‘You look bad when you smile’: Neha Dhupia recalls how casting director’s harsh comment affected her for 10 years
Bollywood actors have often spoken about the harsh beauty standards and comments they faced at the beginning of their careers. Now, actor Neha Dhupia has recalled how a casting director’s remark about her smile deeply affected her confidence and changed the way she carried herself for years. Neha Dhupia recalls casting director asking her not to smile. (Photo: Instagram) Neha Dhupia recalls how casting director’s remarks affect her Neha and her husband, actor Angad Bedi, recently hosted Huma Qureshi and her brother Saqib Saleem on their show Double Date. During the episode, Neha opened up about an incident from the early days of her career. Recalling the experience, Neha said, “Mujhe mere career ke bahut starting mein, jab main ekdum nayi thi industry mein (In the very beginning of my career, when I was completely new to the industry), I was going for an audition for a TV show. I was sitting in a casting director’s car and he looked at me and I smiled. He said, ‘you don’t smile. You look bad when you …
