Bollywood actor Sameera Reddy, who recently came out strongly against body shaming, saying "It’s a superficial world and people can be hurtful if you don’t keep up," has now spoke up about the discrimination faced by women in film industry.
In a recent interview with an entertainment portal, the actor, who made her Bollywood debut with the 2002 movie Maine Dil Tujhko Diya, when asked one thing that she wants to be changed in the film industry, said the expectations from women need to be changed.
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"I think there have been a lot of instances where I have been approached in inappropriate ways. I sometimes think that women should be looked at with much more than just objects of glamour," the actor said, adding, "We have so much more to give."
She admitted that it will take a long time to change such attitudes towards women. "Women and men are given a lot of unequal weightage and that is just the way in the industry," she said and added that "it would be damn cool," if this could be changed.
Sameera Reddy was last seen in the Kannada movie Varadhanayaka. She got married to Akshai Varde, an entrepreneur, in 2014.
Recently, in an Instagram post, she spoke about her struggles with weight loss and said her confidence was shattered and she was even scared to get out after she gained weight post pregnancy.
“I touched 102 Kgs in May 2015, the month Hans was born and I’m not scared to admit it . It took me to the deepest darkest places in my head. My confidence shattered . And I couldn’t lose the weight for a year after because I was too scared to even step out . I disappeared because I didn’t have the strength to be judged by the world after all the years of being glam and fit on screen . But the beautiful part is that you can only hit your lowest low to know you can absolutely climb out of that hole . It’s a fight . A hard one . Took me 2 years more to lose the weight and to step out and face the world again but I wish I had the courage then. I did it naturally with no fad diets , no easy way out. Only with dedicated workout, yoga, pilates and strength training . It’s important for me to post this now because I need women to know the struggle is real . The mood swings , hormonal changes and losing your body shape can mess with your mind. It’s a superficial world and people can be hurtful if you don’t keep up . But the key is to be fearless. Only you can get out of that rut. It’s yours to change. Be brave . You can move mountains if you just will it,” she said in the post.
