Kareena Kapoor never shies away from speaking her mind. While I love how the actress never minces her words, sometimes, she takes things a tad too far. Something similar happened in 2012 when Bebo ended up making a shocking statement about Vidya Balan. It all started with a discussion on what means to be ‘sexy’ and both the stars had a lot to say!
It all started when Vidya put on weight for her 2012 film The Dirty Picture. While the film was a roaring success, Kareena tried to pull down Vidya by making a mean remark about her weight.
At a media event, Kareena threw shade at Vidya and said, “Being fat is not sexy! Anyone who says that is talking crap. Voluptuous is sexy, but fat is out. Any woman who says she doesn’t want to be thin is talking nonsense. It’s every girl’s dream. It may be a trend now with some actresses, but I definitely don’t want to look plump or fat!“
I can’t imagine anyone making such a disrespectful statement in 2023 and getting away with it. It is not cool for anyone to look down on a certain body type just because it doesn’t suit your idea of what’s beautiful.
More importantly, a woman is worth so much more than her body and physical appearance. I hope Kareena has managed to unlearn the patriarchal notions about beauty standards.
That said, I am glad Vidya didn’t take Kareena’s comment lying down. Instead, she commented on Bebo’s film Heroine which failed to work at the box office and said, “It can’t get dirtier than The Dirty Picture. They could make a Heroine but no one will be able to make The Dirty Picture.“
Instead of pulling down Kareena, Vidya let her work speak and that’s the best reply. I bet with time, Bebo has managed to broaden her outlook on beauty. ‘Coz ain’t nobody got time for fatphobia!
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