Dangal actress Fatima Sana Shaikh recently opened up about her struggle with eating disorders, and said that she has a toxic relationship with food. She recalled that while she was shooting for Dangal, she had to gain weight, and was training intensely and consuming 2,500 to 3,000 calories a day. When the movie ended, her activity levels dropped but she was still consuming just as many calories, leaving her feeling unfit and out of control. She said that she would live between two extremes: she often binged for hours, followed by periods of strict starving. She recalled battling bulimia for a year, and said that her Dangal co-star Sanya Malhotra was the first to notice the signs.

In a conversation with Rhea Chakraborty, Fatima said, “I have had a very love-hate relationship with myself. A

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