Karishma Chavan: One should never accept body shaming!

Dancer-choreographer Karishma Chavan, who choreographed films like ‘Tumhari Sulu’ and ‘Veere Di Wedding’ and was seen as a judge in the last season of the reality show ‘Dance Plus,’ says that she faced repeated rejection earlier in her career due to her weight issues.

Dancer-choreographer Karishma Chavan, who choreographed films like ‘Tumhari Sulu’ and ‘Veere Di Wedding’ and was seen as a judge in the last season of the reality show ‘Dance Plus,’ says that she faced repeated rejection earlier in her career due to her weight issues.

Dancer-choreographer Karishma Chavan (Sourced photo)

“I joined Shaimak Davar’s dancing classes for a few years but as background or stage dancer I never fit the bill due to my weight issues. I had hormonal problems that led to weight gain, but I refused to give up! I joined local choreography classes and worked on myself to lose 25 kilograms. That’s when I decided to find work in the field of dance,” said the young choreographer who made also her acting debut with the film ‘ABCD.’

Karishma had a tough time reaching where she is today. “I struggled a lot to find work and did a couple of dance shows ‘Nach Baliya’, ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ and finally I started assisting senior choreographers in films. I met Sonam Kapoor and got to train her and it was then I had an opportunity to work for producer Rhea Kapoor. It was then I did two songs for her production ‘Khoobsurat’ followed by ‘Kick’, ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ and others.”

Presently, she has decided to come with a clothing line for plus size people. “We too want to dress up and not just fit in some clothes so soon I’ll launch my brand. Also I will be directing a short film penned by me based on a female issues continuing with film choreographing. I don’t want young girls to face what I faced, body shaming is never okay and one should never accept it. We need to change this perception any which way.”