The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greek Goddess Rhea, who was considered the Mother of the Gods. Then it trickled down to England and other countries. No scales can measure the sacrifice and love, no words can explain the importance of
maternal presence in one's life. In fact, considering one day as Mother's Day would be unjust to the unfathomable affection, care and love that the mother ushers on her children.
Gita Hari finds out from some TV actors, one such incident in their lives which reassures the presence of and reinstates the universal, phenomenal love of MOTHER…and what plans are up their sleeves when it comes to gifting them on this special day

Munisha Khatwani:
The special bond: When I met with a severe car accident a few years back, my mom sat in the ICU for 72 hours without even food and water. The doctors were not sure of my condition and she was so disturbed. She did not have a morsel till I gained consciousness. One can imagine sitting in the ICU room, it can be so uncomfortable. I think only a mother can do this for her child.

D day gift: Every day is a mother's day for me but I feel it is necessary to take a special day out and celebrate it. My brother and myself will present a card, a bouquet and a cash present (she can buy whatever she wishes) to her this year. And yes, we have also planned a surprise dinner for her.

Amit Jain:
The special bond: If not for my mother, I wouldn't be where I am today, an actor. I come from a joint family with a family business in jewellery. When I expressed my desire to become an actor, everyone including my father was dead against it. It was my mother who supported me and convinced my dad to
let me be an actor, if that's what my ambition was.

D day gift: As for giving gifts, I still remember I used to save from my Rs.100 from my pocket money to buy her bindi and bangles on her birthday. Then when I started earning, I bought her a sari worth 11,000 and even now, I fly to Delhi whenever I get a break from my shooting. And I always take something for her, irrespective of whether it's Mother's Day or not.

Achint Kaur:
The special bond: My mother has been my best friend and she's the person whose impressions I carry in me. Presently she stays with me. We differ in many ways, I do things the way I perceive it to be right but I don't think as a mother I am even one-fourth of what my mom has been to me.

D day gift: I feel observing and devoting one day to the mother would be trivializing the role of mother-child relationship. We are not Mother's Day kind of people. We just wish, that's it.

Rushad Rana:
The special bond: My mother has been a strong influence on me as she has inculcated good values like forgiveness, tolerance and to be devoid of ego. Mom made sure that I was a good student and I remember her waking me up at 4am and stay up late with me for studies. Making that early cup of tea and late at night, keeping awake so that I did not feel alone…only a mother can do this.

D day gift: I have never officially celebrated Mother's Day for the simple reason I never felt the need to do so on any one day. Right now she is in Ahmedabad and when she returns, I will make it a point to take her out for dinner or movies.

Aparna Tilak:
The special bond: According to me, everyday should be Mother's Day. When I was schooling, my mom was a teacher and our shifts used to clash - I would be home one-and-a-hour before my mother. I clearly remember, when on one Mother's Day, I had planned to make a nice card and set up the house beautifully for her, in the time I had to myself before she could come home. But imagine, she had a surprise for me as I found her home (she had taken an off) just to prepare a lot of things and pampered me to the hilt. I think only a mother can behave in this fashion of giving, giving and giving without expecting anything in return