Jersey actress Mrunal Thakur on her struggles with body shaming: “I was called matka by trolls”
In an Interview with Instances Now, Jersey actress Mrunal Thakur opened up about being trolled for having a “pear-shaped physique” and being known as a “matka”.
“I’ve a pear-shaped physique. My briefing was at all times like, ‘Mrunal, that you must lower down out of your decrease physique.’ However excuse me, that is my physique kind. If I lower down — I begin reducing weight from my face, then my higher physique after which it could attain my decrease physique – I’ll nonetheless have that form. So moderately than individuals calling me matka and me feeling unhealthy, I take loads of delight in it,” she says.
“After I was within the US, individuals mentioned loads of ladies pay to get that physique. When somebody known as me the Indian Kardashian, I used to be so completely satisfied that sure we have to have a good time. And now I’ve the arrogance to put up an image and I simply wish to make it possible for these trolls don’t have an effect on me,” she added.
Encouraging younger women to personal their our bodies, she says, “I wish to elevate my voice as a result of there are lots of people, loads of women who’ve the identical physique kind as I do. I simply wish to normalise and inform them that it’s okay to have a pear-shaped physique and put on high-waisted pants and a cropped prime. If they’ve that ‘matka’ formed physique, then personal it, f***ing personal it.”
Bollywood celebs who’ve addressed physique shaming
The act of constructing an individual really feel uncomfortable or humiliating them for his or her weight or dimension is known as physique shaming.
As glamorous because the Bollywood business looks as if, trolls and inappropriate feedback have change into part of lots of the celebrities’ lives.
So far as physique shaming is worried, from Vidya Balan to Huma Qureshi to Sonakshi Sinha, many B-City actresses have raised their voices in opposition to it.
Illeana D’Cruz in an interview revealed how individuals from the film business repeatedly instructed her to endure surgical procedures to reinforce her look.
“I bear in mind these days prefer it was yesterday. It’s bizarre as a result of it’s a really deeply ingrained scar. I went by way of body-shaming proper from the time I used to be 12. I had simply hit puberty and rising up. You’re hit with these bizarre feedback,” she mentioned.
That mentioned, the thought of physique positivity has thrived lately and lots of celebrities have additionally advocated for it.
FAQs
- What’s physique shaming?
Physique shaming is the act of placing individuals down by making inappropriate and damaging feedback about their weight and dimension. - What are the frequent causes for physique shaming?
One of the vital frequent the explanation why individuals are physique shamed is their weight. Individuals could also be physique shamed for being too wholesome or too skinny.
