Body shaming is a regular abuse that actresses face in the film industry. A lot of the heroines opened about the incidents they faced because of how their bodies looked. Recently, the ‘Tarla’ actress Huma Qureshi who is known for her acting prowess has opened up about body shaming in the film industry.
She said, “People are not reviewing films, people are just being slanderous. They are just trying to pull people down. If you don’t like a film, no problem. It’s your choice. But why do people get into personal attacks? And it happens a lot, not just with me and I’m sure a lot of people watching this will know what exactly I’m saying. There’s no need to slander somebody and there’s no need to personally attack someone.”
Huma advocated about look at people’s bodies in a positive way right from the start. She played the role of an overweight girl in one of her movies and also shared how the comments of people affected her mentally and made her doubt herself. She said, “The only way as an actor for you to know if what you’re doing is right or not, is by listening to these comments or the feedback that you get (on social media) and (after coming across negative comments) I thought like, there was something terribly wrong with me.
” She revealed, “But I also feel like certain reviewers come with certain biases. Because they’re also human and who have their personal biases. So you just take it with a pinch of salt and move on, because ultimately what matters is how you do a project and audiences’ love.”
