The remarks
Soundarya Rajinikanth has spoken out against the wave of online criticism directed at Katrina Kaif following the actor's first public appearances after motherhood, describing the trolling as "not fair" and "not kind". In an interview with Nayandeep Rakshit on his YouTube channel, Soundarya said women deserve greater understanding and respect for the physical changes that pregnancy and childbirth bring, and drew on her own experience as a mother of two who had her second child past the age of 35.
How the backlash began
The trolling wave followed Katrina Kaif's appearance at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in September — her first major public outing since becoming a mother — after which some social media users posted comments about her post-pregnancy appearance. The criticism quickly drew pushback from across the film industry. Those who publicly stood by Katrina include Salman Khan, Parineeti Chopra and Khushbu Sundar, among others.
A broader conversation
Soundarya's comments frame the episode as part of a larger pattern in which new mothers in the public eye are judged on their bodies within weeks of giving birth. Katrina Kaif and her husband Vicky Kaushal welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Vihaan, in November 2025 and have largely kept him away from the public eye. The remarks — Soundarya's own wording, as reported by NDTV — have reopened debate about the pressure female actors face to conform to pre-pregnancy expectations, and about the tone of fan commentary on social media.
Sources:
NDTV — "Women Go Through A Lot": Soundarya Rajinikanth On Katrina Kaif's Post-Pregnancy Trolling
Times Now — Soundarya Rajinikanth Defends Katrina Kaif Amid Postpartum Appearance Remarks: 'Not Fair, Not Kind'
Soundarya Rajinikanth has spoken out against the wave of online criticism directed at Katrina Kaif following the actor's first public appearances after motherhood, describing the trolling as "not fair" and "not kind". In an interview with Nayandeep Rakshit on his YouTube channel, Soundarya said women deserve greater understanding and respect for the physical changes that pregnancy and childbirth bring, and drew on her own experience as a mother of two who had her second child past the age of 35.
How the backlash began
The trolling wave followed Katrina Kaif's appearance at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in September — her first major public outing since becoming a mother — after which some social media users posted comments about her post-pregnancy appearance. The criticism quickly drew pushback from across the film industry. Those who publicly stood by Katrina include Salman Khan, Parineeti Chopra and Khushbu Sundar, among others.
A broader conversation
Soundarya's comments frame the episode as part of a larger pattern in which new mothers in the public eye are judged on their bodies within weeks of giving birth. Katrina Kaif and her husband Vicky Kaushal welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Vihaan, in November 2025 and have largely kept him away from the public eye. The remarks — Soundarya's own wording, as reported by NDTV — have reopened debate about the pressure female actors face to conform to pre-pregnancy expectations, and about the tone of fan commentary on social media.
Sources:
NDTV — "Women Go Through A Lot": Soundarya Rajinikanth On Katrina Kaif's Post-Pregnancy Trolling
Times Now — Soundarya Rajinikanth Defends Katrina Kaif Amid Postpartum Appearance Remarks: 'Not Fair, Not Kind'