Vidya Balan, who formerly preferred her left profile over right, said that now with her growing acceptance and love for every part of her body, she does not watch where she’s being shot from and that she’s no longer spooked of anyone seeing that side of her.
Taking to Instagram to pen a long post, she said” A many days ago, at an event, this suitable girl comes up to me for a picture. There was a crowd and I was trying to do as numerous snaps as possible.
” People were jostling and in the middle of this chaos, the girl was back for another pic. My manager (who is very sharp) promptly told her, ‘aapne toh le liya… please aur nahi’ (You have already taken a picture…please, no more). To which she said, ‘Galat side se liya, main achchi nahi lag rahi, yeh post nahi kar paungi’ (But this is my bad angle, won’t be able to post this picture on social media).
” She was miserable and followed me to the auto, grim in her pursuit to get the perfect picture, nearly making it sound like her life depended on it. I obliged. I also got into the auto bemused and it made me suppose.
” You know, I have always preferred my left profile over my right but overtime, as I started on this trip of trying to love and accept myself a little more each day, I realised that liking one profile meant liking one part of me to the rejection of the other.
” Because the verity is that I not only liked my left wing but also disliked my right profile. I would tell shutterbugs and photographers to avoid shooting me from the right. I would be spooked if someone shot me from the right because I allowed it was my unattractive side. It was nearly like the fear of being set up out. ” moment, with the growing acceptance and love for every part of me and all of me, I do not watch where I am being shot from. I am no longer spooked of anyone seeing that side of me.
” Truth be told, a moment not only do I like my right profile, I actually love it. And not because my right profile changed but because I realized it’s noway going to. What changed is the way I looked at myself and that changed how I see myself.
” Hence I returned to the room and took this selfie at the end of a long day sans make-up because I like me just the way I am. Do you like one profile lower than the other? If you do and indeed if you don’t, post that selfie with both your sides in full glory.”
