Madhuri Dixit reveals she was thought to be 'too skinny' when she joined films: 'Isko thoda mota karo, they used to say'

Madhuri Dixit recently opened up about the early years of her acting career. She shared that she was criticised for being "too skinny". She said that new actors do not have to face such challenges anymore.
Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Madhuri Dixit revealed that during the early years of her career she was criticised for being "too skinny"
  • She said that new actors these days do not have to worry about such comments anymore
  • Madhuri made her OTT debut recently with The Fame Game
It is not a new concept that every actor, who steps into the film industry, has to develop a thick skin. While the glamour blinds the audience, the background has its ugly phases too.
Madhuri Dixit recently opened up about the challenges she's had to face in the Hindi film industry as she was criticised for being too skinny. She added that new actors do not have to face such comments about their weight anymore.
In a recent interview, the Kalank actress said that during the early years of her career, she was thought to be "too skinny". "During my time… they thought I was too skinny to begin with. Yeh heroine, isko thoda mota karo (make this heroine gain weight) they used to say. I don’t think that that’s an issue now," she told Bollywood Hungama.
Besides this, the '90s Dhak Dhak girl also shared what the present leading actors in Bollywood could learn from her if she ever wrote an autobiography. "Keep experimenting. It doesn’t matter whether you succeed or you fail. Failures are learning points, but failures also show that sometimes you are way ahead of your time. But don’t worry about it. Just keep doing what your gut says and go for the most challenging roles," she said.
Being skinny isn't a comment that Madhuri has just opened up about. In 2020, during an interview, the 55-year-old actress revealed someone told her "bahot dubli hai (very thin)" after her debut film.
On the work front, Madhuri was seen last in Kalank in 2019. She recently made her OTT debut with The Fame Game co-starring Sanjay Kapoor, which is a series that streams on Netflix. She is known to judge the dance reality show Dance Deewane.
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