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The world's 'Most Beautiful Woman' is at the center of a growing controversy over fame, motherhood and baby fat.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a former Miss World and one of India's most beloved Bollywood stars, is getting slammed for taking too long to lose her post-pregnancy baby weight. "SHOCKING! Fat Aishwarya Rai!" and "Aishwarya's Baby Fat Woes!" are just two examples of the headlines that have triggered an international debate over India's perception of women and fame.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Miss World in 1994, has long been an icon of beauty and source of great pride for her country. In the U.S., she has charmed the likes of Oprah, David Letterman and Julia Roberts. She has high profile cosmetic contracts with L'Oreal, among others. Add to all of this her high-profile wedding in 2007 to the Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan, the son of the highly revered actor Amitabh Bachchan, and the result is a woman who has been an undisputed national treasure. Until now.
In November 2011, she gave birth to a little girl named Aaradhya. Recently, she started stepping out in public again. Pictures show a woman who has clearly gained weight, but does not appear unhealthy or abnormal for a new mother. But online criticism of her body was swift, harsh and carried an undeniably snarky tone.
The boiling point appears to have come with the release of a report by "Bollywood CIA" posted on Youtube. The video, titled "SHOCKING! Fat Aishwarya Rai!" shows before and after pictures of the star set to the sound of an elephant trumpeting in the background. The commentary snidely describes her as "rather plump" and includes the following:
"Instead of losing some of her flab after her delivery the Bachchan Bahu has gained 5 or 6 kilos…we think it is time she hire a good trainer to help her sweat it out in the gym."
Supporters and detractors are weighing in.
On Twitter @Ajaz_kahn commented on her figure by tweeting, 'Wouldn't have recognized her…is that really her in the taxi…too many kebabs.' Others have been less subtle.
'Sharonnkatha' wrote, "The woman is in the PUBLIC eye! Her baby is 7 months old and she looks like she gave birth yesterday! Not to mention she has a double chin! Sorry, many of us have had kids and WORKED hard to lose it. Motherhood doesn't give you license to be overweight.
The idea that her role as a public figure makes her weight gain unacceptable has led many to question India's obsession with beauty and perception of women. It has put Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at the center of a discussion on the standards India sets for all women.
Others have come to her support. In response to the video 'MaiAnDul' wrote, "She is NOT fat. She is beautiful." 'DianaWestwood' wrote, "There is way too much emphasis on the way women look. Who would want to be judged the most beautiful and have to live with all the scrutiny? There is never this much emphasis on the way men look. It is time for things to be different."
Professor Rachel Dwyer, the professor of Indian Culture and Cinema at SOAS, University of London, sees the criticism as a western import.
"I think this baby weight thing is a western obsession with pulling stars down," she wrote in an email exchange on the topic. "Women who lose weight are congratulated and those who don't are seen as letting themselves go. I've not heard of it in India before."
Professor Dwyer points out that as she got older it took longer for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to find suitable roles, a challenge well documented for women in the film, theater and fashion around the world. She cited Karishma Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit as two older women who are trying to make a comeback into Bollywood now that their children are a little older.
"Women are now meant to keep themselves looking beautiful throughout their lives, not just when they are young," she said. "Women have a tough struggle."
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not shying away from her weight. She is expected to walk the red carpet in Cannes. Reports are she is bringing her new daughter with her, as she has done for all of her work related trips since becoming a mother.
The Times of India is covering her upcoming appearance. Reporter Akshata Shetty notes, "There is a lot of buzz about what Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will wear considering her post-pregnancy weight."
Whatever her decision, she has already made the choice that she, at least, is fine to be on the red carpet just as she is, for all the world to see.
Huffington Post UK | By Sara C Nelson Posted: 17/05/2012 09:39 Updated: 17/05/2012 10:55
She's a former Miss World and a treasured Bollywood star, but Aishwarya Rai appears to have fallen out of favour with India's media in an extraordinary row over her weight.
The furore began after a picture of Rai sporting a double chin as she climbed into a car after a party emerged.
Rai gave birth to her first child in November and has publicly stated she is in no hurry to drop her extra pounds, preferring to "enjoy motherhood".
But the pictures have sparked an intense debate about motherhood, weight, and the apparent "obligations" of those in the public eye.
Scroll down for more pictures of Aishwarya Rai and a video apparently revealing her 'shocking weight gain'
The Sydney Morning Herald quoted showbiz columnist Shobhaa Dee: "Aishwarya is like a goddess. She is held up as the idea of beauty and so there is an expectation for her to look perfect at all times."
A video clip comparing pictures of Rai in her heyday and following the birth of her child was posted on YouTube, illustrated with the sound of a trumpeting elephant.
The accompanying blurb says the 38-year-old "seems to be looking rather plump instead of losing some of her flab after the baby's delivery."
It adds: "The Bachchan bahu seems to be taking motherhood very seriously and seems to have shockingly put on at least five to six kilos."
Yes, she's in the public eye and has a responsibility to look good
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No, she's just had a baby for god's sake
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A Bollywood star who had been described as one of the world's most beautiful woman has been accused of letting down her Indian fans for not losing her baby weight.
Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai has been accused of letting down those who idolised her because of the "oodles of weight" which she has struggled to lose since she gave birth to her first child on November 16 last year.
A photo of the model leaving a party held by industrialist Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai shows her with a double chin, prompting a raft of criticisms by commentators and social media users.
Indian news outlet Indiawest reports her weight gain has sparked much public debate in the country. Some reportedly argue the model has a duty to remain slim because of her career while others say the criticisms are sexist and there is too much pressure on stars to lose their weight post-pregnancy.
Several YouTube videos have been created highlighting the model's weight gain with one showing unflattering pictures of the star to a soundtrack elephant noises.
One user commented there was too much emphasis on the way women look.
"Who would want to be judged the most beautiful and have to live with all this scrutiny. There is never this much emphasis put on the way men look," the Youtube user said.
Aishwarya Rai married to Abhishek Bachchan and is known for her roles in action thriller Dhoom 2 and a string of independent films.The frenzy over Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's post-pregnancy pounds stirs debate on the new-age obsession with the 'yummy mummy' image.
To be or not to be a yummy mummy? That is the question. The post-pregnancy frames of a new mother played up by the media recently triggered a tide of tweets and comments across cyber media. All because the mom in question was model-turned-actor and 'First Bahu of Bollywood' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. And also because these pictures hadn't passed through the customary visual vetting that is the hallmark of celebrity brand-building and public imaging: airbrushing.
Dripping double chin and chubby cheeks, the un-brushed pictures of the actress, taken at an event hosted by industrialist Mukesh Ambani at his Mumbai residence, gave a society obsessed with celebrities another talking point: flab and famous moms. That a non-issue such as the post-pregnancy frame of a famous star, captured on prying television cameras or Blackberrys, snowballed into a social media debate is in itself a comment on our collective obsession with glitterati.
In a celebrity-addicted culture-scape where a significant amount of column space and TV footage has already been devoted to speculation over the actress's daughter (nicknamed Beti B) — her christening, whether she'll appear on Oprah Winfrey's show with her parents, and where fake Beti B Twitter accounts are bombarding cyberspace, it's no surprise that much of Internet India turned into Incredulous India — eyeballs popping out as people posted animated tweets about Aishwarya.
Here's a sample of what's making the rounds online: "She is a Bollywood actress and being a part of showbiz it is her duty to look good and fit. Till now she has been praised for her beauty, so it is only fair that she should also be criticised if she is not able to live up to it. She needs to learn from people like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their delivery! She needs to lose that weight... it's been close to 5 months already!"
The merits and demerits of the cyber discourse are another story. But the big, fat question here is: Why such a furore and frenzy over the figure of a star mom? Is Aishwarya anatomically any different from a regular new mother, who piles on the pounds post delivery?
Says Nancy Sahni, a Chandigarh-based nutrition and wellness expert, "The reason there has been such a noise about Aishwarya's post-delivery flab is that as a public icon she is expected to be a role model for ordinary mothers. While a weight gain of 8-12 kilos is considered normal post delivery, in the actress's case it's been in excess of the normal increase, which is surprising considering stars have personal trainers, nutritionists and home gyms to keep in shape. Age may have something to do with it, since Aishwarya is in her late 30s."
But is the new-age concept of 'yummy mummy' healthy?
Nancy sees it as a matter of self-image and social perception. She says, "Today, if you go to your child's school you find every other mom looking slim and trim, so it's got to do with a greater awareness about fitness. As long as young mothers shed their pregnancy pounds through exercise and balanced, but controlled, dieting, and not through fad diets, it is definitely a healthy thing."
What about any long-term consequences of shedding the post-baby bulge quickly? Mridula Wattas, senior dietician at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, says, "The nutritional requirements of lactating mothers increase, with an additional intake of 600-700 KCal needed. Though crash dieting is not advised, especially during lactation, a mineral- and vitamin-rich diet should be preferred to the popularly used fatty, ghee-laden post-pregnancy foods such as panjeeri. For instance, it is better to have roasted panjeeri, with lots of dry fruits, instead of a ghee-rich one."
Advising against any drastic calorie drop in a new mother's diet, Nancy says, "Gradual loss of the extra kilos is better than sudden slimming among lactating mothers, otherwise in the long term it leads to side-effects like brittle bones, anaemia and early wrinkling of the skin."
Coming back to Aishwarya, the public storm over her weight gain smacks of irony. The media first feeds it glossy and glamorous images of yummy mummies. The new-age template of mommyhood is mostly Hollywood-inspired, courtesy flab-free mums such as Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and Victoria Beckham. Even in Bollywood, when a Shilpa Shetty or Lara Dutta or Malaika Arora Khan aspire for a Jolie- or Beckham-like image of hot moms, they reinforce that image for the average new-age Indian mum.
And, of course, the very media that plant these airbrushed, Photoshopped images in the public psyche are also the ones that ruthlessly "expose" those who do not conform to them. In turn, an audience fed on 'Botoxed' benchmarks of beauty becomes unsparing of those who do not live up to media-manufactured collages of cellulite-free celebrityhood.
When Kareena Kapoor turned brand ambassador for Size Zero in India, she became the new poster girl of not just the film fraternity but also an entire generation of wannabe-Kareenas. But the moment she stepped away from this stereotype, everyone went into overdrive to cut an overweight Kareena to size by splashing pictures of her journey from Size Zero to Size Six.
A generation ago, when Bollywood was ruled by actresses such as Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan — who accomplished their childbearing and rearing in an era relatively free of the paparazzi's pixellated peddling of the private lives of the glitterati — calorie-controlled motherhood was hardly the public obsession it has become today. Where Jaya Bachchan may have hardly invited media interest or fan frenzy over any addition to her anatomy in the wake of childbearing, her bahu's (daughter-in-law) baby bulge and post-delivery pounds have turned into a virtual national discourse and mega media moment.
Is this a gift of the age of airbrushed brand building? Is it a corollary of the Size Zero brand of beauty that endorses zero tolerance for those who do not conform to this contour craze?
Women's Feature Service
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/life/article3425962.ece?ref=wl_features
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has endured cruel taunts about her weight since the birth of her child. Picture: India Today / Getty Images Source: Getty Images
HER name is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and she's recently had a child.
If that doesn't ring any bells here's a quick refresher: Bollywood sensation, former Miss World, married to a huge celebrity and dubbed the world's most beautiful woman by Julia Roberts.
At 38, she's decided to slow down a little and enjoy being a mum. Which means she's in no rush to punish herself in the gym to shed her baby weight.
But Indian commentators have been far less than kind to Bachchan. One site posted a video of the star, accompanied by not-so-flattering elephant noises.
On commenter blasted her appearance and said it was "her duty to look fit" and another called her weight gain "shocking".
One of the most outlandish comments urged her to follow the path of fellow international stars.
"She needs to learn from people like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their delivery."
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pre-baby. Picture: AFP
When it comes to criticism about her post-baby body, even the most beautiful woman in the world can't catch a break.
Former Miss World (and one of Bollywood's biggest stars) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan--who gave birth last November to daughter Aaradhya with husband Abhishek Bachchan--is being slammed in her native India by film fans, on blogs, and in entertainment columns for not dropping her baby-weight fast enough, with many arguing the star, 38, has a "duty" to her supporters to keep up her image.
In a particularly cruel example of the harsh criticism being lobbed Rai's way, a site posted a video of the actress, juxtaposing images of her pre- and post-baby--overlaid with the sound of elephants trumpeting. The clip has been viewed more than 500,000 times. (Other sites have followed suit, with similar view counts).
"She is a Bollywood actress and it is her duty to look good and fit," one video commenter sniped. Another suggested she "needs to learn from people like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their delivery."
Showbusiness columnist Shobhaa De opened up to the New York Daily News about the vitriol Rai faces.
"Aishwarya is like a goddess. She is held up as the ideal of beauty and so there is an expectation on her to look perfect at all times," De told the paper. "The role models being held up are Angelina Jolie and Victoria Beckham . . .this whole business of looking desperately skinny two weeks after giving birth is a Western import."
Some commenters have rushed to the actress' defense. "She is a real woman looking after a baby. We should be concern [sic] for her health and happiness especially if she is nursing the baby," one reader wrote. "Not the Western belief of expecting people in the spot light to lose all weight in month."
Rai, for her part, has said she just wants to "enjoy motherhood"--and not stress about the number on a scale.
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