Vidya Balan recently revealed she was once asked to lose weight to appear “younger” than Shahid Kapoor in the 2008 film Kismat Konnection, as he was two years her junior.
Speaking to Filmfare, the actress said industry expectations once demanded women look younger than male co-stars. “There was chatter that you had to look young to work with certain actors,” she noted.
Vidya acknowledged that times have changed, but such experiences shaped her views on body image and ageism.
