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Radhika Madan Says She Was Advised Surgery To Have A Particular Shape And Size While Auditioning For Films
Radhika Madan has carved a niche for herself after transitioning from TV to movies. The actress had made her debut with the 2018 movie Pataakha. Since then there was no looking back for the actress as she went on to entice fans with her performances in movies like Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Angrezi Medium and the recently released anthology series Ray. However, her journey to films was not an easy one and along with several rejections, she was also advised to 'alter' herself to look a particular way.
In
an
interaction
with
Humans
Of
Bombay,
Radhika
Madan
opened
about
it
and
said,
"I
was
told
I
needed
to
have
a
particular
shape
&
size,
&
that
I
needed
surgery.
But
mujhe
toh
main
bahut
sahi
lagti
hun.
Who
are
these
people
to
tell
me
I'm
not
pretty?
⠀
But
for
the
next
1.5
years,
I
didn't
get
work.
It's
easy
to
doubt
yourself
at
such
a
time,
but
I
knew
the
journey
is
more
important
than
the
destination.
So
I
made
an
effort
to
enjoy
my
auditions!
Soon,
I
signed
my
first
film
as
other
projects
followed.
I
remember
I'd
gained
12
kgs
for
a
role
to
look
older,
&
I
auditioned
for
a
17-year-old
character,
both
in
a
month!
But
I
had
only
one
motto-just
have
fun!
That
audition
turned
out
to
be
one
of
my
best
&
I
got
the
part."
The actress also spoke about pursuing movies after quitting TV. Radhika Madan had become a household name with the TV show Meri Ashiqui Tumse Hi. On that she said, "At 17, I auditioned for a TV show & within 3 days I was in Bombay, shooting. But it was tough. I barely got time to sleep, which led to me gaining a few kilos. Then, I heard rumours about me getting replaced & which pushed me to explore my limits. So I began working out & lost myself to my character. And I realised, this is my high...this is what I want to do! I got more TV offers, but I told myself, 'You're only 19, if you choose comfort, you'll get stuck.' So, I quit TV to do films. I began auditioning, but I faced rejections."
On the work front, Radhika Madan has been garnering praises for her performance in the short film Spotlight that was part of the anthology series Ray. She starred alongside Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Akanksha Ranjan Kapoor. She will also be seen in the Netflix series Feels Like Ishq that will be releasing on July 23, 2021.
