00:00Actress Janelia D'Souza has penned a heartfelt birthday note for her father, Neil D'Souza.
00:07In her post, she thanked her father for encouraging her to grow up with sports and for teaching
00:12her to never give up in life.
00:15Taking to her Instagram handle, Janelia shared her happy photos with her daddy and wrote,
00:20I didn't grow up with satin bows and rainbows I grew up with sports, which back then no
00:26one encouraged their daughters to do because it wasn't considered girly enough.
00:31Thank you pops for coming with me all those early morning practices and insisting I did
00:35it, even though there were times I wanted to give up.
00:39But what I didn't know was I was getting was life lessons and I can see what a big
00:43impact it has on my mindset.
00:46If the going gets tough, you get tougher, was what my dad not just taught me but showed
00:51me.
00:52Happy birthday pops, championing through life is what I learned from you, I love you.
00:56Your little girl, always thank you pops.
00:58Thank you pops for just being there.
01:01Ritesh Deshmukh also wished his father-in-law with a sweet post.
01:05Sharing his photo with him, the actor captioned, Happy birthday pops.
01:10Your fighting spirit is a great inspiration to me.
01:13Thank you for showering unconditional love and sharing invaluable life lessons.
01:18May God bless you with great health and long life.
01:21On the work front, Janelia returned to acting after a 10-year break in Marathi film, Ved.
01:27She featured alongside her husband, Ritesh Deshmukh, who made his directorial debut with
01:33the film.
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