Last week, Tanushree Dutta put up a video on her Instagram, where she looked fitter than ever before. “People think this is sudden, nothing is sudden. I have been working on losing weight since September 2019 and have lost 18 kilos in 18 months due to a lot of focus and dedication,” she said.

Dutta reveals that in 2019 she decided to work on getting fitter after she visited a temple in Ujjain and fasted that day. “Post the fast, I felt very good and I started fasting every Monday. My body felt lighter and so I continued with it and worked out regularly as well. When I realised my weight was dropping, I got a trainer to intensify the workouts. Later, I changed my diet, dropped carbs, sugar, gluten from my diet and stuck to soup, salad and juice diet with one cheat day a week. I was 80 kilos back then and right now I am 62 kilos. What people are noticing is not just my weight loss but also a shift in my energy and vibe,” she says.

Often actors transform for a role or project and Dutta admits that she has been in talks with filmmakers. “When the time is right everything comes together. Till August 2019, I was settled in the USA and wasn’t sure if I wanted to return. In fact, I was okay with my weight, as people complimented me as I dress well and look good,” she adds.

“In India, the media scrutiny led to social media trolling but that was as they compared me to what I looked like 10 years ago. All these years, I did celebrity appearances and ads in the US and India. Why would people work with me if I looked so bad. Though I was overweight, I looked good. My weight never bothered me,” she says.

Dutta is now focused on returning to acting and has “almost signed” a film which is now pushed due to the pandemic. “Once people knew that I was back for good, they started approaching me. Makers want a crowd-puller and I am a crowd-puller,” she concludes.

After few celebs supported the food delivery boy accused of hitting a beauty influencer, Dutta has extended her support to the influencer. She took to Instagram and posted “men who assault women” always deny the truth and “no man in the history of the Indian justice system” has ever accepted their crime “even when they are in prison serving a life sentence”.