LEGACY'S HEIR ADITI MODY

LEGACY, THE TREASURED INHERITANCE OF WISDOM FROM ANCESTORS, HAS ENRICHED THE JOURNEY OF THIS ASPIRING FILMMAKER AND WILDLIFE ENTHUSIAST.

SHE SHARES WITH HELLO! THE ABUNDANCE OF LESSONS, FROM RENOWNED GRANDFATHER SOLI SORABJEE'S GUIDANCE ON FORGING ONE'S PATH TO PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER USHA MODY'S EMPHASIS ON FAMILIAL UNITY

With legendary Indian jurist, Soli Sorabjee, as her maternal grandfather and a hotshot corporate lawyer, Zia Mody, as her mother, one can make a case for Aditi Mody’s future career being predetermined. However, this self-confessed Daddy’s girl charted her own course, pursuing her passion for filmmaking and overseeing the family-owned wildlife retreat, Forsyth Lodge. “There is a remarkable similarity between nature and human beings in terms of our structure,” says the effervescent young lady, who has since discovered a profound connection between her two passions: filmmaking and wilderness, a journey she shares with HELLO!

Aditi, tell us about your childhood.

I would describe it as pretty normal, except for the stark difference I noticed in the way my parents approached their work with so much focus and discipline. I didn’t necessarily see this with my friends’ parents; their mothers would stay at home and that was great but it also very refreshing to see my mum to take ownership of her own life. She was making big moves in her career at the time, so my paternal grandmother[Usha Mody, whom I call Ma] essentially raised us. My father was also making strides in his entrepreneurial endeavour. He would come home from the office just to tuck my sisters [Anjali, Aarti] and me into bed and head right back to work. Mum would try to join us for dinner whenever possible and make an effort to see us off to school when she could, but it was our grandmother who watched us grow and shared our interests and mischievous antics with her.

Who has played the biggest influence in your life till date?