Shilpa Shirodkar is one of the renowned actresses in Bollywood. She has worked in various hit films in 80-90s. After giving various she suddenly disappeared from Bollywood. The actress in a recent interview made big revelations about the industry. She recalled being fat-shamed.
Shilpa recalls in a recent interview that due to her increased weight, she faced a lot of rejections. Along with this, she also said that even in the 90s, people used to make fun of her by calling her 'fat'. She said, “I remember there was casting of a Telugu film back in the 90s and Anil Kapoor was shooting in Hyderabad, and he actually carried my photo album to show the producer and director and then, even I got the film.”
She further added, "Mithun da was the reason I am working in this industry. When I lost out on Souten Ki Beti and Boney Kapoor’s then titled Jungle, the industry had wrote me off as a jinx. It was dada who got me a role in Bhrashtachar and my journey in this wonderful industry began." She further recalls she did she lose out Chaiyya Chaiyya. She said, Farah Khan had come with the song and she said they were considering me for it. But then they thought I was too fat so they opted for Malaika.
She added, “I don't remember that my weight or the way I looked determined my success or the amount of love I got because of that. These things didn't matter in the nineties. We used to work on multiple projects at the same time. Worked in multiple shifts. Although even in those days people used to call me 'fat'. Don't know now God knows what they would have called.”
On the career front, Shilpa has featured in many films including Trinetra and Hum (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Aankhen (1993), Pehchaan (1993), Gopi Kishan (1994), Bewafa Sanam (1995) and Mrityudand (1997). Shilpa has also featured in several serials such as Ek Mutthi Aasmaan, Silsila Pyaar Ka and Savitri Devi College & Hospital.
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