‘The Tara Sharma Show – Ek Nayi Ma ka Safar’, is exactly what the name suggests, a realistic diary of my experiences and adventures as a new Mum. The show is informal and often humorous with the personal touch of real experiences being recounted and demonstrated.

When I was pregnant and soon after our baby boy Zen was born, I realised that I wanted to get back to work yet I was so enjoying being quite a hands-on-mum that I didn’t want to leave him for long periods of time and go for outdoor shoots etc. So I racked my brains to think of what I could do and soon realised that I was on the most incredible journey of my life…having and bringing up our baby son Zen. What could be closer to my heart than actually documenting this phase of my life. Being an actress, I had always wanted to do a TV Show and finally it dawned on me what the show should be about…my adventures as a mum! Hence was born, ‘The Tara Sharma Show – Ek Nayi Ma ka Safar’.

Now the show is in no way meant to be patronising and is not a rulebook to the perfect pregnancy or way to bring up a child. Rather it is just one way, our way. I strongly believe each parent has their own way of doing things and each one’s way is right for them so in this show we are not trying to say ‘do this or don’t do that’. Yes, some things we do may be helpful to new parents but some things may not. So hopefully people can absorb what they want from it and in the process also be thoroughly entertained! The finale of Season 1 is particularly close to my hear as devastatingly my Dad, the brilliant Partap Sharma, passed on just before, so it is a tribute to him and though I believe Dad is always with us and Dad’s legacy lives on it’s hard. Also there is a heartwarming chat with Sushmita Sen on adoption. And the we show the arrival of our younger baby Kai…yes we actually shot when Kai was just 9 hours old! And yes I am back in shape so do check it out to see!



My husband, Roopak Saluja owns a production company, Bang Bang Films, http://bangbang-films.com, which is one of the top companies in the commercials production space for India and in the region and they also have a content arm called Jack in the Box, http://jackintheboxworldwide.com. I am co-producing the show with them.

Also as Roopak travels a lot for work, and Zen and I love to travel with him, a lot of the episodes are travel episodes where we show fun things to do and not to do with a baby in various holiday and business trip destinations. We have shot in Singapore, New York, Boston, Buffalo, Cape Town and of course Bombay! So though I am hosting the show, Roopak is also very much a part of it! Combining my family life and career has definitely been a plus! The show also shows me chatting with various celebrity friends such as Konkona Sen Sharma, Riteish Deshmukh, Farah Khan, Zayed and Mallaika, Boman Irani, Suchitra Pillai, Parizad Kolah, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose etc about their experiences as new parents or their own childhood.

The diary I write is in a blog format at http://tarasharmashow.com so audience feedback can also be directed to our online presence. For Season 1 our sponsors were Mattel’s Fisher Price and Mahindra’s retail chain Mom & Me and TV channels, Pogo and Imagine.
We are now shooting for Season 2, with 2 babies! So it’s double the fun. double the hecticness and double the joy! Season 2 also has some exciting and secret additions. So watch this space as soon ‘The Tara Sharma Show – Ek Nayi Ma ka Safar - Season 2’ will be on air and we hope you will be there to catch it!

Today’s blog post as the title suggests is again a piece I wrote a while ago. When Zen was just born. A piece about our wonderful honeymoon in Boracay. Hope you enjoy it and as you know, we now have 2 sons, Kai and Zen, and Roopak and I have been married 4 and a half years, but the place I am sure is just as beautiful and we hope one day to go back as a family of 4! Here’s the post:

Being a rather nervous flyer I must admit I kept thinking,   ‘this better be worth it’ as my husband Roopak took me on one of those tiny 30 seater planes to reach the surprise honeymoon destination he had so sweetly planned for us.

But the minute we landed, the sparkling clear blue ocean that seemed to literally spill onto the runway with the swaying palm trees and setting sun immediately reassured me that Roopak has great taste and that Boracay Island in the Phillipines is definitely worth it!

Admittedly my geography is pretty poor and I had never heard of Boracay. Happily for us that probably goes for a lot of others as the island is pretty tourist-free with not much chance of bumping into any ‘home friends’ as is possibly the case in most other beach holiday destinations. So, ideal for a quiet romantic get-away or even a get-away with friends and family.

The island is undoubtedly beautiful and for beach-bums like ourselves, perfect to sunbathe, swim, eat delicious fresh seafood and really relax. And of course me being a fitness freak, enough deserted beach to go for my daily run on and do yoga. But where Roopak also really scored was his choice of resort.

A moonlit boat ride and five minute walk on the beach from the airport brought us to Nami, a cute little resort nestled in a little hillock overlooking the pristine ocean. In Japanese Nami means wave. It had been Nami employees who welcomed us at the airport with garlands and huge grins. They were so warm and welcoming, a trait we later found is inherent in all the staff at the resort. The uniqueness of Nami is that each beautiful villa has a designated butler who they actually call Namis. Your personal Nami is unobtrusive yet anticipative of your every need and hence Nami has the most fantastic service. Pure pampering and luxury and yet affordable. So from filling a jacuzzi in your own balcony overlooking the spectacular view to arranging a massage to taking you on a snorkeling trip with a champagne picnic, the Nami’s make the Nami Boracay experience even more fantastic.

We now have a baby boy, Zen, and have been wondering where to go on our first holiday with him…writing this has made me nostalgic…I think I am going to check if they have a baby Nami service and then get Roopak to book our trip back to beautiful Boracay right away!

By the way this is Roopak in a cool Cotton world campaign…Not sure why but just felt like putting it here!

tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

Memory:)

kccgroup asked: Hello Tara, i want to know about the comfort pillow.... can u pls let me know where can i find it and what is it exactly called....?? Thanks

If you are referring to the feeding pillow there are many brands which do this flat pillow with the back support that is really great. Comfeed which retails at Just Moms and other local Bombay stores is good.

idonthaveonebutiwanttotalktotara asked: Hey Tara, christophwriter , I enjoyed catching your show for the first time. Too much to type on here but I would love to tell you how The Other End of the Line led me to want to work in Indian Cinema despite it being a Hollywood film. Maybe you can follow me or something

Thanks. Feel free to write here. I will check and respond.