Vidya
Balan
has
played
a
pivotal
role
in
changing
the
narrative
of
women
in
the
otherwise
male-dominated
industry.
She
is
one
of
the
few
actresses
who
has
never
shied
away
from
calling
out
the
malpractices
in
showbiz.
Just
like
in
her
films,
the
actress
is
a
'Sherni'
in
real
life
and
her
recent
bold
step
is
a
proof
to
this.
As
per
a
report
in
Mid-day,
the
actress
has
taken
a
strong
stand
against
the
unrealistic
beautiful
standards
and
has
issued
strict
rules
to
photographers
and
magazines
not
to
use
Photoshop
or
retouch
her
images
in
shoots.
She
has
also
categorically
instructed
them
not
to
slim
her
down
in
pictures.
Ace
celebrity
photographer
Dabboo
Ratnani
made
this
revelation
while
speaking
with
the
tabloid.
Ratnani,
who
shot
with
Vidya
two
weeks
ago
told
Mid-day,
"I
try
to
achieve
the
best
lighting
on
the
set
itself,
thus
relying
as
little
as
possible
on
the
post-treatment
of
pictures.
[Doing
so
is]
all
the
more
important
with
Vidya
because
she
doesn't
like
her
images
to
be
re-touched.
She
is
comfortable
in
her
own
skin,
and
doesn't
want
to
be
made
slimmer
for
pictures.
During
magazine
shoots,
she
tells
the
editorial
team
that
the
photos
should
only
be
colour-corrected
and
shared,
without
any
retouching."
He
further
added
that
the
post-treatment
is
restricted
to
the
background
and
said,
"Say,
if
the
flooring
or
the
leaves
in
the
background
need
colour
correction,
we
do
that.
We
don't
retouch
her
image."
In
the
past,
Vidya
had
spoken
about
her
struggle
with
body
image
issues
in
various
interviews.
Speaking
about
how
she
is
no
longer
bothered
about
what
people
have
to
say
about
her
looks,
the
actress
had
said
in
an
ETimes
interview,
"The
length
of
your
hair,
the
thickness
of
your
arms,
curves,
height
don't
matter;
what
matters
is
who
you
are
as
a
person.
When
you
appreciate
the
person
that
you
are,
every
imperfection
looks
small;
but
it
doesn't
strike
you
when
you
are
loathing
and
hating
yourself.
It's
a
very
precious
and
tough
lesson
that
I
have
been
through.
I
have
realised,
it
is
not
people
judging
you
but
rather
how
you
judge
yourself.
We
all
need
to
be
cautious
when
we
are
bringing
up
children,
the
colour
of
the
skin,
weight,
especially
with
girls."
Speaking
about
work,
Vidya
Balan
was
last
seen
in
Amit
Masurkar's
Amazon
Prime
Original
film
Sherni.