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Fanney Khan

April 13, 2020
Beauty Ideals, Body Image Issues, Bollywood

Wishful Shrinking

Text by Sadaf Shaikh. Photographed by Sushant Chhabria. Styled by Shweta Navandar. Hair and make-up by Jean-Claude Biguine, India

Pihu Sand made her acting debut as Lata Sharma, a plus-sized singer with stars in her eyes, in Fanney Khan (2018). The 22-year-old gives an honest account of how she was made to gain 20 kgs for the role and then pressured into taking it all off to sustain her relevance in an industry with demanding beauty ideals. Sadaf Shaikh, who continues to struggle with her fitness targets, weighs in...
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#MeToo, 65th National Awards, actor, ageism, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, biopics, Blackmail, Bollywood, Cannes Film Festival, Deepika Padukone, Delhi 6, Divya Dutta, Ellen Pompeo, Fanney Khan, Features, Greys Anatomy, Hollywood, Irada, Irrfan, Irrfan Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Malala, Manto, Nandita Das, National Award, National Award for Best Supporting Actress, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Online Exclusive, Priyanka Chopra, Punjab, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, sexism, Shah Rukh Khan, Silence Breakers, stereotypes, Veer-Zaara
June 07, 2018
#MeToo, 65th National Awards, actor

National Award Winner Divya Dutta Talks Cliches, Ageism and Sexism In Bollywood

Ranjabati Das

The show-stealing actor has won in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 65th National Awards for her turn as a power-hungry politician in Irada
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