Tuesday,
August
14,
2007
In
international
circles,
Shilpa
Shetty
has
earned
the
tag
of
'Big
Baby'
owing
to
her
mom
Sunanda
Shetty
accompanying
her
almost
everywhere.
There
were
huge
discussions
about
the
30
something
actress
living
with
her
parents
and
actress
sister
Shamita
Shetty
and
being
accompanied
by
her
mother
for
all
business
meetings,
tours
and
shoots.
The
screen
beauty
was
not
too
happy
about
this
tag
from
the
western
media.
She
quickly
hit
back
by
insisting
that
this
is
only
about
having
a
close
knit
family.
"It's
purely
for
emotional
reasons.
After
a
hard
day's
work,
I
need
someone
I
can
come
home
to.
I
don't
travel
with
mum
because
I'm
a
baby," she
retorted.
Shilpa's
spokesperson
Dale
Bhagwagar
leaps
to
her
defense.
"There
are
two
basic
reasons
for
the
same,
the
first
being
the
fact
that
Shilpa's
mum
is
like
her
best
friend.
Secondly
if
her
mum
is
around,
Shilpa
can
be
somewhat
laidback
as
she
looks
into
the
nitty-gritty
of
all
things.
In
a
way
it
must
feel
like
home
for
her.
When
she
had
joined
'Big
Brother',
it
was
the
first
time
she
was
traveling
alone
abroad
and
was
without
her
mom
for
so
many
days
at
a
stretch.
Shilpa
enjoys
her
mom's
company.
And
her
mom
too
is
also
a
very
chirpy
bubby
and
happy
go
lucky
person
who
talks
and
even
yaps
at
times.
It
won't
be
an
understatement
to
say
that
she
is
even
bubblier
than
Shilpa
and
puts
one
at
complete
ease."
"Her
mum
accompanies
her
sister
Shamita
too,
but
then
Shamita
is
much
more
independent
and
outgoing.
She
is
much
stronger.
If
she
doesn't
like
somebody
doing
something,
she
quickly
disciplines
the
other
person.
While
Shilpa
can't
do
that,
she
is
too
simple,
sweet
and
extremely
gullible.
Sometimes
if
Sunanda
Shetty
is
busy
traveling
with
Shilpa,
their
dad
travels
with
Shamita," adds
Bhagwagar.
Shilpa
is
not
alone.
In
Bollywood
most
actresses
are
known
for
being
their
mums'
darlings.
Kareena
Kapoor
is
mostly
seen
around
with
her
mother
Babita,
Priyanka
Chopra
and
mum
Dr
Madhu
Chopra
are
almost
always
together
and
there
is
Ayesha
Takia
whose
constant
companion
is
mommy
Farida.
Aishwarya
Bachchan
has
been
known
for
her
closeness
to
her
mum
Vrinda
(more
so
before
she
became
the
Bachchan
bahu).
In
fact
when
she
had
gone
to
the
Oprah
Winfrey
show
some
two
years
ago,
she
was
asked
by
the
surprised
host
as
to
how
at
30
she
was
still
staying
with
her
folks.
Aishwarya
went
on
to
explain
the
stunned
Oprah
the
intricacies
of
our
culture.
Rani
Mukherjee
and
Esha
Deol's
closeness
to
their
respective
mums
Krishna
and
Hema
Malini
is
not
hidden
either.
These
girls
are
known
to
discuss
all
their
professional
decisions
with
their
mothers.
In
fact,
certain
sections
of
people
have
actually
joked
about
'Bollywood
actresses
being
handled
by
their
mums'
in
various
forums
and
blogs.
Mainly
because
staying
with
one's
parents
and
traveling
with
them
after
a
certain
age
is
alien
behavior
in
the
West
and
is
against
their
idea
of
independence.
It's
a
part
of
Indian
culture
which
they
can't
really
comprehend.
Explains
Bhagwagar,"In
the
West,
children
and
siblings
move
out
of
home
once
they
reach
a
certain
age.
But
that
doesn't
happen
here
since
we
are
more
attached
to
our
parents.
Not
that
they
don't
love
their
parents,
but
I
think
Shilpa
and
the
rest
are
kind
of
upholding
that
very
culture.
Some
people
even
here
might
feel
a
little
uncomfortable
about
being
accompanied
by
parents
for
business
meetings
and
shoots.
But
Shilpa
loves
her
parents
so
much
that
she
can
never
take
things
that
way."