Didn’t eat mountain: Patralekha criticizes sinners for body shaming in viral video
Actress Patralekhaa has reacted strongly to a viral video of a paps account which commented on her postpartum body. Calling out the paparazzi for insensitivity, she shared a note urging them to understand how women’s bodies change after delivery.
Actress Patralekhaa hit out at the paparazzi for commenting on her postpartum body in a viral video on Friday. The reaction came after a paparazzo asked Page “What happened to him?” Shared a clip titled, which showed the actor getting out of her car and walking into her building, with her husband Rajkummar Rao walking behind her.
In a note posted on her Instagram Stories, Patralekha criticized the paps for body shaming with a sensational caption. She explained how a woman’s body changes after childbirth and urged people to be more compassionate.
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She wrote, “What has happened to me? I have just given birth to a baby! Yes, I have gained weight, which seems like an unnatural phenomenon to all of you.” Actor who also produced a Netflix film toasteremphasized that her weight gain was not due to overeating but a “natural phenomenon”.
His full note read:
“Pap pages! What’s wrong with me!? Have I just given birth! Yes, I’ve gained weight, which seems like an unnatural phenomenon to all of you. I haven’t sat down and eaten mountains, I’ve just given birth to a baby and made two movies at once which is not an easy task. If I could I wouldn’t be like this. But my body has reacted to pregnancy this way. Please learn to be a little kinder, for God’s sake.”
Patralekha and Rajkumar Rao welcomed their first childA daughter was born on November 15, 2025. They named her Parvati Paul Rao, after Rao’s late mother.
Earlier, many celebrities including Neha Dhupia, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Anurag Kashyap, Alia Bhatt, Janhvi Kapoor, Ayesha Khan, Sonam Bajwa, Jackie Shroff and Ranbir Kapoor have called out the paparazzi for their inappropriate behavior towards them or their families.