April 15 is the birthday of actress and TV presenter Mandira Bedi, who started her career in 1994. She was born in 1972 in Kolkata. Mandira was the first female sports anchor to make her mark with Doordarshan’s show ‘Shanti’. She started her journey in the sports world in 2003 with Sony. Be it ‘Shanti’ or hosting the ICC World Cup, Mandira was fit in both roles. But Mandira’s journey was not easy. She had to face a lot of struggles and trolls to make her mark. She has been a victim of trolls since the time social media was not even a trend. But every time Mandira faced the trolls boldly and stood like a rock. This is the reason why today she has been able to make her own identity.

Mandira Bedi

Mandira’s character in ‘Shanti’ was that of a simple girl with strong intentions. When she started doing cricket shows in 2003, her clothes became modern and her style too. She was highly appreciated for hosting, but she was also unnecessarily targeted for this. Comments were made on her clothes that she adds more glamor to the show than her clothes, which kills the seriousness of the game. Regarding her behavior of her during hosting, Mandira had said in an interview, “I work very hard for my work, but people only see the strap of my blouse.”

Mandira Bedi

Not only this, when Mandira used to question the cricketers during hosting, they did not like her. They used to stare at her while answering anything and Mandira was afraid of this. Mandira had told during an interview that no one wanted her to host the show. So she got into a lot of trouble. However, the channel supported her and gave her complete freedom to work. Mandira scored extra innings in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups. After this, in 2004 and 2006, she also hosted the Champions Trophy and the second season of the IPL. At the same time, she also had to face a lot of trouble due to a lack of knowledge of cricket.

Mandira Bedi

Even during the 2007 Cricket World Cup, there was a ruckus about Mandira’s saree. During this, the first sari that the actress wore had flags of all the teams. Mandira was criticized a lot for this, after which she also apologized. At the same time, she was also harassed for having little knowledge about cricket. Initially, Mandira used to get upset with this, but later she started focusing on her work and stopped paying attention to it all.

Mandira is also known for her fitness and often she shares her photos and videos. In such a situation, many times she had to be a victim of trolls for her photos too. A lot of lewd comments were made to her.