With talented actress Keerthy Suresh also slimming down and looking fit in ‘Bholaa Shankar,’ which is an undoubted transformation from her looks in 2018 film ‘Mahanati'. She joins the elite list of slim divas like Mehreen, Rashmika, Sreeleela, Rakul Preet Singh, Avika Gor and Nivetha Pethuraju who’ve been showcasing their newer, slimmer forms in movies and also for their social-media followers.
Producer Lagadapati Sridhar says actresses seem to have realized that slim-looking girls have an edge over the slightly chubby ones these days. "A few of them could bag new offers based on their lean avatars. I think the divas are also shedding weight to match the well-built, chiseled bodies of their male Telugu stars on screen. Also, young viewers are exposed to Bollywood and Hollywood movies and their ‘dream girls’ have to be svelte-looking divas. Compelling divas to spend more hours at the gym and post those pictures on their respective social media handles to enhance their follower base," he reasons.
Whereas for actress Saiyami Kher, adding and losing weight is a given in an actor’s profession. The actress, who put on more than 10 kilos for her role in Anurag Kashyap’s Hindi film 'Choked', took three to four months to shed 10 kilos so that she could fit into a role in her film ‘Wild Dog’. "We have to fit into the vision of the director by adding or losing weight depending on the role. I had to put some extra effort to regain my real self with the help of a trainer and by following strict food restrictions," reveals the actress.
Pretty damsel Payal Rajput also joins the bandwagon and hits the gym to look slim and shares her pictures on social media handles, "I love to share my latest looks with my followers on social media. Looking gorgeous and fit in a glam outfit is the key for a Telugu actress so I am game for it, she added.
However, few actresses who have added kilos for their roles had to suffer after the completion of their movies. Producer C Kalyan says, "Actresses like Anushka Shetty and Ileana D Cruz faced a lot of difficulties in their weight-loss attempts. Their weight issues affected their subsequent films," he informs.
All said and done, director Hemanth Madhukar, says "Actresses can choose prosthetics or computer graphics work to get that heavier look instead of spoiling their health and career. Also, a few actresses don’t look great after losing their chubby-cheeks glow. Above all, the south Indian palate is different from B-town, and divas need to grab that point."
