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Borrowed Credibility, Broken Promises: How Meri Bhavya Life Used Sonakshi Sinha to Sell a Lie About Plus-Size Empowerment
When Meri Bhavya Life launched its promotional campaign, the producers made a smart but cynical choice: they brought in Sonakshi Sinha — a bold Bollywood actress celebrated for embracing her curves and openly challenging the industry’s unrealistic beauty standards. Sonakshi’s involvement gave the show instant credibility and a stamp of “body positivity.” At first, many viewers took this as a promising sign. If Sonakshi, known for confidently owning her plus-size identity, supports the show, perhaps it would be a real step forward for representation. But the reality on screen tells a very different story. The Face of Real Empowerment, the Script of Shame Sonakshi Sinha has long been praised for…