Motherhood comes in every form, and natural birth is no longer a limit to embracing this relationship that comes with utmost purity. Scores of actors have decided to opt for adoption to bring a new member into their lives. From television stars Sakshi Tanwar, Debina Bonnerjee to Bollywood icons Raveena Tandon and Sushmita Sen, this Mother's Day 2025, we celebrate actors who embraced motherhood through adoption
Updated On: 2025-04-28 04:17 PM IST
Compiled by : Shachi Chaturvedi
Sushmita Sen was just 25 when she decided that she wanted to be a mom. The actress adopted her first child, a baby girl named Renee, after a long legal battle. Later in 2010, she welcomed her second child, Alisah
Raveena Tandon was just 21 when she took the brave decision of adopting her baby girls, Chhaya and Pooja. While the decision to become a mom at such a young age is quite brave, she often says raising them was like "living with two young sisters"
Sakshi Tanwar chose to become a mother in an unconventional way. The actress, who didn't get married, adopted a baby girl in 2018 — just like Sushmita Sen. Since then, Sakshi has been playing the role of both father and mother to her baby girl, Dityaa
Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted a girl named Nisha Kaur Weber from Latur, Maharashtra, in 2017. Later, they also had twin boys through surrogacy, Asher and Noah
Sreeleela is known to be very fond of babies and had adopted two differently-abled children, Guru and Shobhitha, from an orphanage in 2022. Reportedly, she adopted them before the release of her film By Two Love. Now, Sreeleela has seemingly adopted another baby girl. The actress took to her social media handle on Sunday and shared adorable pictures with the baby girl, whom she referred to as a new addition to her home
Debina Bonnerjee and Gurmeet Choudhary adopted two sisters, Pooja and Lata, in 2017, as reported by Mumbai Mirror. The couple decided to adopt the girls to give them a better life after the demise of their father. Debina and Gurmeet are also biological parents to their two daughters, Lianna Choudhary and Divisha Choudhary
Mahhi Vij and her husband Jay Bhanushali took responsibility for raising their caretakers' two kids (Khushi and Rajveer). Although they consider them like their own children, they have not legally adopted them. The couple are also parents to a daughter named Tara, born in August 2019
Veteran actress and Mithun Chakraborty’s wife, Yogita Bali, adopted a girl named Dishani Chakraborty, who was abandoned near a dustbin. The couple decided to take responsibility for the baby girl. Mithun Chakraborty and Yogita Bali are also parents to three sons, Mahaakshay (Mimoh), Ushmey, and Namashi
Neelam Kothari and Samir Soni adopted their daughter Ahana in 2013. The couple had always desired a girl child, either biological or adoptive, and the moment they saw Ahana, they knew they wanted her as their daughter, Neelam shared in an interview
Deepti, who got married to Prakash Jha in 1985, adopted their baby girl named Disha Jha. Although the couple divorced in 2002, they still remain on friendly terms and co-parent their daughter Disha
In 2020, Mandira Bedi and her late husband Raj Kaushal adopted a 4-year-old girl named Tara. By the time Mandira decided to welcome her baby girl, the couple were already parents to their biological son, Vir