Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal are going to get married soon three days later, on June 23. While there is a lot of talk about Sonakshi’s marriage, there are also many old things about Sonakshi, where she told how she was bullied in school and college. In ‘Throwback Thursday’, we are telling these things of Sonakshi Sinha which she told everyone with a small heart. Bollywood actresses come forward from time to time to speak against body shaming. Sonakshi Sinha has also joined this list including Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, Neha Dhupia, Nargis Fakhri, Huma Qureshi, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangana Ranaut.
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi weighed 95 kg at one time and in one of her interviews, she revealed that when she entered the industry, she had lost more than 30 kg, even then people called her fat. Sonakshi spoke to a media house and revealed that she knew she needed to lose weight before making her Bollywood debut. When she lost over 30 kilos for ‘Dabangg’, some people appreciated her move but still most criticized her for being fatter than other actresses.
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi revealed, ‘I lost 30 kilos for my first film. When it was released, the audience loved me but the worst part was that people from the industry and the media were shaming me. It really hurt.’ She opened up about her life before Bollywood. Sonakshi said that when she was in college, she was teased for her weight and even the kids in her class would make fun of her looks. Sonakshi revealed, ‘I weighed around 95 kilos and I always looked older than my actual age. Though I played a lot of sports, the boys would bully me and call me names. They did not give me good roles in school. They always made me stand on the side or as an anchor.’
Sonakshi Sinha
In fact, once Sonakshi decided to participate in her college’s fashion show, a student told her that she was ‘too big’ and embarrassed her. The actress said, ‘We had to organize a fashion show and I wanted to be a model and walk the ramp. So one of the skinny girls told me, ‘You handle the lights.’ I said why? I want to walk the ramp.’ She replied, ‘No, you are too big to walk the ramp.’ I felt very bad.’