Neha Dhupia criticized designers who were formerly her pals for having double standards and refusing to assist her with wedding attire. She also discussed her postpartum sadness and how she has now found peace with herself.
After the birth of her first child, Mehr, in 2018, actress Neha Dhupia said that she suffered from postpartum depression. She also said that she is now at peace with her body image after having two children, even though she is “a few pounds overweight.” She stated that she does not want to be a size zero, but rather that she wants to be fit.
In an interview with Filmfare, Neha discussed how people treated her weight after she had her daughter. “The day you give birth is such a great sensation,” she added, explaining the “downward spiral.” And then four days later, when you get home, everyone congratulates you, and then half-past midnight, when the house is sleeping, and you’re the only one up with your kid for nights and nights. And still trying to go to work, and then coming back, and then, you know, at fittings people saying, ‘oh but nothing fits you so maybe we should work with you sometime later,’ not being sensitive towards you, and then you’re still coming back holding onto that beautiful child, feeding him or her, and again in the silence of the night – it’s a downward spiral, but I’ve been through it, and I’ve learned.”
Neha revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression for eight months after Mehr was born and that the second time around she ‘bounced back faster’ because people knew what she was going through. She stated that although some designers assisted her with clothing, others cut her off, stating that they had nothing for her. “It’s a part of the game,” Neha said, referring to this behavior as “double standards.” If that’s how they want to treat people and do things, that’s fine. But all I’m saying is that I’m not the first person to experience this, and I won’t be the last. However, don’t let these things bother you.”
Neha Dhupia married Angad Bedi in 2018 and gave birth to Mehr the following year. Guriq, her second child, was born in 2021.
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