India, May 31 -- Actor Neha Dhupia has opened up about the impact of harsh beauty standards in the entertainment industry, recalling how a casting director's comment about her smile affected her confidence for nearly a decade. Speaking on her show Double Date, which she hosts with husband and actor Angad Bedi, Neha shared the experience during a conversation with actors Huma Qureshi and Saqib Saleem. Recalling an incident from the beginning of her career, Neha said, "Jab main ekdum nayi thi industry mein, I was going for an audition for a TV show. I was sitting in a casting director's car and he looked at me and I smiled. He said, 'You don't smile. You look bad when you smile. You have more power on your face when you don't smile.'" The 45-year-old said the remark stayed with her for years. "After that I even won Miss India but you see my photos, I am not smiling. It affected me for 8-10 years before I recovered," she said. The actor, who won the Femina Miss India 2002 title and represented India at the Miss Universe 2002 pageant, also revealed that losing Miss Universe had impacted her confidence and that she took nearly eight to 10 months to recover emotionally. During the conversation, Huma also spoke about dealing with social media trolling after her second film, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012). She said the criticism pushed her into a shell and eventually led her to seek therapy and begin journalling.HTC...