Tamannaah is known for her screen presence and dance moves, but she recently spoke about body image and how fans see her. In an interview with Lallantop, she discussed how people started calling her “bigger” in size around the time her hit songs Kaavaalaa and Aaj Ki Raat came out. Tamannaah, however, felt differently about herself.
She said, “When Aaj Ki Raat came out, I was praised for promoting body-positivity, for having a very desirable and likeable body. It was during that phase of Kaavaalaa and Aaj Ki Raat that people thought I was a bigger body size. But according to me, I was very slender.”
She shared a memorable moment with a fan that changed her perspective. “A woman came to me at a party and she said that women like her feel recognised because I was also so curvy, and she was also curvy, so they felt good after watching me in Aaj Ki Raat,” Tamannaah recalled. “She used the word ‘fat’. But I didn’t think I was fat until then. It gave me perspective of what people thought about me.”
Tamannaah also talked about the unexpected effect of Aaj Ki Raat on children. She said, “I can’t tell you the number of mothers that have called me up and said, ‘My child will eat food only if he hears Aaj Ki Raat.’ Bacche apne diaper mein aise aise hil rahe hote hai.” She added with a smile, “Ek aadh saal mein unko kaunse lyrics samajh mein aayenge? The mother’s concern is to feed her child. That is her priority, so be it.”
Tamannaah is preparing for her next film, Vvan: Force Of The Forest, with Sidharth Malhotra. Inspired by Indian mythology and set in Central India, it will hit theaters in May 2026. She is also reportedly working with Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt on an untitled project and has a web series called Daring Partners with Diana Penty. Details about these projects are still not public.
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