Mrunal Thakur has emerged as one of the actresses who’s breaking all the beauty stereotypes generally followed by the Bollywood industry. Bollywood has set standards on how an actress should look and what body figure she should have to act in the movies. Actresses who don’t fit their beauty standards are barely given the opportunities as compared to those who do. Actresses with slim bodies are appreciated and preferred more by the directors as the lead of the movie while the fat ones are given to play side characters. This can be exemplified in movies like “Kabir Singh”, where the lead was Kiara Advani, a perfect slim figure girl, and her friend was played by someone who didn’t match the criteria of the glamour industry. Why this discrimination, why promote such unrealistic ideals when you have the opportunity to educate and inspire people through entertainment? If Bollywood promotes such singular standards with their films, it will only push people to hide their individuality rather than embrace who they are. When Bollywood showcases a singular body type as an aspiration consistently through their movies, it will influence negative body image in the audience, which might affect one’s mental health as well. These are the standards that Mrunal Thakur has been breaking since the day she started working in the industry. She is someone who embraces the way she is and not by how she’s supposed to look on the screen. She never shies away from flexing her curbs and true standards of beauty. She has taken diverse roles in films that break the traditional norms by playing her characters with more depth and authenticity. She doesn’t care to fit in the glamourous archetypes of fair-skinned and slim-looking criteria of Bollywood rather she embraces the beauty of different personalities and experiences. Mrunal Thakur often uses her social media platforms to connect with her fans and promote the message of body positivity, empowerment, and self-love. She shares about her experience and the constant pressure of the Bollywood Industry through her candid posts to encourage people to self-acceptance.
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