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Allu Arjun’s paternal grandmother, Allu Kanakaratnam, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94 due to age-related ailments. Her last rites were held the same evening in Kokapet, with family members and close relatives in attendance. Remembering his grandmother, the Pushpa star took to social media and penned an emotional tribute.

In Bollywood and the wider entertainment industry, looking ageless has shifted from being a professional bonus to a silent, persistent pressure — one that can shape careers, distort self-worth, and blur the line between authenticity and artifice. Across candid conversations with ETimes, Manjari Fadnnis, Shenaz Treasury, Saumya Tandon and others shared unfiltered truths about their earliest experiences of beauty pressure, the compromises they’ve resisted, and their fears for a generation growing up in the shadow of “flawless” faces.