India, Feb. 1 -- Tanishaa Mukerji, the Bollywood actor and younger sister of Kajol, recently opened up in an interview with The Male Feminist about her weight loss journey and the valuable lessons she's learned along the way.

Tanishaa revealed, "I lost a lot of weight drastically in a very short period of time. Now, you can't maintain abs for women for a long time." She explained the underlying reason, saying, "Fat is very important in a woman's body. Fat creates estrogen production. A man can go down to about 14% body fat, but for women, that's very low." (Also read: Tamannaah Bhatia reveals how fashion helped her overcome insecurities, shares admiration for Shraddha Kapoor's style )

She further opened up about the hormonal changes she...