Actor Rakul Preet Singh worked in the South Indian film industry earlier than making her Bollywood debut with Yaariyan in 2014. But the transition was not simple, as she needed to work on her physique weight. In the south, she was requested to placed on some kilos, however when she got here to Mumbai, she needed to drop extra pounds.
Recently, Rakul appeared on Shilpa Shetty’s chat present Shape of You. On the present, Shilpa shared her expertise of working within the south, and recalled how she was advised that she was too skinny. Shilpa requested Rakul what her expertise was like. Rakul replied, “When I debuted, Samantha (Ruth Prabhu) and Kajal (Aggarwal) were already stars, and they were fit. I think people became conscious about how they look on the screen because the content was being consumed everywhere.”
The Runway 34 actor added, “But when I debuted, I was told I am too thin. People would call me ‘stick’ and I would say ‘no’. But after two-three years I gave in also.”
But when Rakul got here to Mumbai to strive her luck within the Hindi movie business, she was requested to shed some kilos. “When I came to Mumbai and I started auditioning at the age of 20, I was told that I will have to lose weight because that was the standard of Bombay. But I didn’t have access or understanding since I was a kid,” Rakul shared.
The actor needed to lose 10 kgs in 50 days for Luv Ranjan’s romantic comedy De De Pyar De, during which she starred with Ajay Devgn. “I lost 10 kgs in 50 days, and I didn’t think I was 10 kgs overweight, but I was,” Rakul stated. The movie additionally featured Tabu in a pivotal position.
Rakul might be subsequent seen in a comedy titled Chhatriwali. She performs the standard management head of a condom manufacturing unit within the movie. She may even function in movies akin to Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Doctor G, Indra Kumar’s Thank God with Sidharth Malhotra, and Akshay Kumar’s Mission Cinderella.
