Jamie Lever recalls being called ‘too ugly for the industry’

Actor and comedian Jamie Lever, girl of seasoned comedian Johnny Lever, precocious opened up astir her profoundly idiosyncratic struggles with assemblage representation and societal expectations. In a caller interrogation with Hauterrfly, Jamie shared that she battled terrible insecurities increasing up arsenic an obese kid and often felt embarrassed astir her appearance.“There was a signifier erstwhile I utilized to screen up my assemblage with agelong kurtas,” she said. “Even my household asked maine to screen my posterior due to the fact that I person a bigger hip. I person a pear-shaped body, truthful what bash I bash astir it? I was told to bash thing astir my body, truthful I didn't similar myself. My assemblage was an embarrassment for me, and it is lone overmuch aboriginal successful beingness that I learnt however to ain my assemblage and my curves.”Faced cruel comments astir tegument tone: ‘Kaali hai, chudail lagti hai’Jamie besides opened up astir the harsh comments she received for her tegument tone.

From being called “kaali” and “chudail” to being told she looked excessively disfigured for the industry, the histrion revealed however colourism profoundly affected her increasing years.“I get truthful galore comments. Kaali hai, chudail lagti hai, chudail jaise hasti hai, you are ugly, you won't get enactment successful the industry, tu marr kyu nahi jaati (why don’t you conscionable die), you are not getting enactment due to the fact that of the mode you look… Aisi shakal waali ladkiyon ko movie nahi milti (girls who look similar this don’t get films),” she shared.

Calling retired India’s obsession with fairness, Jamie added, “Colourism is specified a immense contented here. Growing up, radical would inquire maine to use ubtans, turmeric masks, each of this to 'become fair.' It’s a large occupation successful our country.”

Mother’s propulsion helped her absorption connected fitnessJamie recalled that it was her parent who encouraged her to suffer weight, reminding her that the movie manufacture holds women to rigid quality standards. Taking that information forward, Jamie started moving connected her fittingness and began posting workout videos online to animate different girls facing akin insecurities.Career and online presenceJamie Lever began her travel successful amusement with Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali successful 2013 and made her Bollywood debut successful 2015 with Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, starring Kapil Sharma. Over the years, she has appeared successful films similar Housefull 4, Bhoot Police, Yaatris, Crakk, and astir recently, the Telugu movie Aa Okkati Adakku. In summation to her movie work, Jamie has earned a loyal fanbase connected societal media with her humorous and pitch-perfect mimicry videos.