Sonakshi Sinha
"Guys are Attracted to Curvy Women"
On Looking Good and Keeping Fit
“My curves are my favourite feature. Having a beautiful body is subjective. It just depends on the way you naturally look. If you’re stick-thin, don’t be self-conscious. The same way, if you’re curvy, don’t keep wishing you were skinny. It’s unfair that people are forced to conform to a standard of beauty that may not come naturally to them. What’s most important, really, is to be fit, healthy and happy. Just love the way
you look—and own it!” “The key to staying in shape is leading a life of moderation and balance, more than dieting. Personally, I love food way too much to give it up. The only thing I wish I could change a little is my metabolism. It’s always been slow, so my body reacts way slower to exercise than it would for other people. I try to stay healthy
as much as I can with the way I eat, though—I give in and gorge if I’m really craving something (followed, of course, by an extra 20 minutes on the treadmill
in repentance for my sins!)”
On Why Someone Else’s Idea of Beauty Shouldn’t Influence You
“Cinema’s image of body-beautiful shouldn’t dictate the way an actress sees herself. In fact, no one should be allowed to tell you what’s beautiful or not. It’s a young girl who’s in school, or college, it’s everybody that’s been subjected to this idea that you’ve got to look a certain way to be considered good-looking. I don’t think anyone should
go through life believing that.” “We try not to discriminate based on colour and sex—then what makes size so different? People come in every possible shape, and beauty is learning to love the way you look, and truly enjoying it. There’s a tonne of pressure out there—I’m glad I’ve managed not to succumb to it, but I worry about the fact that there are girls out
there who do.” “The actresses from back in the day had no body-image pressure to deal with, and while everybody was obsessed with the super-skinny thing for a while, I feel like we’re coming back to the ‘wholesome-is-beautiful’ idea again.”