Gurbani Judge Instagram – “Having been a part of the industry since I was 18-years-old, I am familiar with the pressure to look like a ‘filtered photograph’… But, I don’t think about fitting in,” reveals actor Bani J (@banij) ⠀ “I have always stuck to my instincts and followed my heart—be it getting tattoos or lifting weights. People couldn’t accept that and I faced rejection at an early stage in my career, but I continued doing what made me happy, because, in accepting myself, other people had no choice but to accept me as well.” Read Bani J’s full interview in the September-October issue of Cosmo India, out now. Editor: Nandini Bhalla (@nandinibhalla) Creative Direction: Nandini Bhalla (@nandinibhalla) Interview: Meghna Sharma (@sharmameghna) Styling: Yashima Babbar (@yashimababbar) and Palak Valecha (@_palakvalecha_) Videographer: William Thekkan (@will_thekkan) Video Editor: Sanyam Purohit (@sanyampurohit) Hair & Make-Up: Rakshanda Irani (@rakshandairanimakeupandhair) Production: Studio Little Dumpling (@studiolittledumpling) On Bani J: Pink Bra, H&M Studio (@hm) #CosmoIndiaAnniversaryIssue #CosmoIndiaCoverstar #CosmoIndia26thAnniversaryIssue #BaniJ #CosmoIndiaCover #GutsGutsGuts < the song is me, to myself :) >