Actress Mrunal Thakur, who was recently seen in the sports drama 'Jersey', opened up about her experience of body shaming in a recent interview. Since cinema is a visual artform, the actors are supposed to look a certain way on screen. Such expectations often give rise to unrealistic body standards for actors.

Sharing her take on fitness, Mrunal told Times Now, "First of all, it is not necessary to have a zero figure. What I feel is important is to have a fit, not an unhealthy body. Then it depends on what body type you have. We all have different body types."

Sharing how she handles body shaming remarks, Mrunal said, "I have a pear-shaped body. My briefing was always like, 'Mrunal, you need to cut down from your lower body.' But excuse me, that's my body type. If I cut down -- I start losing weight from my face, then my upper body and then it would reach my lower body - I will still have that shape. So rather than people calling me matka and me feeling bad, I take a lot of pride in it."

The actress concluded by saying, "I just feel like no matter what - if you're skinny, if you're pear-shaped, if you're apple-shaped, if you're triangle-shaped - just appreciate it. We need to be comfortable in our own skin."