Konkona Sensharma: 'I've struggled in the early part of my career to look a certain way or fit in'

Konkona Sensharma who is one of the directors in the recently released ‘Lust Stories 2’ spoke about how she struggled in the early part of her acting career to look a certain way. The actress/director talked to ETimes about her story in the OTT film which explores female gaze and voyeurism. Speaking about stereotypes around women and their need for sexual pleasure, Konkona said ‘Very often, the bodies that are allowed to feel the sexual/romantic pleasure are very limited because usually they have to be thin, fair, rich and young - that was the fourth factor. So usually only those kinds of bodies are allowed to desire and also there have been certain limitations in terms of how people from different economic backgrounds are portrayed.’ She further added, ‘I’ve been acting for 20 years and I have struggled in the early part of my career to look a certain way or to fit in. Its great in a way because it has helped me not seek external validation. I feel we have a very narrow focus on what is desirable and it’s nice to be able to talk about this.’ Konkona’s short film in ‘Lust Stories 2’ stars Amruta Subhash and Tillotama Shome.