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Radhikka Madan backs Katrina Kaif, recalls body-shaming
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: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
