Sushmita Sen has turned into the Millennium Mum, not only by adopting li`l Renee but also by giving her a sound upbringing. The ex-Ms Universe, who named Mother Teresa as her role model, actualized her latent compassion when she cradled little Renee from the orphanage to the warm walls of her home. And that it was not a publicity gimmick or image-building exercise, has been proved by Sush.

For all those who saw Simi Garewal`s `Rendezvous` with Sush and Renee can`t stop talking about how healthy and bright Renee was, rattling off nursery rhymes on Mama`s request. Sushmita, who wants to gift the child a financially secure future, has struck her balance well. She has reduced her assignments drastically, saying that she undergoes guilt pangs like any other working mother, every time she has to leave her baby at home.

At the same time the ma-beti enjoy a private space where the daughter cheerfully sends mama off to work and prances around to do her own thing. And apart from the rock(s) on her fingers that she is sentimental about, Sushmita is equally mushy about Renee`s paint-laden finger prints and pen scribbles that adorn her walls. The actress who stole the thunder in Biwi No 1, may as well be titled `Mummy No 1.`