Actress Bipasha Basu says she faced intense body-shaming and trolling after giving birth to her daughter, Devi, in 2022. She describes the criticism as “massively brutal,” and says new mothers are often expected to return to their pre-pregnancy bodies quickly, regardless of age.
Basu tells Elle India that expectations are unrealistic—she argues women are judged against standards associated with younger bodies even when they are older. She also says she encountered insensitive paparazzi who took “really bizarre” pictures during the period following childbirth.
The outlets present the same core account: Basu links the trolling to the public obsession with women’s appearance after pregnancy and highlights how mothers are pressured to “bounce back” immediately. Times of India frames her comments around “major trolling” after pregnancy, while Free Press Journal adds detail about the body-shaming and the specific claim about unusual paparazzi photographs. Both reports emphasize her broader point that people often overlook the effort required for recovery and day-to-day adjustment while caring for a newborn.
