Radhika Madan Recalls Realising THIS After Being Body-Shamed. That’s Empowering!

Radhika Madan spoke about the constant criticism she faced over her body and how it affected her.

Actors are constantly under the scrutiny of critics who find every opportunity to troll them. And yes, Radhika Madan is also among those who had to hear criticism about her body early on. However, after trying to please those critics, the actor realised that they will never be satisfied. In her recent chat, she also spoke about how she is focused on being healthy rather than chasing a particular body size.

Radhika Madan On Facing Criticism

While having a candid chat with HT City, Radhika Madan recalled gaining 15 kgs for Pataakha and losing that weight through Shiddat and Angrezi Medium. She recalled being told that she was “too fat” and people asked how she would become a heroine. Radhika kept losing weight and shooting back-to-back and “fully became like bones”, which started affecting her health, after which she took a break. She further stated that initially she was called too fat, and later she was labelled “too thin.” She revealed asking herself why she was trying to please people when they would never be happy. After realising this, the actor started focusing on feeling healthy rather than chasing a particular body size. According to her, once one does that, others’ opinions don’t affect them as they become wiser, adding that one doesn’t know what insecurity critics are coming from. Radhika stated that she has that security of knowing that now she is chasing health.

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Radhika Madan On Accepting Yourself

Further in the conversation, Radhika Madan revealed finding the idea of loving yourself a “bit too cliché.” However, according to her, one has to accept themself and have fun. The actor recalled that in school she had a unibrow but because her parenting was quite positive, she was hyped so much that she felt people didn’t realise she was beautiful. She revealed having friends, but she never felt the need for their validation to be seen. Radhika added that even when her unibrow went away and people started noticing her, she judged them because she felt the same as before. The actor mentioned that the journey to acceptance is long, chaotic and confusing; however, she added, “But be on this journey of finding yourself, your ground, and start by accepting yourself because you are like a snowflake.”

Radhika was most recently seen in Netflix’s Lust Stories season 3. Now she is reportedly gearing up for Rumi Ki Sharafat.

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First Published: October 12, 2026 6:06 PM