Mumbai: Actress Sandeepa Dhar, who played the role of Anjali in the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Dabangg 2’ slammed the ‘normalisation of Botox’ in Bollywood.
Sandeepa told TellyChakkar that the industry constantly keeps reminding actresses that they have a shelf life and because of this, many don’t hesitate to go under the knife to survive in the industry.
“I think ageing is one. I think as a woman, I don’t know why, but it’s constantly told to you that an actress has a shelf life. Also, it’s such a visual medium that you’re expected to always look a certain way and as you grow older, you start noticing lines on your face, you start noticing how you’re ageing, which is actually such a beautiful thing but somehow the industry makes you feel like that is a wrong thing. As I’m growing older, that is something I’ve come to realise that every line on my face, there’s a story in it, it’ll only add to my character. I don’t need to succumb to injections and surgeries to look like a 21 year old. I’m not a 21 year old,” she said.
She added, “And I am very upset when people try and normalise this. There was an actress’ interview that I saw recently who said ‘ha maine toh do-teen cheeze karayi hai (yes I have got two-three things done). What’s the big deal, I’ll own up to it’. No, it is a big deal. Don’t make it look as if it’s not a big deal. It’s an operation, it’s a serious thing that you’re doing. There are 16-17 year old girls out there who will collect money from here and there and be like ‘I want to change this thing about myself’. You know how many people die on those operation tables? It’s very risky, it’s a surgery at the end of the day. In fact, you should not be doing surgeries unless and until it is for your life. If your life is at risk, that’s the only time you should be doing a surgery.”
Last year, Sridevi’s daughter Khushi Kapoor revealed that she underwent a cosmetic surgery, including a nose job and lip fillers.
“I don’t think it’s such a big deal. I see the term plastic… Plastic is like people think it’s the biggest insult you can give someone,” Khushi said in an episode of Curly Tales while confessing about her nose job and lip fillers.
Sandeepa has featured in ‘Isi Life Mein’, ‘Abhay’ and ‘Mai: A Mother’s Rage.’
She was recently seen in the web series ‘Pyar Ka Professor’.
