'Tu marr kyu nahi jaati': Jamie Lever recalls comments she received for her look

Updated On: 09 June, 2025 09:19 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Jamie Lever opened up about the harsh body shaming and colourist comments she faced growing up, which deeply affected her self-image. She revealed how societal pressure made her insecure about her appearance until she learned to embrace her body and confidence

Jamie Lever

Jamie Lever, daughter of ace comedian and actor Johnny Lever, is a woman of many talents. She can dance, act, mimic, and make you laugh with her incredible skills. She recently opened up about her growing years and how people around her reacted to her physical appearance. Jamie revealed that she was insecure about her body, as she was an obese child.

Jamie Lever says she was called `chudail`

In an interview with Hauterrfly, Lever recalled the kind of comments she received during her early years based on her looks. "I got so many comments. Kaali hai (she’s dark), chudail lagti hai (she looks like a witch), chudail jaise hasti hai (she laughs like a witch), you are ugly, you won`t get work in the industry, tu marr kyu nahi jaati (why don’t you just die), you are not getting work because of the way you look... Aisi shakal waali ladkiyon ko film nahi milti (girls who look like this don’t get films). I have received such messages all my life. Colourism is such a huge issue here. Growing up, people would ask me to apply ubtans, turmeric masks, all of this to `become fair`... Colourism is a major problem in our country."

Lever said that her insecurity about her body was so intense that she would cover herself from head to toe. "There was a phase when I used to wear long kurtas to cover my body. Even my family asked me to cover my posterior because I have bigger hips. I have a pear-shaped body — so what do I do about it? I was told to do something about my body, and I didn’t like myself. My body was an embarrassment for me, and it is only much later in life that I learned how to own my body and my curves."

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