WELL DONE! Esha Gupta Hits Back At People Who Consider Her 'Kaali' Because Of Her Dusky Complexion
Esha Gupta talks about how girls with her complexion are only offered hot & s*xy roles whereas, fair-skinned girls are cast as seedhi-saadhi ladki.
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oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Esha
Gupta
is
one
of
the
few
actresses
who
doesn't
fear
to
call
a
spade
a
spade.
The
leggy
lass
was
recently
the
talk
of
the
town
for
her
very
bold
photoshoot.
The
actress
had
received
some
flak
and
unsavory
comments
on
her
pictures.
But,
that
didn't
prevent
her
from
mincing
her
words
when
she
spoke
to
TOI.
Esha
even
talked
about
why
she
refused
to
endorse
a
fairness
brand.
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down
to
read
more...
I
Am
Proud
Of
The
Way
I
Look
"I
am
proud
of
the
way
I
look.
In
Europe,
brown
skin
is
celebrated.
In
India,
I
have
to
face
discrimination
for
my
complexion."
People
Refer
To
My
Skin
Color
As
Kaala
"I
am
considered
kaali
and
there
are
people
who
refer
to
my
skin
colour
as
kaala.
It's
sheer
hypocrisy."
I
Am
Made
To
Feel
Bad
The
Way
I
Look
"I
am
made
to
feel
bad
about
the
way
I
look
when
90
percent
girls
in
India
look
like
me.
They
have
the
same
skin
tone
as
mine,
dark
brown
eyes
and
are
voluptuous.
There
are
very
few
women
who
have
a
light
skin
colour."
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There
Is
A
Reason
I
Spoke
Openly
About
Not
Wanting
To
Endorse
A
Fairness
Brand
"There
is
a
reason
I
spoke
openly
about
not
wanting
to
endorse
a
fairness
brand.
I
am
okay
with
the
fact
that
a
cream
can
make
me
look
bright
but
I
cannot
endorse
something
which
talks
about
lightening
my
skin
tone."
The
Brand
Would
Have
Been
Affected
More
Than
Me
Reportedly,
the
brand
was
about
to
go
drag
her
to
the
court.
Talking
about
it,
Esha
said,
"I
was
ready
to
take
them
on.
However,
it
didn't
reach
that
stage
since
the
brand
would
have
been
affected
more
than
me.
Commercials
show
how
fair
skin
helps
a
girl
get
a
job,
get
married
and
also
depict
her
gaining
the
confidence
to
conquer
the
world."
In
Our
Country,
A
Girl
With
My
Complexion
Will
Be
Offered
Hot
&
S*xy
Characters
As
a
society,
we
have
perpetuated
stereotypes
associated
with
fair
skin.
Internationally,
Rihanna
and
Beyoncé
are
celebrated.
In
our
country,
a
girl
with
my
complexion
will
be
offered
hot
and
sexy
characters,
and
the
gori
chitti
girl
will
be
cast
as
the
seedhi
sadhi
ladki.
Are
they
trying
to
say
that
brown-skinned
girls
can't
be
seedhi
sadhi?
"
Why
Is
It
That
My
Attire
Affects
You
So
Much?
"And
why
just
skin
colour?
We're
also
judged
by
what
we
wear.
If
I
wear
a
salwar
kameez,
you
will
call
me
a
behenji
and
if
I
wear
a
short
skirt,
you
will
call
me
a
w***e.
Why
is
it
that
my
attire
affects
you
so
much?"
Well,
kudos
To
Esha
for
raising
up
these
thought-provoking
questions
and
not
fearing
to
make
a
valid
point!
What
do
you
folks
think
about
what
she
has
to
say?