Dabboo Ratnani: Vidya Balan doesn’t want to be made slimmer for pictures

Dabboo Ratnani. Pic/Bipin Kokate; (right) Atul Kasbekar

Balan’s journey hasn’t been easy — after being body-shamed in the initial years of her career, the actor learnt “to accept myself a little more each day”. Knowing that millions across the country deal with body-image issues, she has since used her star status to advocate body positivity and self-love.  Photographer Atul Kasbekar says Balan is one of those rare people completely in tune with themselves. “As a photographer, it is refreshing to see someone have an inner, contented glow. She looks effortlessly elegant without any external aid like Photoshop or touch-up.”

In what is reflective of an attitude shift around the globe, the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK recently barred influencers from using misleading filters in beauty ads. 

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