Radhika Apte has spoken about her decision not to undergo cosmetic procedures, reflecting on the pressure actors can face to change their appearance.
During a Zoom Fan Club conversation with Akka co-star Keerthy Suresh, Apte discussed industry expectations, body image and her objections to the standards public figures can set for younger audiences. Zoom’s coverage corroborates her account of being encouraged to alter her face and body early in her career.
Apte describes a firm personal boundary
In the supplied interview account, Apte said cosmetic surgery, Botox and taking Ozempic to change her appearance were not options she wanted to pursue.
Her refusal was not presented as an absence of pressure. She recalled being advised to undergo a nose operation and breast augmentation during an early professional meeting.
Apte has discussed similar experiences before. In a 2022 interview reported by The Indian Express, she described repeated suggestions to change different features and said those requests strengthened her resistance to cosmetic intervention.
She recalls losing a role after gaining weight
According to the supplied interview text, Apte also said she was removed from a film after gaining three or four kilograms, despite having time before production to lose the weight.
She described the experience as upsetting and said it intensified her anxiety about her body. The account does not identify the film or director, so it provides no basis for naming a production or speculating about who was involved.
Her remarks illustrate the pressure she says she experienced; they should remain attributed to her rather than presented as independently established production history.
Her criticism centres on the example celebrities set
Apte questioned the gap between public messages about body acceptance and undisclosed appearance-altering interventions. She argued that the film industry has a responsibility to consider how its beauty standards affect younger people.
That is her assessment of celebrity culture. It does not establish that any particular actor has undergone surgery or used a prescription medicine.
An appearance, photograph or weight change cannot reliably reveal someone’s medical treatment.
Ozempic is a prescription medicine, not a cosmetic procedure
Medical context matters when reporting this discussion.
Ozempic contains semaglutide and is used to treat type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide is also prescribed under the brand name Wegovy for weight management in eligible patients. These products have different indications and prescribing requirements; their use should not be reduced to a celebrity beauty trend.
Apte’s personal rejection of these medicines is not guidance for patients to stop prescribed treatment. Decisions about starting, continuing or changing medication belong with the patient and their treating clinician.
Apte and Keerthy Suresh star in Akka
The conversation comes alongside Apte’s work in Akka, the YRF Entertainment series starring Keerthy Suresh. The production announced an October 30, 2026, Netflix premiere.
Her comments bring attention to autonomy within an appearance-focused profession: the ability to set personal boundaries without treating another person’s body or medical care as public property.
