Mona Singh opens up on playing a mom open to dating in Maa Ka Sum: 'Young audiences need to see mothers as individuals'

In the upcoming Prime Video show Ma Ka Sum, Mona Singh plays a mother who is being set up on dates by her math whiz teenage son.

In the upcoming Prime Video show, Ma Ka Sum, actor Mona Singh is traversing a territory few actors have in recent times. The actor plays Vinita, a modern single mother navigating love, life, and self-discovery on her own terms. At the heart of this coming-of-age drama series is a 19-year-old math whiz trying to “solve” his mother’s love life using mathematics, algorithms, and logic, while she’s simply trying to feel something real again.

Mona Singh in a still from Ma Ka Sum.

Mona Singh on Ma Ka Sum

Talking about why the show felt different, Mona said, “I’ve played mothers before, but Vinita felt very different to me. She’s not written as this perfect, sacrificing figure we’ve seen for years. For the longest time, we’ve put mothers on a pedestal, where their entire identity is about giving and giving. But Vinita breaks away from that. She’s a mother, yes, but she’s also a woman with her own life, her own choices, her own desires. She wants companionship, she’s open to dating, and she’s figuring things out on her own terms. That honesty is what really drew me to the character; it felt real and very today.”

To have a show with a mother dating and her own son setting up on her dates is an unusual concept for a Hindi series. But Mona feels it is the right start to talk about it. “I feel it’s important, especially for younger audiences, to see their mothers as individuals first. They have dreams, emotions, and a life beyond just being a parent. If this story can make people understand and accept that a little more, I think that’s a beautiful takeaway,” she says.

All about Ma Ka Sum

Maa Ka Sum is directed by Nicholas Kharkongor and written by Ravinder Randhawa and Sumrit Shahi. Apart from Mona, the show also stars Mihir Ahuja, Angira Dhar, and Ranveer Brar in the lead roles. Maa Ka Sum will premiere on Prime Video on April 3.