Bipasha Basu to Shilpa Shetty: Bollywood celebs’ tryst with racism

Priyamm Dangi

 Mar 6, 2023

Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor once revealed that she was judged for her brown skin by people abroad, who made stereotypical notions about Indians

Priyanka Chopra Jonas 

Priyanka Chopra Jonas also faced racism during her school days in the US, where she was judged for her skin tone

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui was only given smaller roles in films during his initial days in the industry, apparently due to his dark complexion

Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty’s battle with racism was displayed on-screen when she participated in the American television show Big Brother, where she was mocked for her Indian accent

Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu once revealed that she was mocked during her school days for her dark complexion

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto did not have a great career in Bollywood, as she was apparently rejected for her dark skin and ‘not-so-good’ looks

Nandita Das

Nandita Das had revealed that the word ‘dark’ was added before her name, and she was asked to lighten her skin tone if she wanted to play an upper-class woman on-screen

Chitrangda Singh

Chitrangda Singh said that she missed out on modeling assignments due to her dark skin tone