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Inclusion of more body types in Bollywood welcome: Bhumi

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Inclusion of more body types in Bollywood welcome: Bhumi

- IANS

Since her debut in "Dum Laga Ke Haisha", the transformation of Bhumi Pednekar - both in terms of her career and her style - has been complete. So much so that the actor is now the brand ambassador for the clothing brand, Raisin.And she feels that there39s now more acceptance of an individual39s personality and style.Her mantra? "Your style is an extension of your personality."A Mumbai upbringing exposed her to a lot more."I39m a 1990s kid and globalisation had just hit us. So there were a lot of brands that came to Bombay first. Bombay is a place where you have a mix of culture. You have people from different parts of the country. Different parts of the world that come and live here. So you automatically get exposed to a lot of different tastes and cultures and I feel very fortunate for that," Bhumi told IANSlife over phone.After putting on weight to play an overweight woman in "Dum.." 2015 opposite Ayushmann Khurana, Bhumi made headlines with her slim avatar post shedding 21 kilos in just four months."Honestly, gaining and losing were both very tough. Gaining sounds like it39s a lot of fun but then you have to eat a certain amount of food that you39re not used to eating it. Losing weight, in fact, makes you feel better because you know you39re getting healthier but it requires a lot of discipline."I think the first few days more than being physically tough I think they were mentally difficult. Because just getting yourself to go to the gym everyday, eating clean, disconnecting yourself from the life outside, is the only way you can knock off the amount of weight that I did and in the time frame that I did."Agreeing that Bollywood and society are now more accepting of more body types, Bhumi said it39s a very welcome change."Now you see big brands use mannequins of different sizes and there39s no one particular sample size that existed earlier. Today different body types are celebrated, If you39re curvy you39re celebrated, if you39re not curvy and you39re born extremely thin that39s also celebrated."I think it39s more about acceptance towards yourself and being healthy. The truth is we all aren39t made the same way. God has given us different body types and different body structures and we need to respect that. Indian women are curvy, we are born that way. We cannot change that. I can39t look like a European model who39s like 5399 and all her bones are a lot smaller. I can39t look like that. Inclusivity of all body types is such a welcome change."That39s not it, Bhumi goes on to tell young girls that starving oneself to achieve a certain look is not worth it."You39re really depriving your body of very important nutrition that is required especially when you39re growing up."Today there is knowledge about health and nutrition. People are so much aware. People really care. The health and nutrition industry is really booming. Go get your knowledge, be realistic about it, go workout, eat wholesome food, eat organic, eat clean, eat at home. You don39t need to starve yourself," the 30-year-old shared.On the work front, Bhumi39s schedule is lined up with upcoming releases with "Saand ki Aankh" releasing on Diwali, "Bala" in November, and "Pati Patni Aur Woh" in December. She also has "Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare" in February next year.

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