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From
Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 34, Dated 27 Aug 2011 |
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PSYCHOLOGIES |
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‘I was a fat child who dreamt of being a model’
WHO Pia Trivedi is one of India’s supermodels who appeared in the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar for two consecutive years. She also became popular as a Channel V VJ and for dancing with Abhishek Bachchan in Bluffmaster. She is soon going to be seen in her debut movie, Hum Tum Aur Shabana directed by Sagar Ballary of Bheja Fry fame.
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Pia trivedi 24, model |
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By Aastha Atray Banan
How did you become a model?
I was born and brought up in Mumbai. I have lived in the same house since I was a child. My father was into exports and my mother was a housewife. My elder sister, Binal, was a model and I think she paved the way for me.
People can be pretty hard on models. How do you cope?
Everyone thinks it is easy to be a model — just looking pretty all day. They think we lead wild lives. But it is a lot of hard work. I just take the criticism with a pinch of salt, because at the end of the day, if you have thrown yourself in front of people, you are bound to get talked about.
Your greatest challenge in life was losing your dad. What did you learn?
It made me realise that I would have him watching over me, because even after he died, things fell into place for me. My father taught me how to stand on my own feet, and I have been doing that since I was 18. I didn’t fall apart. He gave me strong roots and made me believe in a higher power.
How do you deal with male attention? How can you tell the nice guys apart?
Sometimes I do get it wrong (laughs). But, I think with age you learn to guard yourself and trust a person only after getting to know them for long. I am an introvert that way, so I take time. I do believe in love. It is the small silly things — like when you can’t help giggling, and are happy all the time. I have been in love and it is amazing.
What’s your relationship with your body?
I was a fat child. At the age of 16, I weighed 80 kg. And if I wanted to be a model, I had to lose all the fat. It was a massive struggle. I trained very hard. Now, when I look at myself in the mirror, I feel proud of what I have achieved. I feel amazed that I have sustained this body for so long. I moderate my food and work out because I never want to go back to those days. That was so brutal.
Aastha Atray Banan is Senior Correspondent, Mumbai with Tehelka.
aastha@tehelka.com
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