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