Shruti Haasan: I still don’t understand why people trolled me for my role in Behen Hogi Teri

Actor -singer Shruti Haasan, who was trolled for putting on weight for her role in Behen Hogi Teri, still isn’t over those who trolled her for gaining extra kilos.

Actor-singer Shruti Haasan is still unable to understand why she was trolled for gaining weight for her role in the film Behen Hogi Teri (2017). The actor, who added some extra kilos only for the role, is clueless as to why she was fat- shamed for a “job”.

Actor-singer Shruti Haasan turned 32 recently.

“It was the job which asked me to gain weight. I still don’t get why people were bothered about it. The way the role was and the character was, I think it looked fine, and people liked the film. It’s weird that people point out things that are natural. There’s a certain way how human body goes, and I don’t understand those who make fun of that,” she says.

Haasan says she loved playing Binny — the chirpy, mischievous girl, who, given her family and background, needed to be slightly fuller. “I loved Binny. It was so different from all the other roles I had earlier played. Behen Hogi was a very different film and that’s the kind of work I want to do. I watch so many movies, and there’s such great content that you want to be part of,” says the daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika.

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