Heroinegiri: True Kahaani of a Heroine - Page 3

* I came into the industry a woman — both in terms of age and the character I was playing. I do hope women become more accepting of their bodies, because a large part of our self-esteem derives from the perception of our bodies. Again, it is very liberating to realise that how you feel about yourself has very little to do with your body shape. The Dirty Picture really helped me to figure that out. I have a body type and I am never going to be skinny, and I am fine with that.

As an actor, I have to use my body as a tool to look the part, but I don't worry beyond that. I enjoy being in my own skin when I am not being in someone else's. I had just started working out to lose the weight, but Rajkumar (Gupta) told me that he wanted the character to be a little plump; the sort jo exercise karke phir ghar aa ke khaayegi. Usko lagta hai exercise toh kar liya, now I can eat.