Now, Richa Chadha , who also became a mother in 2024, has hit back at trolls who target female actors after they embrace motherhood. Katrina Kaif became the target of online trolls after making a public appearance following the birth of her child. The actor faced body-shaming comments and has also spoken about how such criticism can affect women.
‘Film industry is not like this’
Industry is very respectful of women who have babies and who have careers. All the fantastic actresses from Madhuri to Juhi Chawla to Rani Mukherjee, Sonali Bendre. I don’t think it’s the industry. It’s the common man of India who is ugly and balding and has a disgusting paunch who thinks that commenting on Katrina Kaif or Aishwarya Rai is somehow making his life better. It’s so funny. I find it really useless and I honestly do think that it deserves much less space even in media discourse. Richa further defended the film industry, saying that the anonymity offered by social media emboldens people to target celebrities who have achieved far more than they have. It’s common people who have been emboldened by the anonymity of social media. Who think that they have hit the jackpot by leaving anonymous comments. They are beggars in their lives. But they think that they can talk about people who are like Miss World and Miss Universe. Like we owe them something. That’s not how the world works. They are just losers and they deserve to be ignored. If we start trying to cater to all of them, I think that really hampers your ability to make choices for yourself. Personally, if every time I face critique or comments, I let that dictate my actions, I think I would have been paralysed with fear and unable to move ahead in my life.”
Defending the industry, she said actors are generally respectful towards women who balance motherhood and their careers. She said, “See, I don’t think women should listen to anybody commenting on their body. She said, “Industry is not like this. She said, “I think we really need to be careful in letting the narrative on social media affect our self-worth.
In an interview with India Today, Richa said she believes such trolling does not originate within the film industry but comes from members of the public.
