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Elle India features conversations that spark cultural conversations. Recent issues include discussions on fitness, femininity, and public perceptions of body image, sparked by interviews and posts from prominent figures.
Bipasha Basu tells Elle India she was Bollywood's first muscular heroine and stands by her body even as an old Mrunal Thakur clip mocking her physique resurfaces online, sparking fresh body-image debate.
Masaba Gupta praised Bipasha Basu's Elle India cover with a post celebrating her athletic build, and social media immediately linked it to Mrunal Thakur's resurfaced comment about Basu's physique.
Masaba Gupta praised Bipasha Basu's physique as feminine in an Instagram post widely read as a response to Mrunal Thakur's resurfaced 2025 comments calling Bipasha's build 'manly.' Neither actress has directly addressed the exchange.