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Divya Khossla says she has faced her own share of scrutiny for having a round face and how it doesn’t meet Bollywood’s beauty standards but that she turned a deaf ear to it.
Divya Khossla’s latest film Ek Chatur Naar is currently running in cinemas.
Botox, fillers, facelifts and cosmetic procedures have become increasingly common among actors striving to match Bollywood’s high beauty standards. And the industry’s obsession with youth and perfection often sparks a heated debate on social media. Actors, now more than ever, find themselves under harsh public scrutiny as they’re relentlessly trolled by netizens, who mock their choices. However, a few celebrities like Rajkummar Rao and Khushi Kapoor openly admitted that they’ve embraced aesthetic treatments.
Speaking exclusively to News18 Showsha, Divya Khossla vehemently expresses her opinions against enhancement procedures. Hitting back those who’ve gone under the knife, she tells us, “These days, all faces look pretty much the same. People who go to doctors in Mumbai look a certain way and those who go to doctors in Dubai look a certain way. Basis one’s face, you can figure which doctor they went to. You know they visited which doctor in which clinic in which part of the city (laughs).”
In fact, the Satyameva Jayate and Savi actor says that she has always preferred to go au naturel and attributes it to her mother. “I never felt the need to succumb to beauty stereotypes. I feel nothing beats natural beauty and the way you’ve been brought up. I don’t believe in external fillers and botox. The moment you hit puberty, that’s the first thing a lot of girls start doing. My mother never even allowed me to touch bleach or use it on my face,” she states.
Calling out the likes of Kylie Jenner, who admitted to having lip fillers since 2015 for being insecure about her thin lips, Divya remarks, “That helped my skin remain virgin and protected. The more you stay away from these things, the better it is. We’ve seen Kylie Jenner. She’s so young but she has started looking too matured for her age. We should all allow ourselves to age naturally and we may end up looking better than what we did a few years back. The idea is to let ourselves be the way we are.”
According to her, robbing oneself of their flawlessness and striving to attain perfection isn’t the way to be. And that’s why, she doesn’t believe in removing blemishes or fixing her own pictures using AI. “Thoda imperfection toh hona chahiye. I don’t even like it if they correct my pictures using AI. I just hate it. I tell my team ki yeh kya kar diya hai! Some pictures look so fake, they don’t even look like the real me,” points out Divya, who recently had a release with Ek Chatur Naar.
She’s quick to add that she has also faced her own share of scrutiny over her appearance but chose to turn a deaf ear to it. “I like my round face. People tell me that it doesn’t meet the beauty standards of the industry, but I’m fine with it. I’m not someone who’ll keep checking herself in the mirror. I’m not obsessed with make-up or the mirror. We should rather focus on our inner beauty,” says Divya.
Titas Chowdhury is a Principal Correspondent at News18 Showsha. She writes about cinema, music and gender in cinema. Interviewing actors and filmmakers, writing about latest trends in showbiz and bringing break…Read More
Titas Chowdhury is a Principal Correspondent at News18 Showsha. She writes about cinema, music and gender in cinema. Interviewing actors and filmmakers, writing about latest trends in showbiz and bringing break… Read More
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September 16, 2025, 04:55 IST
