I’m not skinny, and I like that,” she was quoted as saying. “I was a regular Indian girl who would wear large and medium sizes… But with the added weight, I couldn’t restrict myself as an actor… We don’t have a lot of great scripts written for plus-size women. Along with this, she realised that there wasn’t much scope for plus-size women in films, and hence she decided to work on her body. In an earlier interview with HT, the 27-year-old actor had spoken about the health issues she had faced, when she was overweight. The lyrics of Moh Moh Ke Dhaage has been written by Varun Grover. Directed by Sharat Katariya, the music has been composed by Anu Malik. Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar in a still from Dum Laga Ke Haisha.īesides her upcoming film, there were a couple of other reasons why Bhumi decided to lose weight. The Moh Moh Ke Dhaage lyrics from ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles.

I felt overwhelmed and motivated,” says Bhumi, who reportedly lost 27 kg for her upcoming film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha. I will always cherish the love and respect that I received from the audience. On the contrary, the audience appreciated my character in the film. “I was never body-shamed for Dum Laga Ke Haisha. However, the actor dismisses these reports and says that she rather received a lot of praise for her role.

Given how showbiz isn’t open to the lead female actor being overweight, Bhumi was reportedly body-shamed for the film. There’s always a buzz around actors who lose or gain weight for films and actor Bhumi Pednekar created quite a buzz when she put on extra kilos for her debut film Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015).

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