The Entertainment industry plays a major role in our day-to-day lives. It may include the music industry, film industry, television industry, or some other. Everybody knows the happy side or should I say the showcased side of the industry. But only a few of them know about the actual or hidden side of the industry. Here are some hidden facts about the entertainment industry which are hidden from the public eye.
THE STRICT DIETS
Almost every person in the industry had have gone through some crazy diet to maintain their body in a certain proportion. They may have undergone transformations because of their agencies/companies or the public. They always try to fit in some so-called “perfect ratios” which do not even exist. They sometimes have to skip two meals out of four to lose weight faster or they are some actors who even had one-meal-a-day diets as well. Some of them even undergo diets as crazy as “liquid diets” which only include liquids like juices, water, smoothies, etc. Not many of them talk openly about these but there are a few who have agreed of undergoing these crazy diets.
Liquid diets like:
TRAINING AS YOUNG AS 13
People in the entertainment industry start training at a very young age. Some of them are even below 12 when they have been a trainee in a particular industry. They have to undergo severe training from the early stages of their lives. They have to sacrifice their entire childhood in order to be successful. The training includes dancing, singing, acting, answering questions in interviews, walking, sitting, and even talking. It’s like being puppets.
CONSTANT DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
After being under the public’s constant judgment and criticism many entertainers have admitted to having depression and anxiety. Some have even gone to point of having suicidal thoughts. Some have overcome depression and anxiety but some have failed to overcome them. There has been a high rate of taking their lives in the entertainment industry. Many famous actors have admitted to having some kind of mental depression and anxiety. Many of them consider talking about these taboos.
Big B – Timeless Fashion Icon:
The Shahenshah of Bollywood has a terrific experience of dressing as well, which continually units him other than the crowd.
BEAUTY STANDARDS
Those who are “not pretty enough” based on the beauty standards have gone under plastic surgeries to fit in those nonexistent standards. Cosmetic surgeries have been a miracle to some people and have given them great success in their careers but for some of them, it has been a pure disaster. People were selected on the basis of looks, not talent. Many of them were denied undergoing surgeries as they didn’t want people to know the reality. Some of them have agreed to undergo surgeries by risking their careers. In many countries, plastic surgery is still not accepted. It has always been a topic to not discuss.
THEY CAN NOT MEET THEIR LOVED ONES
Many people have to leave their homes and stay in the company as a part of training. They aren’t allowed to meet their parents/family till the contract ends or the agency permits. It’s a quite difficult task to stay away from your family for a long period of time. Some of them don’t get a chance to visit their hometown. In some companies, their family can visit them for only 30mins every month.
ALWAYS HAVE TO BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THEIR COMPANY
Most of the people working in the entertainment industry have managers appointed by the company to keep an eye on their entertainers. As a trainee, most of them have to follow all the instructions put upon by the company. They cannot go outside the company premises without the approval of their managers. They are always under the supervision of the company. They have to work according to the schedule which is designed by their company. They cannot share their personal preferences they need to follow the instruction given by the company without fail.
CONCLUSION
Not every agency/company is like this but most of them are like this. This harsh reality has become the reason for many deaths in the entertainment industry. This is a wake-up call to the management to treat their talents as humans not as puppets, for us to stop expecting unrealistic beauty standards and for all the obsessive fans, let their stars just be their own selves rather than your expectations.
Change starts with you, but it doesn’t start until you do.
