Bengaluru Man's Diwali Gift to Mother Has Internet in Tears: 'Always Wanted to Give Her iPhone 15

A heartwarming video of a son gifting his mother an iPhone 15 on Diwali is making the rounds on social media. The clip captures the mother’s priceless reaction when she receives the phone. Sharing his experience on the microblogging site X, Somrat Dutta revealed that his mother had been using an old Redmi phone for the past four years, and he had always wanted to gift her an iPhone 15. “I always prayed for a day when I could gift my mom an iPhone. That day is today,” he added. Adding to the sentiment, he shared, “The timing aligned as they planned for a Kashmir trip… now both the cuties can have super sharp memories captured.”The video quickly went viral, with netizens flocking to the comments section to express their opinions. Popular YouTuber Ankur Warikoo humorously commented, “Presenting global winner of the ‘parent to receive an expensive gift from their child in a graceful manner without any guilt-tripping whatsoever’ award.”

I almost broke into tears!
so mom has been using her old Redmi phone for the past 4 years and it was living its last days...
so, this Diwali, I decided to gift her iPhone 15...
I always prayed for a day when I could gift my mom an iPhone.
that day it today :) pic.twitter.com/kMnh4cPJrL

— Somrat Dutta (@duttasomrattwt) October 29, 2024

The video resonated deeply with X users, who shared their experiences in the comments. One user reflected, “Your gesture brought tears to my eyes. I gifted my dad a mobile phone recently. How things change so quickly—years ago, my dad gifted me my first cell phone. Now I’m able to do that for him.” Another comment read, “So wholesome,” while one user shared a humorous note on their experience, saying, “I gifted an Android one last year. It cost me 35k, and I heard about it for two months straight!”