Saba Saudagar, who has impressed audiences with her work across shows like Gandi Baat and Booo… Sabki Phategi, believes her journey has just begun. The young actor, who has also learnt Kathak, has been associated with the industry a dance instructor to many Bollywood biggies, even before she began her acting journey.
The unrealistic beauty standards of glamour industry demand female actors to look beautiful, slim and well-groomed, however, maintaining it is not an easy task. Saba Saudagar speaks about how her body type led her into depression and how she overcame it.
Saba shares, “When I was diagnosed with PCOD, a certain medication was prescribed to me which had some adverse effect on my health and I started putting on almost 5-6 kgs of weight every week. I stopped stepping out of my house for almost one and a half years, I was indoors as I started to hate the way I looked. People didn’t recognise me because of the way I looked, I was even body shamed. One fine day I was dehydrated and collapsed, and was admitted to the hospital. I was shattered, my confidence was lost.”
She further adds, “I had to put double effort on my fitness because of PCOD. Today, I don’t really care what and how others think of me. I have shed all that extra weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle, which honestly is not easy but I do it for my happiness. I have no benchmark or the urge to live upto people’s expectations. I only do what I want to do, just for my happiness.”
