15052022-LSTC-01.qxd 15-05-2022 00:38 Page 1 c m y b TRIBUNE Shoot time Pooja Hegde has kickstarted the shoot for Salman Khan’s Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali in Mumbai. She announced it by sharing a picture where she is sporting Khan’s signature turquoise bracelet. TMS CHANDIGARH | SUNDAY | 15 MAY 2022 ‘Be kind and giving’ …Is SRK’s advice for daughter Suhana Khan Zoya Akhtar’s Indian adaptation of The Archies comics for Netflix will mark the showbiz debut of Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan, Boney Kapoor’s daughter Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda. On Saturday, the makers released a video unveiling the first look of the cast. You have Shah Rukh Khan shared the video on his Instagram and come a long way, wrote, “From renting the but the road ahead is Archie’s Digest for 25 paise per unending…Make as day from book stores to see many smile as @zoieakhtar make this come alive on screen….is just incrediyou can. ble. Wishing all the little ones the SHAH RUKH KHAN best as they take their first steps into the most beautiful of professions.” SRK gave a piece of advice to daughter Suhana too: “Remember @suhanakhan2 you are never going to be perfect…. But being yourself is the closest to that. Be kind and giving as an actor…The brickbats and applause is not yours to keep…The part of you that gets left behind on screen will always belong to you…You have come a long way baby…But the road to people’s heart is unending…Stride forth and make as many smile as you can. Now let there be Light…Camera and Action.” — TMS CAST OF THE ARCHIES If looks could kill, literally! Celebs often alter their bodies to fit into outfits of choice, as done by Kim Kardashian for Met Gala. But is this sending the right signal to youngsters? We find out Sheetal C ELEBS have always been role models for people when it comes to fashion and lifestyle choices, but often influencer culture sets unrealistic standards. In times when fashion has become inclusive of all body types, Kim Kardashian’s latest Met Gala outfit has once again spawned a debate on diets and beauty standards. It has also highlighted the pressure on celebs to look good and presentable at all times. IT’S A CONCERN comments don’t make me want to change my body. If I didn’t have the body I do, I wouldn’t have the career I do.” Selena Gomez, Jennifer Lopez, Sophie Turner, Pink, Jameela Jamil and Adele have had to put up with trolls too. “I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn’t,” said Adele. Even our very own Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021, had to face trolls for having gained a few pounds after the win. It’s the dresses that should fit FILTER-FAKE people and not the other way The filter trend on around. As Kim Kardashian social media apps is pulled a Marilyn Monroe at another issue. Paris Met Gala 2022, her interview Hilton had spoken drew a lot of flak from body out about how filters positivity activists. She lost 16 KIM KARDASHIAN were harmful for pounds in three weeks, which youngsters. Haq Se actress generated concern that high Nikkesha says, “Everything school girls would also starve themthat glitters isn’t gold. It’s someselves to fit into their prom dresses. times filtered and edited. One In Kim’s defence, shared her personal trainshould stop following celebrities er, “It was done in a healthy way.” It’s Kim’s for an hour-glass figure or perfect choice of dress (Marilyn Monroe’s outfit), which skin. It’s all about marketing.” led her to the drastic step. She said, “I always thought she (Marilyn) was extremely curvy. So, VISUAL MEDIUM when it didn’t fit me, I wanted to cry because it “As actors, there is definitely prescould not be altered.” sure to look a certain way. CelebriHANDLING PRESSURE ties don’t always tell you the Gigi Hadid once said about the pressure to be whole truth and how much it a certain body type, “No, I don’t have the takes to look the way they do,” same body type as other models. Your mean says Namrata Sheth an actress. c m y b TALKING FACTS I was a chubby baby. In grade eight, when I was subjected to teasing it led me to a crash diet; I had only fruits, egg whites and salads. In two or three months, I lost a lot of weight. But do I recommend that? No. Recently, I tried intermittent fasting and slowly went up to 15 hours but it backfired. B-town is full of actors who don’t fall under the perfect body category. AKANKSHA MALHOTRA, ACTRESS