It's the hour when the house is dark and the crying won't stop. You've fed him, changed him, rocked him, walked the hallway until your feet ache. And still your baby cries as if something is hurting him, and you can't fix it.
Any parent of a colicky baby knows that hour. Per a report from Indiatimes, actor Ishita Dutta, who appears in Drishyam 3, lived it with her son Vayu. What finally helped came from another mother who had been there before her.
The Night Nothing Worked
Colic is exhausting in a particular way. The baby is usually healthy, but the crying is relentless, and a parent feels helpless watching it. According to the Indiatimes report, Dutta's son Vayu went through severe colic, and she was looking for anything that might soothe him.
If you've been there, you know the quiet prayer that goes with it: Please, just let him rest.
The Advice That Came from a Fellow Mother
Per the report, Dutta shared that actor Kajol, a mother herself, gave her a piece of advice: take the baby out in a pram over rocky, uneven surfaces. The gentle bumping and motion was the idea.
Dutta's verdict, as the headline quotes her: "It actually worked."
There's something lovely in that. It wasn't a specialist's program or an expensive gadget. It was one mother passing a small, practical kindness to another who was struggling. Many of us have been rescued by a sentence like that, from a grandmother, a neighbor, a friend at church, someone who simply said, "Try this. It helped me."
A caution of my own: every baby is different, and persistent crying is always worth mentioning to your pediatrician. But the heart of the story is worth keeping. When you're at the end of your strength, ask another parent what they did. Help often arrives through people.
Another Kind of Crying: When the Child Is Sixteen
The same Indiatimes piece features Kajol's own reflections on a harder season of parenting. She has spoken about a difficult relationship with her teenage daughter, Nysa. According to the report, the change came when she moved away from arguments and toward active listening and conversation.
The coverage describes this as a journey, not a quick fix. And that rings true. A colicky baby can't tell you what's wrong, so you try things until something works. A teenager can tell you, but only if you're quiet enough to hear it.
In both cases, the answer begins with paying attention.
What Two Stories Share
Take these two moments side by side:
- A mother, worn thin, accepts advice she didn't expect to work.
- Another mother, tired of fighting, decides to listen instead of win.
Neither involves a perfect parent. Both involve humility, the willingness to try a different way. Many people of faith would say that is where grace tends to slip in: not when we've mastered everything, but when we admit we haven't and stay open.
Small Ways to Carry This Into Your Own Home
Pass along what helped you. If you found something that calmed your baby, tell the next frazzled parent. You may be the answer to their silent prayer.
Ask without shame. Needing help is not failure. It's how parents have always survived.
With a teenager, try the quieter path. Next time a conversation heads toward an argument, pause and ask a question, then actually listen to the answer. Don't expect overnight change. Per the report, Kajol's shift unfolded over time.
The Truth Under the Story
Colic ends. Teenage storms pass. What remains is the love that kept showing up through the noise, and the people who steadied us along the way. Few of us do this alone, and we were never meant to.
