# Radhikka Madan backs Katrina Kaif, recalls body-shaming 2026-10-12T08:38:31+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Actor Radhikka Madan has expressed support for Katrina Kaif amid criticism over her postpartum weight gain, and opened up about her own experience of body-shaming in the film industry. Madan said she gained 15 kg for her film Pataakha and was told she was 'too fat' to become a heroine. She lost weight while shooting back-to-back for Shiddat and Angrezi Medium until she 'fully became like bones', prompting a health break. Madan said she now prioritises health over a particular body size, and urged acceptance of individual quirks. She noted that society's narrow beauty standards, reinforced from childhood through magazine covers, pressure girls to conform. 'You have to accept yourself and have fun,' she said. Madan's comments follow scrutiny of Katrina Kaif's postpartum appearance. Madan stars in the anthology Lust Stories 3, which premiered on 18 September 2026. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Hindustan Times and Times of India carry Radhikka Madan's comments verbatim from the same interview, producing nearly identical coverage. Hindustan Times leads with Madan's own first-person account of being called 'too fat' and then 'too thin', directly quoting her break for health reasons. Times of India leads with Madan supporting Katrina Kaif amid postpartum body-shaming, foregrounding the solidarity angle before repeating the same quotes. The shared frame is uniform straight reporting of a celebrity interview, with no government or political dimension. Neither outlet adds editorial commentary or independent reporting. The story's next step is unspecified, Madan's recent project, Lust Stories 3, released on 18 September 2026, is noted by Times of India only. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with Madan's personal weight journey and health break - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with solidarity with Katrina Kaif before repeating quotes This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: body-shaming, Katrina Kaif, Lust Stories 3, Radhikka Madan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/radhikka-madan-backs-katrina-kaif-recalls-body-shaming/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/radhikka-madan-backs-katrina-kaif-recalls-body-shaming/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/