Actress Priyamani recently opened up about facing negative comments about her age and appearance. She said that the age-shaming comments are only pointed toward women, as no one calls 40 or 50-year-old men as uncles.
She said, "When men get older, nobody tells them that they are 50 or 40-year-old uncles. When women hit 30 or 35, they start calling us aunties. But that's okay because they are not realising, that tomorrow they will also cross this age. For me, its just... don't give them importance."
The actor further added how she tackles these comments and focuses on her own work instead. "I proudly say that I am a 39-year-old very good-looking girl who is very comfortable in her shoes and very comfortable in her body. I find myself hot. If others do or not, that's absolutely fine. No issues, I am not going to sit you down and call me hot. You don't like me, absolutely fine. But there are other people who do like me." she said.
In the same interview, she added that earlier, she was bothered by these comments, but with time, has realized that whatever she does, there will be some comments. So, there is no need to give importance and that one minute of fame to that person.
She also spoke about working with Shah Rukh Khan in the recent hit 'Jawan,' mentioning how he treated everyone equally on the film sets. She said the actor made every colleague comfortable and answered many questions about work and life.