Vidya Balan on self-love: What changed is the way I looked at myself and that changed how I see myself

Vidya Balan is one of the most talented performers of the Indian film industry and carved an impressive niche for herself through her versatile performances over the years. But the actress has always been under the scanner for her weight and has faced the brunt of it and brutal trolling regarding her weight on social media too. Recently, the actress took to her social media and shared two pictures along with a note on the importance of self-love.

Recalling an incident that left her bemused, she wrote, “A few days ago, at an event this pretty girl comes upto me for a pic …There was a crowd and i was trying to do as many pics as possible .People were jostling and in the middle of this chaos, the girl was back for another pic. My manager (who is very sharp) promptly told her,’aapne toh le liya.…..plz aur nahi’ To which she said, ‘ galat side se liya, main achchi nahi lag rahi ,yeh post Mahimakr paungi’ She was miserable & followed me to the car ,relentless in her pursuit to get the perfect picture …almost making it sound like her life depended on it..I obliged….I then got into the car bemused and it made me think.”

She further revealed being conscious of her profile, and with time what she realized. “You know ive always preferred my left profile over my right.…but overtime as i started on this journey of trying to love & accept myself a little more each day, realised that liking one profile meant liking one part of me to the exclusion of the other…because the truth is that i not only liked my left but also disliked my right profile.I would tell photographers & cinematographers to avoid shooting me from the right…I would be scared if someone shot me from the right cuz I thought it was my ugly side.It was almost like the fear of being found out”, shared Vidya.

She further revealed how changing the way she looks at herself was fruitful for her. She penned, “Today with the growing acceptance and love for every part of me and all of me, I don’t care where i’m being shot from.….I’m no longer scared of anyone seeing that side of me..Truth be told, today not only do i like my right profile,i actually love it… and not because my right profile changed but because i realized its never going to. What changed is the way I looked at myself and that changed how I see myself.”

She concluded the note by penning, “Hence I returned to the room and took this selfie at the end of a long day sans make up …..because I LIKE me just the way i am 🙂.
Do you like one profile less than the other ?If you do and even if you don’t, post that selfie with both your sides in full glory 😍”