Delnaaz Irani has never fit the industry’s conventional mould, and she’s fine with that. “I was pleasantly plump as they used to call me. But everybody liked the way I was. I stood out from the typical faces and body types and I guess that helped me make my own space,” she says talking to Mumbai Mirror.
Known for her comic timing and light-hearted roles in films like Kal Ho Naa Ho and Milenge Milenge and TV shows like Yes Boss and Akbar Birbal, Delnaaz says her body type never got in the way. “My work was never hampered due to my weight. Even now, I’m heavier than I was in the 1990s, but I’m doing more work. Recently, I was offered a negative role, and that was exciting for me.”