Would you rather...?

Originally posted by: crixus

I'm gonna spare the politically correct BS out and cut to the chase here. I don't want to see thunder thighs and flabby arms on an actress that gets paid to be on magazine covers for her beauty and sex appeal. Its hideous. I don't expect Nandita Das and Konkona to look like Deepika Padukone/Katrina Kaif on a magazine cover. Simply because they don't sell that image to us. Kareena on the other hand has no excuse for sloppiness, she is a commercial actress known for her glamor. All these years, she has been feeding that image to the audience; so she needs to take her lazy ass to the gym and do something about those fat legs.

Originally posted by: beboholic

So it's not all actress...it's just kareena. I get it. It makes so much sense now.

Originally posted by: crixus

I'm gonna spare the politically correct BS out and cut to the chase here. I don't want to see thunder thighs and flabby arms on an actress that gets paid to be on magazine covers for her beauty and sex appeal. Its hideous. I don't expect Nandita Das and Konkona to look like Deepika Padukone/Katrina Kaif on a magazine cover. Simply because they don't sell that image to us. Kareena on the other hand has no excuse for sloppiness, she is a commercial actress known for her glamor. All these years, she has been feeding that image to the audience; so she needs to take her lazy ass to the gym and do something about those fat legs.

Originally posted by: Naach_Basanti

Well if thats what you want to think.

When Ash gained all the weight, I recollect reading the same comments about her weight. I'm sure if Priyanka, Deepika and Sonam all gained weight and wore thigh revealing outfits the same comments will apply to them.

If reinforcing positive self-image among the audience is what we are looking for from our Bollywood stars, then they should also stop doing these photo-shoots and films with designer clothes, highest-end make-up, most flattering lighting, best cameramen in India, most adept image refining artists and so on. If an artist wants to have the physical figure of a common, time-pressed, mother-of-two, housewife from Borivali or Ranchi.. fine. But, then have the confidence of shunning the other paraphernalia which makes you look like someone that you aren't. Isn't that espousing superficial beauty and shallow self-image to young girls? How many times have we seen the un-madeup photos of stars and gone.. Ewww and Yuk. Why should we only be accepting of extra kilos and not the dark circles, blemished skin, rough hair.

The point is that out of millions of women in India, only an atomic minority get a chance to be on celluloid.. to be a fantasy, an unattainable dream, an ephemeral beauty. And when you have personal chefs, dietitians, gym instructors, yoga masters at your disposal and one of the principal requirement of your job is to look beautiful, then why should you be lax about you fitness and shape?

Kareena is basically a glamor gal in most of her movies nowadays. So obviously her overweight avatar is going to evoke negative reactions. Heck.. Hillary Clinton and Serena Williams get slammed for being overweight and they are not even in the entertainment industry.

And finally.. Obesity is a much bigger problem than anorexia.