Anjali Anand is one of those celebrities who have always embraced themselves just as they are. The actress has repeatedly emphasized that she is unapologetically authentic. So when an internet user mocked her appearance by calling her "fat," she confronted him directly and firmly opposed body-shaming.
Anjali Anand faces insult online
In a recent Instagram post, a man rejected the term "curvy" and labeled her "fat" instead. Rather than brushing off the rude remark, Anjali hit back directly. She fired off a witty, pointed reply: "I know I am fat. Same way you know you are bald." The actress further continued, “Mote ko mota bolte hai, takle ko takla. Aap samajh gaye ki aur samjhaun? Mujhe pata hai main moti, jaise aap ko pata hai aap takle ho (They call a fat person fat, and a bald person bald. You understand that, or should I explain more? I know that I’m fat, just like you know that you’re bald)."
She posted a screenshot of the exchange on her stories, captioning it, “They also call me UNF–KWITHABLE. Stay away!".
Anjali Anand's early career start
Anjali, daughter of late actor Dinesh Anand, started her career with the 2017 web show ‘Untag’. She got notice on TV in ‘Dhhai Kilo Prem’ (2017) and ‘Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala’ (2018). Later, she joined Bollywood in a small role in Akshay Kumar's ‘Bell Bottom’. She became very popular as Golu (Gayatri Randhawa) in Karan Johar's 2023 film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’. It also had
Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi,
Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, and Kshitee Jog.
Anjali Anand in recent Netflix series
More recently, Anjali appeared in the Netflix series ‘Dabbar Cartel’, created by Shibani Dandekar Akhtar, Vishnu Menon, Gaurav Kapur, and Akanksha Seda, and directed by Hitesh Bhatia. It featured Shabana Azmi, Jyothika, Shalini Pandey, and Nimisha Sajayan as women running a drug cartel disguised as a food delivery service in Thane, Mumbai. Released in February 2025, the series earned praise from viewers.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the
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