Overview

• Mahima Chaudhry marked Ariana’s 18th birthday with a warm Instagram video showing the cake-cutting ceremony and her mother’s applause
• The actress also shared highlights from Ariana’s recent Mumbai high school graduation, expressing pride in her journey as a single parent
• Fans and celebrities including Archana Puran Singh and Chunky Pandey flooded the posts with birthday wishes and noted Ariana’s resemblance to her mother
• Ariana’s graduation gown and elegant all-white birthday outfit drew comparisons to Selena Gomez and the nostalgic Amul Girl
• Mahima, who made her debut in the 1997 film Pardes opposite Shah Rukh Khan, has been raising Ariana solo since her 2013 divorce and was last seen in the film Nadaaniyan