FITNESS IS EXTREMELY SUBJECTIVE: PARINEETI

Actor Parineeti Chopra says that she has no pressure to look a certain way and she just wants to stay fit and live a complete life

Actor Parineeti Chopra got under the scanner for her drastic weight loss, with some praising her dedication and some criticising her for sending out a negative message on body image. But the actor says that she doesn’t always pay attention to what people talk about to avoid getting caught in a “vicious circle”.

And, she feels no pressure to look a “certain way”. “You can’t always pay attention to what people are talking about you. If you do, you will get into a vicious circle. You have to feel good, you have to feel fit. Fitness is extremely subjective and that’s the fun of it,” says Parineeti.

“You have to do things that work for you that make you feel good about yourself. I have no pressure to look a certain way. I only want to stay fit and live a healthy, happy, complete life,” adds the actor.

Parineeti further says, “Fitness is all about challenging yourself — every single day, every single training session. If it doesn’t give you the rush, the thrill, you will get bored. I look for something new, something to push my physical boundaries every day.”

Parineeti asserts that fitness is not only about changing the way you look. “It is also changing your perspective towards health and harmony. When you start feeling great about yourself, you start appreciating everything. Mind and body is connected for us and we need to harness that energy. Good physical health always means good mental health.”

Parineeti, whose first lead role was opposite Arjun Kapoor in Ishaqzaade (2012), is again collaborating with him in Dibakar Banerjee’s Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and Vipul Shah’s Namaste England. She is also shooting for Kesari, opposite Akshay Kumar.

She has had an “amazing journey over the last seven and a half years” in the industry where she has also showed her singing skills. “I have always experimented with my roles and tried to choose roles that are different from each other. The most wonderful thing being an actor is to get to explore the life of different characters in every film. My experimentation won’t stop,” she signs off.

Fitness is all about challenging yourself — every single day, every single training session. If it doesn’t give you the rush, the thrill, you will get bored. I look for something to push my physical boundaries every day. Good physical health always means good mental health.

PARINEETI CHOPRA ACTOR