The cast of Thank You For Coming – Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Shibani Bedi, Dolly Singh and Kusha Kapila – have been creating ripples on social media thanks to their sartorial sensibilities, both in the film as well as on the red carpet during promotional events. While their clothes styled by Rhea Kapoor have caught the attention of many fashion connoisseurs, a certain section of netizens have been slamming them for being overtly edgy, dramatic and bold.
In a freewheeling chat with News18 Showsha, Bhumi addresses the scrutiny and states, “No matter what you do, people will troll. Trolling has become so normal now. I could put up a post during a festival in a so-called ‘fully clothed’ version of myself and people will still troll. During promotions, we went all out looking like the best versions of ourselves.”
The Badhaai Do and Afwaah actor rues that comments on fashion choices and body shaming were earlier limited within the four walls of her home but they have now spilled over on social media. “Earlier, only family members used to troll you but now it has spread far and wide beyond your home. I’ve developed a thick skin now because I’ve been hearing things like how I would start looking more beautiful if I lose a few kilos, right since my childhood. I was questioned as to why I wear short dresses,” she shares.
Bhumi has always been vocal about being body shamed especially after gaining some weight for her debut film, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, which also dealt with the same theme. And now, more people have been throwing shade on her sudden transformation and attributing the same to surgical procedures.
Speaking about how she believes that trolls are basically a bunch of hypocrites, she elaborates, “What kind of people are these? They speak about preserving their culture but they use such nasty language to share their opinions about you in their comments. It’s in our culture to respect women and conduct ourselves in a respectful way but the way they speak in is gross and disgusting! Shehnaaz is very brave to read through comments but I just can’t. I don’t read anything at all.”
She continued, “Even during Dum Laga Ke Haisha, I would still dress the way I always did because nothing had changed in my life. The fact that I gained some weight wasn’t such a bad thing for me. But people were looking at me differently. I was told some really mean things. I was told, ‘Are you sure you want to wear such short clothes? People can be really mean. But that gave birth to a fire in my belly. I was like, ‘Abb tu ruk!’”
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