Overview

• Basu replied to a viral Instagram reel mocking her post-childbirth figure by declaring that “memes and trolls do not define” her identity or self-worth.
• She warned that such cruel commentary represents “deeply disturbing reflections of society toward women” and could leave other mothers traumatized.
• Former Miss India Shweta Vijay Nair’s original reel highlighted emotional and physical pressures on new mothers and challenged unrealistic beauty ideals.
• Husband Karan Singh Grover praised women as “gods/goddesses we should pray to” and thanked Basu for standing up to online abuse.
• The episode has reignited debate over social media’s role in perpetuating body shaming and underscored calls for solidarity among women