I'm sure it is very awkward, but I think her attitude stems from cultural prudishness and fear of **** shaming, rather than feminism.
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Obviously, it's strange to walk in heels and swimsuit on stage. Take us to a pool or a beach and do that shoot - that's fine because that's a natural environment.
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But did they take them to the beach when she was in Miss World 2000.
There's an article that pointed out that the other girls thought it was odd because she insisted on wearing a one piece and never took off her sarong. The writer credited it to her "braininess," but it's obvious she was uncomfortable with taking it off in front of cameras. She was probably afraid of how the Indian media would portray her. Apparently if you're a good-looking woman who shows skin people will think you're shameless and that's the only thing you're good at it (not very different from the attitude here):
And they had sew two swimsuits together for her "bikini" (not a bikini) in Dostana in 2008:
And she did the same for her "Exotic" video in 2013:
And this is what she said in an interview about doing risque scenes in a movie:
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I can't be an Aitraaz type of seduction queen. That's so not me. I cried and howled before the heavy-duty turn-on scene before the interval, it took a lot of persuasion from my directors (Abbas-Mustan) to become so shameless.
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Cried and howled? Definitely not a feminist and trying really hard to please the audience.
