New Delhi: Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif says ‘self-love is numero uno’ and urges each girl to be fiercely unbiased and voice her opinions.
“People will tell us all kinds of things and that is why, self-love is numero uno,” she tells IANSlife. Adding: “Women should know what they are capable of. Sky should be our limit. We should not give anyone any kind of power to bog us down or even under-value ourselves.”
Katrina says she feels pleased to see adjustments in direction of how women are perceived immediately.
“The gap in education, the lack of access to equal opportunities and the deep-rooted belief that women are the weaker sex is a problematic perception. The stereotype that we attach to women should end and I am glad to see a change taking place as we speak,” asserts the favored star.
Adding, “I grew up in a family where I was always surrounded by my mother and sisters. They are the strongest women I know. I believe that I am quite privileged that my gender has never made things difficult for me,” Katrina says.
Women immediately are excelling in various fields, and that in itself ought to be a motivating issue for different women to come back ahead and obtain their objectives, she believes.
“Sometimes, I’ve noticed as women we feel apologetic for asking what we deserve. Instead, when we see women from different backgrounds and walks of life excelling across diverse fields and carving a niche for themselves, that in itself should be a motivating factor for other women to come forward and achieve their goals,” she says.
“If you do not have anyone’s support, remember that you are self-sufficient. Change should come from within. We need to have a strong sense of self and not forget that we are made for the greatest things,” states Katrina, who lately launched Reebok’s ‘It’s A Man’s World marketing campaign’.
Speaking in regards to the marketing campaign, Katrina says that it’s all about celebrating the variations between all people, making us all distinctive. “Our uniqueness is what makes us beautiful. I have always believed that respect stems from understanding and embracing each other’s personalities no matter how different they are to ours. I am glad to be a part of this important campaign,” she says.
Does she really feel the marketing campaign is related to immediately?
Kaif replies, “Like I mentioned, this can be very essential and related. Men and women are totally different from one another when it comes to their emotionality and physicality, amongst different issues. The thought is to enrich and respect one another. We are totally different however we’re all equal in worth. The marketing campaign is much more related as a result of it makes us take into consideration how distinctive we’re.
“No two individuals will be the identical and they should not be both. At a time when occasions are difficult and continually altering, we have to maintain reminding ourselves that we’re who we’re due to our distinctive personalities.
