“A fat person can never be Shakuntala in a play about her,” Anuradha HR says categorically. There seems to be some truth in this for when was the last time you saw a plus-sized actor playing the protagonist of any prominent theatrical production? Perhaps never.
It’s this very frustration of being restricted to only side roles, that propelled Anuradha to form The Big Fat Company in 2017. Based in Bangalore, this theatre group is an ensemble of only plus-sized actors.
