'Just Had A Baby...' Maanvi Gagroo Slams Trolls For Body Shaming Patralekhaa After Motherhood

Patralekhaa and Rajkummar Rao, the adorable couple of Bollywood, are living one of the best phases of their lives. On November 15, 2025, the pair welcomed their first baby. Earlier, this year, in January 2026, Patralekhaa and Rajkummar announced their little princess’ name, Parvati Paul Rao. Soon after giving birth to Parvati, both Patralekhaa and Rajkummar returned to work. However, Patralekhaa faced body shaming post-motherhood. In April 2026, she reacted to the following. Now, her co-star, Maanvi Gagroo, slammed the body-shaming remarks.

Patralekhaa's co-star, Maanvi Gagroo, defends after the former was body-shamed post-motherhood

In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Maanvi Gagroo opened up about the trolls who body-shamed her co-star, Patralekhaa, post-motherhood. For the uninitiated, Maanvi and Patralekhaa are working in the film, Heer Sara. Maanvi stated that it was ridiculous to discuss these things after standing in 2026. Maanvi revealed that she had a chat about this with Patralekhaa, and these trolls didn’t deserve any response. However, at one point, it was too much for Patralekhaa, and she reacted to it. Maanvi explained that her co-star might have felt that she needed to speak up. Backing Patralekhaa, Maanvi said:

"It’s so ridiculous. It’s 2026; I can’t believe we’re still talking about it. I had a chat with Patra about it. I said, ‘Don’t even dignify it with a response. It doesn’t even need your attention. You’ve got so much going on in your life. Don’t even give it any mental space. Of course, it’s easier for me to say because I wasn’t on the receiving end of it. And maybe she did feel the need to say it. She’s just had a baby, man! What do people want women to do? But they’re just opinions at the end of the day. They’re not facts."

Patralekhaa strongly reacted to paps body shaming her post-motherhood

Patralekhaa and Rajkummar Rao together worked in the film, Toaster. Patralekhaa was the producer of Toaster. During the promotions, Patralekhaa’s appearance left many people wondering what might have happened to her. However, it was worth noting that Patralekhaa’s weight gain was quite natural, as moms do go through these phases during hormonal imbalances and many other things. Calling out paps, Patralekhaa wrote:

"Pap pages! What's happened to me !? Is that I have just given birth! Yes, I have gained the weight, which seems like an unnatural phenomenon to you all. I have not sat and eaten a mountain; I just delivered a baby and produced two films simultaneously, which are not easy jobs. If I could, I would not be this way. But that's how my body has reacted to pregnancy. For God's sake, please learn to be a little kind."

Rajkummar also shared his support for his wife publicly by resharing Patralekha’s Instagram Story. He tagged Patralekhaa and added two red heart emojis. This simple yet meaningful gesture was enough to shut down all the noise coming from the paps. In an interview, Rajkummar couldn’t stop praising her wife, Patralekhaa and shared how motherhood added a layer of emotional depth within her. In his words:

"I think I have seen her journey, of course. And likewise, she has seen my journey. But for me, the transition of Patralekhaa, from being this independent, you know, how beautiful Patralekhaa is, to when I saw her as a mother, how she became this very sensitive, timid, fragile girl that I saw when I first met her. It was beautiful to see that because motherhood makes you do that. You don't care about anything else in the world but that baby. That's why I think mothers are so special, you know, for all of us."

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