EXCLUSIVE: Mouni Roy reveals being body-shamed at the start of her career; says, “Overheard people talking about me, used to cry a lot”

Mouni Roy needs no introduction. The actress – who started her acting career in 2006 with the television show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, has also starred in films such as Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva, Gold, Made In China, Blackout and more. The actress recently interacted with Bollywood Bubble and got candid about many things, including her love for food, BFF Disha Patana and her career.

While recalling her journey with food and improving her life with yoga and spirituality, Mouni opened up about being body-shamed at the start of her career and how she dealt with it. Read on.

Mouni Roy on being body-shamed at the start of her career

Talking about how she tackled body shaming, Mouni Roy says, “I’ll be very honest when I started and people used to talk, I’ve always heard, always known I’m not the best looking person in a room. And I’ve always been okay with it. But when I came to Bombay, it was somehow a problem to look different, to not look like the quintessential heroine. I’ve understood all that (being a quintessential heroine) now, but as a young girl of 19, it was very difficult. I used to cry a lot. I’ve overheard people in a room talking about me. My first 2-3 years in terms of how I looked or felt. I never… When I came here, suddenly it was I didn’t know anything about hair or makeup or how to present myself. But thankfully I was very observant and God gave me the wisdom to finally overcome it.”

Revealing how she dealt with body shaming, Mouni Roy said, “You have to give yourself love because self-love is the starting point of everything that you do in your life. Only if you give yourself love can you give it to others. Only then you can learn. If I’m in a constant state of victimising myself and feeling sympathy for myself, I wouldn’t be able to do my work well as I wouldn’t be 100% present in what I’m doing at that moment. So slowly and steadily, with my spiritual journey, I finally found some peace.”

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