we both have enjoyed in our growing years. “
The only person who agrees with Aishwarya is her husband Abhishek. He had once said that Aaradhya was his “greatest gift”. He had written: “My beauties. A child’s birthday cannot be complete without appreciating his mother. For giving birth to her, for loving her, caring for her and basically being a Wonder Woman! To the lady, thank you for giving me the best gift of all … our daughter!
And while Aishwarya has often spoken about her daughter, Abhishek has been reticent. However, once, when asked what he would like Aaradhya to do in life, he said that he would like him to take up sports. “I would love for Aaradhya to play sports. I believe that all schools should have sports programs. Aaradhya is young at the moment, I want him to have as normal an upbringing as possible, ”he said in an interview to the Hindustan Times.
Speaking of her daughter being a star child, Aishwarya has said that despite being in the spotlight, Aaradhya had retained her innocence. She had told DNA: “Usually when children are the center of attention, they tend to lose their innocence. Aaradhya has still managed to retain that. I have tried to give him a normal education and I have never made much noise about it. At the same time, we also have to accept that this is and will be their reality. “
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