Sanya: This One’s For You, Mumma

Sanya
Malhotra
received
a
standing
ovation
at
the
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
for
her
film

Mrs
directed
by
Arati
Kadav.

The
film
is
an
adaptation
of
the
Malayalam
must-watch
movie



The
Great
Indian
Kitchen.

At
its
special
screening,
Sanya
wore
a
kurta
designed
by
her
mother,
Renu
Malhotra,
and
wrote
an
heartfelt
letter
to
her
mother.

‘This
one’s
for
you,
Mumma,’
she
wrote.

‘From
a
young
age,
my
mother
was
my
personal
stylist,
designing
and
stitching
clothes
for
my
sister
and
me.
She
devoted
herself
not
only
to
raising
us
but
also
to
keeping
us
fashionably
updated.

‘Mumma
always
told
me
how
she
dreamt
of
studying
fashion,
but
it
wasn’t
financially
feasible
at
the
time.
Instead,
she
poured
all
her
creativity
into
dressing
us
beautifully
—
so
much
so
that
I
still
seek
her
advice
before
any
big
event.’

‘I
wanted
to
honour
her
by
wearing
one
of
her
creations
at
the
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
for
the
screening
of
a
film
close
to
my
heart,

Mrs.’

‘Thank
you
Mamoo
आप
हो
तो
हम
है
आप
से
ही
हम
है
आप
के
ही
हम
है’

Sanya
has
already
won
the
Best
Actress
award
for
her
role
in

Mrs
at
the
New
York
Indian
Film
Festival
2024.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com