Bhumi
Pednekar
has
always
be
vocal
about
endorsing
body
positivity.
On
screen
too,
the
actress
has
shed
light
on
society's
unrealistic
standards
of
beauty
right
from
her
debut
film
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
in
which
she
essaying
the
role
of
a
plus-size
woman.
Recently
in
an
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Pednekar
said
that
she
is
actively
staying
away
from
endorsing
fairness
cream
ads
as
she
doesn't
want
young
women
to
feel
lesser
because
of
their
complexion.
The
actress
told
Mid-day,
"I
say
no
to
fairness
cream
[ads]
because
I
don't
want
young
women
to
feel
lesser
because
of
their
skin
tone.
When
I
do
a
Bala,
I
want
to
empower
people
who
are
told
they
are
not
good
enough
because
of
their
skin
colour.
The
obsession
with
fairness
has
reduced
slightly.
The
conversation
will
[result
in
change]
only
when
we
have
enough
people
talking
about
it." In
the
past,
many
stars
like
Kangana
Ranaut,
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Sai
Pallavi,
Taapsee
Pannu,
Bipasha
Basu
and
others
have
refused
to
endorsed
fairness
cream
ads.
Emphasizing
on
how
it's
important
to
instill
the
values
of
self-love
and
body
positivity
among
the
masses,
the
Durgamati
actress
told
the
tabloid,
"We,
women,
need
to
create
communities
that
endorse
self-love
and
inclusivity.
We
shouldn't
be
expected
to
conform
to
social
standards
of
beauty.
My
first
film
gave
me
confidence,
and
Sandhya
[her
character]
made
me
fall
in
love
with
myself.
Beauty
is
about
finding
your
own
happiness,
which
includes
[attaining]
mental
and
physical
well-being."
The
actress
also
opened
up
on
refusing
to
adhere
to
unrealistic
beauty
ideas
in
reel
life
and
said,
"Off-camera,
I
refuse
to
let
anyone
dictate
[terms
to
me].
I
have
never
had
a
filmmaker
tell
me
how
to
look
for
the
camera.
My
decision
has
to
come
from
a
place
of
creativity."
Workwise,
Bhumi
will
next
be
seen
in
Akshay
Kumar-starrer
Raksha
Bandhan,
Vicky
Kaushal's
Mr
Lele
and
Badhaai
Do
opposite
Rajkummar
Rao.