Anjali Anand Says She Was Cast In Akshay Kumar Film Because She Is 'Fat': 'Only So Terrorist Could Fall On Me'Published By :,Last Updated: July 13, 2026, 20:03 ISTShe also said she was typecast after Ranveer Singh starrer Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
Actress Anjali Anand has opened up about how plus-size actors are often hired in films only to add comic relief or to cater to stereotypes.
She mentioned that she was cast in Akshay Kumar’s Bell Bottom because she is “fat" and so that a terrorist could fall on her.
In a chat with SCREEN, Anjali Anand said, “I was in Bell Bottom only so that one terrorist could fall on top of me and get caught in the film.
“My character taking a stand for herself against body shaming in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
Anjali Anand Says She Was Cast In Akshay Kumar Film Because She Is 'Fat': 'Only So Terrorist Could Fall On Me'
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She also said she was typecast after Ranveer Singh starrer Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
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Anjali Anand said she was hurt.
Actress Anjali Anand has opened up about how plus-size actors are often hired in films only to add comic relief or to cater to stereotypes. She mentioned that she was cast in Akshay Kumar’s Bell Bottom because she is “fat" and so that a terrorist could fall on her. She said that she feels hurt when people make fun of these things.
In a chat with SCREEN, Anjali Anand said, “I was in Bell Bottom only so that one terrorist could fall on top of me and get caught in the film. Such roles get offered to me because I am fat, and it hurts when people just try to make fun of it. They are not even seeing if I am a good actor or not."
She added, “They just judge me on my body. According to them, I don’t fit the standards, but then, for them, even Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai are not good enough. Even Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan have faced criticism. These are just people who want to have an opinion just because they can. Their belief won’t change your reality."
She said she was typecast after Ranveer Singh starrer Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. “My character taking a stand for herself against body shaming in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. It was not something that had happened before. Earlier, a fat girl was just a fat girl in a film, who was only eating large portions of food," she said.
Anjali added, “She was only there for comic relief, where someone was falling on her, or she was having a burger. Nobody had seen a fat person having a voice. When so much attention comes my way, I feel scared, because even the bad people will talk about me and troll me."
“In real life, Anjali has never needed to take that stand; no one has the guts to come and tell me anything. Nobody sees my weight first. In my private life, people just praise me for the person I am. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani changed the industry’s approach, but that also put me in a box which I tried to change with Dabba Cartel and Raat Jawan Hai," she concluded.
Anjali Anand is currently seen in Dhamaal 4.
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First Published: July 13, 2026, 20:03 IST
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