New Delhi: In the most recent ‘Shark Tank India’ promo, Namita Thapar, the executive director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals and a judge on the show, talked about experiencing body shaming. Thapar addressed being judged for her physical appearance in a short clip released by Sony Entertainment Television on Thursday.
As she listened to the entrepreneur pitching her business idea, Namita said to the woman describing a clothing line that sells plus-sized clothing,“Sach much India mein jo ye body shaming jise kehte hain, jo yeh ‘moti, moti’ bulate hain, uski target main bhi ban chuki hoon. Aapne aesa kyun nahi socha ki mein only plus size ke liye fashion banati hoon, na ki sab sizes ke liye (I have faced body shaming myself, have been called fat. Why did you not want to make an exclusive brand for plus sized women, instead of having all sizes).”
“The biggest problem in the plus size industry is that plus size people are treated like outcasts. We want them to feel included by not having a separate size chart or collection for them. They are a part of our entire range of collections,” the pitcher said in response to Namita’s question.
Check out the clip here:
Namita has talked in the past about experiencing body shaming. In a recent interview, she revealed that she had experienced body shaming as a teenager due to her weight and facial hair.
Speaking to author Chetan Bhagat on his YouTube talk show, Deeptalk, Namita stated that she experienced bullying up till the age of 21. “I was not like this when I was a kid. I was very overweight, I had a lot of facial hair and acne, I was body shamed a lot as a teenager… and I used to feel very ugly,” Namita had told Bhagat.
“No guy looked at me, it was me looking at the guys and having crushes, let’s just say that. When you’re body-shamed like that as a teenager, that leaves a lot of scars… I had a lot of facial hair and acne, and there was a guy in my class who’d call me ‘the girl with the moustache’ in Marathi,” she added.
‘Shark Tank India’ is based on the same concept the Shark Tank USA is based. The season launched its first season in December 2021.
