Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor had their daughter Raha in November 2022 and since then, they’ve been the most doting parents. The couple has often spoken about how they take turns to be with Raha and plan their work schedules accordingly. Now in a recent interview, Neetu Kapoor has opened up on the bonding with her grand-daughter and revealed Alia, Ranbir’s parenting style. While promoting their upcoming film, ‘Daadi Ki Shadi’, Neetu appeared with Riddhima Kapoor Sahni on Soha Ali Khan’s podcast. Neetu praised Alia, Ranbir for the way they are raising Raha. She said, “Raha listens to Alia and she is a great mother, but Ranbir is like a friend to her. He does all the fun and masti with her, but she is very scared of her mother because Alia is a disciplinarian.”Appreciating Alia’s parenting choices, she added, “She is very good with the child. She is teaching her the right thingsm no TV and no unnecessary things.” Neetu also humorously revealed that she often disagrees with Alia when it comes to indulging her granddaughter. “I am always fighting with her, saying, ‘Alia, at least let me give her one chocolate.’ But she says, ‘No, can’t you understand sugar is not good for her?’ I tell her, ‘It’s okay, I am the grandmother, let me spoil her. ’”Reflecting on how parenting practices have changed over time, Neetu admitted that things were very different while she was raising Ranbir and Riddhima. “Today there is much more awareness. During my time, there was no awareness about things like no TV or no sugar. My children would watch television every day while eating. They would watch Bhagwan Dada and Amar Akbar Anthony during meals,” she recalled.She further said that she respects modern parenting methods and does not wish to interfere. “Times are different. I did the best I could during my time, and today they are the best parents and know what to do. I don’t want to interfere. I just want to be a good grandmother and indulge Raha and Samara.”When asked whether children are usually closer to their maternal grandmothers, Neetu shared her thoughts on the subject. “Mothers keep talking about their own mothers, so naturally there is a bond. But I am very lucky because we are all living together,” she said, adding that Raha affectionately calls her “Dida.”Riddhima Kapoor Sahni also opened up about Raha’s fondness for Neetu. “Raha adores her grandmother. Even her father (Ranbir) used to constantly say ‘mom, mom’ all the time. She takes after her father,” she shared. The conversation later shifted to late actor Rishi Kapoor and his parenting style. Neetu recalled that Rishi believed fathers should maintain a certain authority and distance from their children.“My husband wanted to keep that distance. He used to say, ‘I am the father,’ so the children should not become too friendly with him. He always maintained that distance with Ranbir and Riddhima because he felt they should have that fear. The moment he came home, the children would run to their rooms,” she said. Riddhima, however, clarified that the children were not truly scared of their father, but rather cautious because of how particular he was about discipline and household habits.“From our perspective, we were never afraid of him, but my dad was very particular about certain things. Lights had to be switched off, fans had to be switched off. We were children, so the moment Papa came home, we would run to our rooms to check whether we had switched off the lights or not,” she recalled. Go to Source
