With her work and personal decisions, Vidya Balan has consistently questioned societal and Bollywood norms. She frequently gives speeches about body positivity, and her most recent post on embracing oneself is making the rounds on social media at a time when self-love and self-care have gained popularity all around the world. Vidya posted two mirror selfies on the photo-sharing app, showing both of her facial profiles. She shared a special message in the description, outlining a recent incident she had with a fan.
Vidya wrote: “A few days ago, at an event, this pretty girl comes up to me for a pic. There was a crowd and I was trying to do as many pics as possible. People were jostling and in the middle of this chaos, the girl was back for another pic. My manager (who is very sharp) promptly told her, ‘Aapne toh le liya…plz aur nahi’. To which she said, ‘Galat side se liya,main achchi nahi lag rahi ,yeh post nahi kar paungi’. Balan wrote that this fan of hers was “miserable”, and that she followed her to the car, “relentless in her pursuit to get the perfect picture, almost making it sound like her life depended on it”. “I obliged… I then got into the car bemused… and it made me think.”
The Dirty Picture star wrote that she has “always preferred [her] left profile over [her] right”. But, as she started on this journey of trying to “love and accept [herself] a little more each day”, she realised “liking one profile meant liking one part of me to the exclusion of the other… because the truth is, I not only liked my left but also disliked my right profile”. The actress further wrote, “I would tell photographers and cinematographers to avoid shooting me from the right. I would be scared if someone shot me from the right, [because] I thought it was my ugly side. It was almost like the fear of being found out.”
But, today, she has a “growing acceptance and love for every part” of herself. “I don’t care where I am being shot from. I’m no longer scared of anyone seeing that side of me. Truth be told, today not only do I like my right profile, I actually love it. And not because my right profile changed, but because I realised it is never going to. What changed is the way I looked at myself and that changed how I see myself,” the 43-year-old shared.
The actor wrote that she clicked the selfies at the end of a long day, and without any makeup to prove her point.
Look at Vidya’s post below
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On the work front, Vidya Balan has Neeyat as well as an untitled film with Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D’Cruz, and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
