India’s most famous nanny: Lalita D'Silva’s journey from Ambanis to Ram Charan

Who is Lalita D'Silva — the woman behind some of India's most high-profile celebrity kids?

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00:00Whenever I meet Chalitaymur and I'll say, when are you coming back, when are you coming back?

00:04So that's a little heartfelt.

00:07You've seen her in the background, holding Taimur, walking beside Kareena.

00:11But who is the woman behind the most famous kids in India?

00:14Meet Lalita De Silva, not just a nanny, but a trained pediatric nurse with over 30 years of experience

00:20caring for kids in elite Indian households.

00:22Her career began with the Ambani family, where she took care of Anant Ambani for 12 years.

00:27When I was leaving Anant, I was leaving Anant.

00:30It was not, it was my decision to leave because I wanted to do my naturopathy.

00:35But it was heartfelt.

00:36I was really in tears because the child whom I raised till certain years and 10, 12 years

00:44ended up leaving him, it was really bad.

00:49But detachment is really a theory.

00:54Back then, paps weren't a thing.

00:55She started gaining fame in 2016 when she joined Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan

01:01as the pediatric nurse for their son Taimur.

01:03It all started with Taimur ki Naini.

01:05This celebrity crowd started.

01:07For example, I started working with Kareena Madam, Taimur ke saath mujhe jana ta.

01:11He told me that we don't like to picture because Saif sir was very particular a party.

01:18He said, no, son's picture because my earlier two kids' pictures nobody is taken.

01:22Then I don't want Taimur's pictures also to be out like that.

01:25So, I said, okay, I'll follow that.

01:28So, Jaisi, whenever we used to come down to go into some friend's place or grandparent's place

01:34and all the paps were just down the building to how to protect.

01:38So, I used to cover his face and then my face started coming up.

01:43So, okay, people started recognizing me that, okay, bhai, Taimur ki Naini, Taimur ki Naini,

01:48okay, fine.

01:48When I go out also, hey, yeh to Taimur ki Naini hai.

01:51So, some ladies used to come and ask me, can I take, I said, no, I'm a normal person.

01:56Please don't take all these things.

01:57I'm not very celebrity.

01:59She was also Jais' nanny and served the Pataudis for almost eight years.

02:03Jais is very naughty and then Taimur.

02:04Taimur is good and innocent and very understanding boy, very good boy.

02:09In a 2024 interview, Lalitha opened up about his salary being compared to that of the Indian

02:14Prime Minister.

02:15Addressing the rumors that she earned 2.5 lakh per month, Lalitha dismissed them as unfounded,

02:20humorously remarking, I wish.

02:22Today, Lalitha is with South superstar Ram Charan and Upasana Konidella taking care of

02:27their daughter, Clint Cara.