Sushmita Sen Talks About Daughter Renne

Renne Looking Pretty in a Red Frock with Mom Sushmita Sen

Renee is a special child...
"Renee understands her mother has to work. We share quality time together. The good thing is that I don't make her claustrophobic - I believe to be a good mother, you don't need to be hovering around your child round-the-clock. There will soon come a time that your child will start hoping you were not around. I want my child to be happy when she sees me come back home, and Renee is thrilled to have me home. Being close to my daughter physically and emotionally is most important to me."

On Mother's Day ...
"Once Renne made a lovely card for me with 'Renee' signed at the bottom.The card had stars, moons skies and all complicated things beautifully drawn on it. Her masi got this beautiful heart shaped pendant with Allah written on it and space for two small pictures. I am so blessed that she understood the concept so beautifully."

When I am with Renee...
"When we are together, we spend time making figures and cartoons of clay, narrate stories or watch video films that we've shot together. She loves repeating her set of favourite stories and poems. Of late, she's also developed a knack for opposites -ask her what's the opposite of flamboyant or biological, and she'll rattle it off in a jiffy."

Renee loves watching films...
"She watches television like any other child; she loves the songs and the promos they keep airing. She keenly watches the steps, time and again, and loves telling me all about it."

Renee, my best critic...
"She's bursting with excitement on seeing me on television. She gathers everyone in the household, all the domestic helpers and anyone else she finds around when she spots me on the television. And when the promo or the song they are showing is over, she screams for more. She wonders why I come and go and can't stay on the screen throughout. "My mamma, my mamma", she goes on and on! If she is too insistent, I have to play a tape of my movie for her to sit and enjoy. Renee is my biggest fan."