Ishita Dutta has a parenting tip from a co-star, and it comes with a surprisingly unglamorous instruction: put the baby in a pram and take it somewhere bumpy.
Per Indiatimes, the Drishyam 3 actor revealed that Kajol's advice helped her son Vayu through severe colic. The specific suggestion, as reported, was to take the baby out in a pram over rocky surfaces to soothe him. Dutta's verdict, in the headline's words: "It actually worked."
The Remedy Nobody Puts on a Moodboard
Parenting advice from famous people usually arrives in a soft-focus filter: a wellness routine, a sleep schedule, a very expensive swaddle. This one is refreshingly low-budget. A pram. Some uneven ground. Done.
The reporting doesn't go into the mechanics of why it helped, and it would be a stretch to invent an explanation. It's tempting to guess that the rhythm of the bumps did the job, but that is our speculation, not something Dutta or Kajol is reported to have said. What the article does give us is the outcome: a parent in the thick of colic tried a tip, and she says it worked.
Anyone who has lived through a baby who cries for hours will understand why a tip like this travels. Colic is exhausting, and by the time you're asking a colleague for advice, you'll try almost anything, including a walk down a rough path.
Why This Hits Different Now
The timing helps. With Drishyam 3 in theatres, the cast is doing the rounds, and Dutta's story gives audiences something warmer than a box-office talking point: a glimpse of two actors comparing notes on motherhood. It's a nice reminder that film sets are also workplaces where people swap the kind of tips you'd usually get from a neighbour or an aunt.
There's something pleasing about the source, too. Kajol is not presented as a guru handing down commandments. She's the experienced mum who has been through it and passes on what she knows.
Kajol on the Other End of Parenting
The same Indiatimes piece also features Kajol's own reflections on a very different stage of motherhood: navigating a difficult relationship with her teenage daughter, Nysa. According to the report, the shift came from moving away from arguments and toward active listening and conversation.
The report arc is neat: from a baby you can't reason with, to a teenager you can only reason with if you stop trying to win. Her approach, as summarised, was to listen rather than argue. It's hard not to notice the symmetry. Colic calls for a physical fix, a rattling pram ride. The teenage years, by this account, call for the opposite: stillness, attention, and letting a conversation happen.
The Takeaway
Neither tip is flashy, and that's the appeal. One involves a bumpy path; the other involves doing less talking. If a film's worth of co-stars can end up trading real parenting wisdom in between takes and promotions, perhaps the best celebrity advice is the kind you could have used at 3 a.m. last Tuesday.
