India, Sept. 24 -- Parineeti Chopra has criticised the scrutiny faced by women after childbirth, calling post-pregnancy trolling "absolutely illiterate" and questioning why physical changes associated with motherhood are treated negatively.
Parineeti challenges postpartum body scrutiny
The actor, who welcomed her son Neer in 2025, spoke about the issue in an interview while promoting her upcoming web series Shaque: Trust No One. Chopra questioned why changes such as stretch marks are judged when they can reflect the experience of pregnancy and childbirth.
She compared the reaction to postpartum changes with how other physical transformations are viewed. According to Chopra, abs are celebrated as evidence of working out and a tan can indi...