Renuka Shahane REACTS To Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Being Body-Shamed After Becoming A Mother: Shut Your Mouth If... | EXCL

Renuka Shahane recently joined Zoom for an exclusive conversation on Spotlight Sessions. During this conversation, the Bollywood actress opened up about how actresses have to deal with unreal beauty standards

in the film industry. While sharing her opinion, the actress reacted to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being body-shamed after she embraced motherhood. Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan were blessed with their daughter, Aaradhya, in 2011.

Renuka Shahane on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan facing body-shaming

Renuka opened up about Aishwarya facing body-shaming for her Cannes red-carpet appearances after she became a mother. "Should we not celebrate her consistent achievements over the years? It doesn't take one minute for a big company to drop you. And she has been the brand ambassador for the company for years and she is representing us year in, out. And all we can think of is 'Oh isme ye pehna toh ye thik nahi tha. Oh no!' Please mat kariye ye (Please don't do it). If you don't have anything nice to say, just shut your mouth," she told Zoom.ALSO READ - Renuka Shahane Says People Forget MeToo Movement Cases After 5-7 Years; Highlights How OTT Deals Against Harrassment | EXCLThe actress, best known for Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, also admitted that there's too much pressure on female actors. "With the advent of social media, alag hi duniya hi hogayi hai ab toh (there is a new world). Keher hogaya hai, literally! Itna judgement leke jeena, itna pressure leke jeena... it is very tough for actors, especially female actors now. It is tough. Maa ban jaati hai uske baad ye expectation hai ki aap vaisi charhari ho. (After becoming a mother, the expectation is that you should be as slim as earlier)."Watch the full interview here:

https://youtu.be/xlzun22Ls6Y?si=fs8SgnZ2hBTA3Hc_

She further questioned, "How can you judge? How can you be this judgmental and nasty? What does that show of you as a human being?"

Renuka Shahane on dealing with insecurities, body-shaming

As our conversation continued, the Bollywood actress opened up dealing with insecurities related to her weight. "Main muh kholti hu aur main weight put on karti hu (laughs). That is unfortunate. Actually, jab bacche chote the tab mujhe lagta bhi nahi tha aisa kuch. (I open my mouth and I put on weight. That's unfortunate. Actually, when my kids were small, I didn't even think anything like that)."However, the actress said only her weight was discussed after she did Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 on TV. She added that her achievements, whether big or small, weren't discussed at all. "Sirf weight ki hi baat hui hai. Mujhe laga ki hum sirf vo weight ka number hai kya? It's our whole journey and achievements in life. Vo iss vazan ke kaante ke upar kaise dependent (hai)? (It was just about the weight. I felt that are we just that weight number? It's our whole journey and achievements in life. How is that dependent on this weighing scale?)," she wondered.ALSO READ - Renuka Shahane Reveals Salman Khan Was 'Very Mischievous' During Hum Aapke Hain Koun Shoot: Luckily He Didn't... - EXCL

When Renuka Shahane thought of becoming thin

Later, the actress admitted that she went through a phase where she thought of becoming thin. "Main patli bani bhi. Aur mujhe laga ki meri greatest achievement tab hui jab main patli banni (laughs). Uske baad, I came to that stage of maturity vis-à-vis myself ki maine kaha puri duniya agar aapko naam hi de rahi hai, usme aap khud add kyu kar rahe ho apne aap ko? You be your own champion, na? Chahe aap moti ho, patli ho, jo bhi ho... par aap apni champion toh ho. Duniya ho na ho. Jab aap mirror mein dekho toh appreciate yourself. Be happy!"(Loose translation: I also became thin. And I felt that my greatest achievement was when I became thin (laughs). After that, I came to that stage of maturity vis-à-vis myself where I said if the whole world is giving you names, then why are you including yourself in it? You are your own champion, right? Whether you are fat, thin, whatever you are... but you are your own champion. Whether the world is you or not. When you look in the mirror, appreciate yourself. Be happy!)On the work front, Renuka was seen in the Marathi film, Devmanus.