Mumbai: Bollywood actress Kirti Kulhari has stunned everyone after chopping off her long tresses into a crew cut. She said she has not done it for a role but for herself and feels empowered. Kirti took to Instagram reels, where she shared a video montage of herself in her new look.
She captioned it: "New endings, new beginnings. Decided to do this a month back and here I am, having done it. I work in an industry where being a heroine comes with its own set of restrictions and limitations."
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"Long hair or at least shoulder-length hair is an unsaid mandate. Here I am, almost 15 years later, in the industry, doing my thing. I have no time to not do what I want to do... and each time I have done something which is not the norm, I have felt empowered and nothing short of it," it read.
She added: "Here I am, making another such choice and living my life my way. Thank you Aavni @happyinthehead for always being my partner in crime. Only love for you... PS: no it's for not any role. It's FOR ME..."
Kirthi's fans were excited to see her embrace a new haircut and live life her way. As soon as the actor posted the video of her new look, netizens thronged to the comment section to express their views. Reacting to the post, a fan wrote: "I am so happy I follow such brave women who defy every standard, every stereotype and just live their best life, putting up the best authentic versions of themselves out there!!" Another one commented: "You can literally rock any look (with heart eye and fire emoticons)" (With agency inputs)