Inside Nita and Isha Ambani’s special mother-daughter relationship: from FaceTime calls to fierce fights that dad Mukesh had to mediate

Nita and Isha Ambani have always been close, even through the occasional fight and shedding of tears. They might have had disagreements, likely over topics including Nita’s strict rules for her children while they were growing up, but they’ve also learnt to empower each other.

When Isha got married and moved out of the Ambani family home, it took a lot of adjusting for both mum and daughter. Nita explained in an interview with Femina in 2019 that it was a bittersweet experience, but she understood that her daughter had her own home and her own family to nurture. In the interview, Nita said it was the small things, like getting ready for a night out together, that she missed. But she added that Isha still FaceTimes her mum while getting ready so that Nita can see her outfit changes – this way, Nita can still be a part of the small moments they used to share while living together.

Nita has been fiercely vocal about female empowerment, making it her life’s mission to support equal opportunities for women in India. In the Femina interview, she said young women are breaking the glass ceiling across fields, referring to the launch of the U-17 Women’s Championship, a tournament for women’s football. In November 2020, Reliance Industries made history by becoming the title sponsor for the Women’s T20 Challenge 2020.