Actor Sameera Reddy to turn author

Actor Sameera Reddy will make her debut as an author with a book encouraging women to be comfortable being "imperfectly perfect" and dealing with issues like body positivity and mental health, anunced publishing house Westland on Sunday.

It will chronicle Reddy's journey as an insecure teenr, her struggles during her modelling days and as an actor, dealing with postpartum depression and weight gain. yet-to-be titled book will hit stands next year, y ded.

Reddy, who has been using Instagram to chronicle reality behind glamour of showbiz, said her inbox is flooded with messs from women desperate to find a way out of "depression" and "self-hatred".

41-year-old actor described book as an "honest" dialogue on how to go about reaching a place where "one can be kind to oneself and rey to feel happiness".

"Finally got down to doing unimaginable, which is sharing my story with world of women, who continue to inspire me every day. I intend to make book bold, brazen and above all - original. It is my small effort to keep fire alive," said Reddy.

According to Westland, it is a much-needed book in this day and when re is an immense pressure on women to look and behave in a certain way - a compulsion that has only increased because of social media.

"Sameera's openness about her own reality - in way she speaks, articles she writes and in her social media accounts - has touched a chord with women across country. We're delighted to be publishing a book by her and hope that it will allow women more to accept that y are 'imperfectly perfect",' said Deepthi Talwar, Chief Editor, Westland Publications.