Neelam Kothari said on getting botox injection in reality show, said ‘people make big deals with this’
New Delhi: Renowned actress turned jewelery designer Neelam Kothari is remembered for several hits in the 80s and 90s with Govinda, Chunky Pandey. She recently starred in the Netflix Original Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives along with other BFFs and the show received rave reviews, is now going ahead with Season 2.
In her recent interview with pinkvilla.com, Neelam Kothari talks about her journey, Bollywood and Botox. In the Netflix show, she was featured in one episode taking Botox injections because she wanted to try it.
Talking about it, the actress said, “I think people make such a big deal out of botox and all these procedures. You are going to grow up one day and you do something to make yourself feel good and look good.” Going to do it. I just feel why not. People take themselves too seriously, what’s the big deal? I had a whole thought process behind it. Did I give it a lot of thought? No. I said to the crew that ‘ Listen, I’m facing the camera. I’m going to do it for the first time. You guys want to film it?’ They took advantage of the opportunity. What’s there to hide? Sometimes I look at women and I think ‘Oh my god, for her age, she looks really good. I wish I knew what she does’ To whom does she go, what is her rule?’ So what if you could help another woman?”
Neelam further said, “I told myself, Sameer (her husband) and Karan Johar also told me, that if I am going to do a reality show like Bollywood Wives, I have to give my hundred percent to it. We are our lives. out there. If I’m about to back down, it’s better not to do it.”
Bollywood Wives’ Fabulous Lives starred Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor and Bhavna Pandey along with Neelam Kothari.
