The meteoric rise of Rashmika Mandanna

Brut India

She came and won the hearts of people all over India. But there's more to the charm of this nationwide sensation than catches the eye.  : Bollywood Bubble

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00:00All my friends and family call me a survivor.

00:31One thing my mom's always told me is never show the weak side of you to the world.

00:49I think what people like me, even the judges back then liked about me is

00:54that I wasn't just one leg on the other, just being this model, just pouting.

01:01I wasn't that. I was this chick who was just running from the washroom to this changing room to this fitting room.

01:11I heard the story and I was like, this is very interesting. It's very natural.

01:15Back then I was very bad at saying no.

02:15I was body shamed.

02:35They were talking about my personality, my character, my family.

02:39I was like, am I not good enough? Should I give up on the industry?

02:42Should I stop acting? Should I not do films? Should I do something?

02:47Should I cut my hair? Should I become lean? What do they want?

03:03You can't talk to your parents again because you don't want to stress them out.

03:06You can't talk to your friends because you can't stress them out.

03:09I think of my other people more than myself.

03:39I don't want to miss a time like this.

04:09I am a face everywhere.

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