Kajol, in a recent post, talked about how she dealt with body-shaming during her early days in the film industry.
Known for her exuberant personality and her impressive acting chops, Kajol is one of the most prolific leading ladies in the Hindi film industry. The actress, who forayed into acting with Bekhudi in 1992, rose to fame with Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Baazigar and since then, there has been no looking back for her.
In a career spanning over three decades, Kajol has shared screen space with some of the biggest stars in the country and entertained us with many memorable characters. However, like everyone, the actress too, had her share of struggles when she joined the film industry.
Recently, in a candid interaction with Humans Of Bombay, the Gupt actress spoke about how she was subjected to body-shaming and trolled for her dark skin during her early days in Bollywood.
Kajol recalled, “‘She is dark, she is fat and she wears specs all the time.’ These were some of the judgments that were passed when I first started working in the industry. I couldn’t care less. I knew I was smart, cool and better than everyone out there who had any negatives to say for me. So, I kept continuing to be myself and never let it show. Sooner or later, when they couldn’t pull me down, the world simply embraced me for who I was.”
The Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham star admitted that it took her a very long time to believe that she is beautiful. She said that was only when she was about 32-33 that she finally looked in the mirror and embraced her beauty.
“It took me a very, very long time reach there. And like I said, you fake it, till you believe it and eventually you will make it,” Kajol candidly confessed.
Workwise, Kajol was last seen on the big screen in the 2022 film, Salaam Venky. The actress is all set to her OTT debut with Disney+ Hotstar’s show, The Good Wife.
