Sushmita Sen's elder daughter Renee Sen turns 24: My baby turns as old as I was when I had her

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Sushmita Sen broke societal shackles at a young age by adopting two daughters. Raising Renee Sen and Alisah Sen singlehandedly, the actress served as an inspiration to infinite women. Today, her elder daughter turned 24. Sharing pictures with Renee, Sushmita showered love and good wishes on her 'Shona'.

"Happpyyyyyy Birthday My First Love!!! Today my baby turns as old as I was, when I had her!!!I look on with great love & pride as she grows into this incredible person…one I can still hear saying "you are my destiny". We love you Shona @reneesen47. Here's to your happiness always!!!," Sushmita wrote. Renee commented, "Forever my destiny, I love you Maa! Happy 24th to us."

Renee shared a collage of her childhood pictures with Sushmita on Instagram. Her caption read, "With each passing year I realise I have so much to be grateful for… As I turn twenty-four today, I want to have more courage and be kind…This life is God's greatest gift and to everyone in my life who fills it love, blessings, learning and goodness… thank you, I cherish each one of you! My Maa is as old as I am today in this picture… life comes a full circle!!… to be your daughter is God's best blessing. Happy birthday to me. Here's to celebrating yourself every day (sic)."

In a recent interview with Barkha Dutt on the Mojo Story, Sushmita recalled leaving a film's shoot mid-way to be with Renee when she was unwell and had to be hospitalised. "Renee needs me to be there. She was not very well when she came into my life, she had a medical condition, a very severe one. So, I'm filming all the way in Canada with Akshay and Kareena, and it's a multi-star cast, and I have this pressure. People as it is are saying she's not going to take her career seriously because she has become a mother at 24. So, I have a point to prove. I must be there on time, I must do my job, no complaints," she said.

She further added, "I got a call from Bombay, My father was babysitting Renee and he said she's been hospitalized and is very serious. I took a flight back, and said, ‘I know this is the end of my career, I'm so sorry.' They were very nice about it, at least superficially I think. But I left and I came back to my daughter and then saw her through one week of hospitalization and then ran back to say I'm ready for the job, but the damage was done."