Citadel, the action series starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, will conclude its first season on Friday. Regardless of your thoughts on the action-thriller, we can all agree that Priyanka definitely gives off a chic and seductive atmosphere. However, over the past two weeks, the conversation has focused more on Citadel's poor surgical outcome than on her performance.

The actress, forty, said on a television programme that she underwent a botched nose surgery in the early 2000s on the advice of medical professionals who suggested she have a polyp in her nasal canal removed. It was a difficult time. She said to TV broadcaster Howard Stern, "This thing happened, and my face looks completely different, and I went into a deep, deep depression."

She went on to say that she was even dismissed from three separate films because of the procedure. These "revelations" are nothing new, though. Priyanka Chopra has already discussed this and goes into great length about it in her biography Unfinished (2021). However, rather than taking her word for it, it is frequently implied that she had the surgery to improve her appearance.

Many articles and videos regarding Priyanka Chopra Jonas and other Bollywood stars will appear if you enter "Priyanka Chopra + plastic surgery" into your search box. Yes, just actresses, as women's faces and bodies are meant to be inspected exclusively. Claims of "secret" botox, nose jobs, and lip jobs are made in these postings by using the term "allegedly."

These statements are accompanied by "before and after" pictures. Actress Anushka Sharma experienced a similar crisis a few years prior. After she made an appearance on the talk show Koffee With Karan in 2014, she became known online as "joker lips" and was ridiculed. There were jokes about if it was all a staged reaction or whether partner Virat Kohli had hit her by mistake with his bat.

She eventually had to "clarify" in a lengthy tweet acknowledging that she had been using a "temporary lip enhancing tool" due to the media's persistent badgering. "I have by no means gone 'under the knife,' done any kind of 'plastic surgery,' or undergone any intrusive procedure," she had to "assure" everyone. Heave hooray! Such examination. Why do we feel that we have a right to know every single detail of a medical operation performed on an actress?
After being made fun of for her supposed nose surgery, actress Shruti Haasan responded with, "If I could make it prettier, it's my face, why wouldn't I?" Of course! Really, what's the big deal? Indeed, the most well-known tale concerns Bollywood beauty Koena Mitra. With Sanjay Dutt in Musafir (2004) and her particular dance song Saaki Saaki, the dusky beauty became an instant celebrity.

She had a terrible botched nose operation that left her face contorted. She spoke with the media about her experience, but shortly after, she was the target of widespread jeers from strangers. "For three long years leading up to my operation, I was tortured. The media printed stories about me that were unfavourable all the time. In addition, a lot of individuals in the business cut ties with me, Koena had mentioned. She lost her Bollywood career, went through hell, and turned into a hermit.

Regarding the nose, people are always nosy. Slicing off the nose, or "naak katana," is still a common expression for embarrassing oneself or losing face. Additionally, noses were historically cut off on the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago as a kind of punishment for adultery or theft—a very public humiliation.

Even if the trolls on social media may have added elaborate filters and edits to their photos to improve their appearance, the prejudice against actresses continues to be a source of daily amusement. Hollywood actress Renée Zellweger, who was mocked for her "alleged eye surgery," once famously remarked, "It's no secret a woman's worth has historically been measured by her appearance." The effect of such public humiliation on mental health is a matter of no concern to anyone.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently acknowledged that she had ceased going outside due to severe mental health issues, after the media's label of her as “plastic Chopra” because to the poorly performed operation. It was her father, a physician, who ultimately persuaded her to get a corrective operation. Reversing the harm caused by the initial operation required several years and subsequent procedures.
However, why do we find the "transformations" of female actresses to be so fascinating? Is it because we are so driven to meet society's expectations of beauty that we have a tendency to both admire and be jealous of those who are successful in achieving them? It implies that we examine celebrities' outward appearances closely in an effort to dethrone them from their pedestals as well as to increase our own sense of self-worth. Furthermore, many people may feel relieved when it is revealed that an actress may have used "unnatural" methods to get the ideal image.
We have such an obsession with the idea of natural beauty. There is criticism whenever an actress has a facial makeover. Ordinary people have worn braces, changed their hair colour, applied cosmetics, and altered their purported "natural" facial features. If an actress gets botox injections in her forehead, lip fillers, brow lifts, cheek fillers, or jawline contouring, what's the big deal? Their choice, their bodies. Is it not?
Celebrities under tremendous pressure to live up to beauty standards, especially female performers. They are frequently the target of mockery and criticism for any perceived flaws because to the constant monitoring of social media and paparazzi. They are then put in a Catch-22 where they are chastised and humiliated if they try to make the situation better.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who gained international recognition, starred in high-profile Hollywood productions, and was still spoken about for her nose operation, has now come to terms with it. She has commented, "I may have flaws, but I am who I am." More strength to her.