March 11, 2017
Veteran actress and activist Shabana Azmi is amazed to
see the desperation to conform to set beauty standards at the Oscars red carpet,
and called it a huge pity.
"Watching Oscar Red Carpet and I am struck by
the desperation to conform to set standards of beauty," Shabana tweeted on
Sunday.
"Nicked tucked bosom out, b**t strutted. Such pressure to not
accept yourself as you are. What a huge pity," she added.
The actress,
who has always been vocal about censuring the beauty and fashion standards set
by international film festivals and award galas, did not mention which edition
of Oscars she was watching.
For many, the Oscars not only stands for
celebrating the best of Hollywood, but also for setting fashion goals and beauty
trends. The 90th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 4 in Los Angeles.
Shabana had earlier told IANS: "What bothers me about red carpet
particularly Cannes is that it's an extremely important festival where stunning
films are shown and nothing of that ever comes in papers. It's always
celebrities standing with one hand on waist, I don't know who decided that as an
attractive position."
On the work front, the Indian actress is busy
taking her play "Kaifi Aur Main" to international shores.
"Thank you
Sydney for the standing ovation and for being such an appreciate audience for
'Kaifi Aur Main' last night. Looking forward to the show in Auckland on March
11," she posted on Friday.