There was a time (not long ago, just a couple of months back) when some of the top B’Town actresses had set examples for many average Indian looking girls, who are a bit on the heavier side. But unfortunately our so called ideals have included themselves in the rat race of flaunting a small-frame.
The likes of Parineeti Chopra, Huma Qureshi and Sonakshi Sinha, who were once the game changer of B’Town are now on a weight loss mission. The question is why this all of a sudden? Is it because the industry pressurises them? Or is it because they want to compete with their contemporaries in every way?
Pinkvilla brings to you a list of voluptuous B’Town divas, who have started flaunting a small-frame recently.
Parineeti Chopra: When she entered Bollywood she was the chubby, funny girl of B’Town. Even with a curvy body, she made a name for herself just by her talent with movies like ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’ and ‘Ishaqzaade’. But of late she has been flaunting a small-frame. In an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, Parineeti said “I Don’t Want to be That Fat Actress”. She explained it by saying “I am 25, I should be able to wear anything! Why should I have fat arms, or fat legs?”. Well that’s true, a young girl like her shouldn’t have to think about what to wear and what not to wear, especially when you are an actress.
Huma Qureshi: Huma calls herself a foodie. On a TV show the audience saw her love for food, when she was relishing Tunde Kebab in the streets of Lucknow. When she made her Bollywood debut with ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’, she said that she is more interested in staying fit that losing weight. She added that she doesn’t believe that her weight will be a problem in her career. And it was right, the actress was praised for her role in ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur – 2’ and ‘Dedh Ishqiya’. She happily flaunted the broad frame, until recently. There are reports that she is working towards losing weight for ‘Badlapur’, where she will feature alongside Varun Dhawan. She will shed around four-five kilos for her upcoming movie.
Sonakshi Sinha: She lost 30 kg before making her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan in ‘Dabangg’. The actress has quite often mentioned that she hates going to the gym, but recently we saw the slim and gorgeous Sonakshi at the IIFA awards. For someone like her who hated the gym, the lifestyle change came because she was fed up of answering questions regarding her weight. She has now set up a gym on her terrace and has also hired a personal trainer. The actress is now happy with the weight loss and in an interview said that “I'm more toned now, have the energy to work long hours and am one-third the person I used to be”.
Vidya Balan: Vidya flaunted her curvy figure in the 2011 movie ‘The Dirty Picture’. Thanks to her acting talent, the movie even won her National Award. The actress had to put on 12 kilos for the movie, but for her next release ‘Shaadi Ke Side Effects’ she had to lose the extra weight. Vidya was proud of her fuller body and never got offended when asked about her weight. However, her latest pictures show that even after ‘Shaadi Ke…’ the actress has lost a lot of weight.
So, is the race on?