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Bollywood actors Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi graced the inaugural session of The Indian Express’ six-part series, Expresso. At the event, the duo, who are set to star together in the film Do Aur Do Pyaar, opened up about their personal and professional lives. Speaking openly about her experiences with body shaming, she revealed that producers often urged her to lose weight before starting any new film.
Vidya said, “Before every film, I would get asked by the producers and directors if I could shed some weight. And I have been going through some health challenges for a long long time. So it was next to impossible.”
She continued, “Finally four to five years ago, when the director said this to me, I said, ‘Please, I am not going to be the body you need me to be. You need to go to the body you need.’ I find this absolutely ridiculous. Because the part was written with me in mind. So why this insistence? What is this obsession with only thin being desirable and acceptable?”
Source – E24 news
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