Hrithik
Roshan
Raises
A
Valid
Question
The
actor
told
Gulf
News,
"First
of
all,
to
be
honest,
I
feel
there's
racism
in
the
question
itself.
You
are
saying
that
fair-skinned
actors
have
no
right
to
choose
dark-skinned
characters?
Are
you
telling
me
that
only
dark-skinned
actors
can
play
those
roles?"
The
Actor
Justifies
His
Skin
Tone
In
The
Film
"Don't
I
have
the
freedom
as
a
creative
mind
or
as
a
professional
to
explore
a
varied,
variety
of
roles?
...
If
you
are
selling
pappads
[Indian
savoury
snack]
in
45
degrees
in
the
sun
and
if
that
actor
looks
fair,
then
you
will
think
that
he
has
no
right
to
do
this
film," adding
that
he
was
several
shades
darker
in
his
film
'Agneepath'."
His
Co-star
Mrunal
Thakur
Too
Defended
Him
Earlier,
his
co-star
Mrunal
Thakur
too
reacted
to
questions
being
raised
about
Hrithik
going
several
shades
darker
for
the
movie
and
said,
"I
think
it
was
required
for
the
character.
Whenever
I
saw
Hrithik
in
his
dark
complexion,
I
would
end
up
calling
him
Anand
and
not
Hrithik.
When
people
see
the
film,
they
will
understand
why
it
was
necessary.
In
Love
Sonia
(2018),
they
(the
makers)
made
me
three
or
four
shades
darker,
and
it
worked."
Meanwhile,
Hrithik
Received
A
Thumbs
Up
From
Anand
Kumar
Himself
"Future
generations
will
watch
the
film,
and
the
image
of
Hrithik
Roshan
as
Anand
Kumar
will
linger.
Not
too
many
people
know
what
I
look
like.
But
everybody
knows
what
Hrithik
ji
looks
like.
And
he
has
played
me
with
such
conviction!
I
felt
I
was
watching
myself
on
screen.
Of
course,
I
am
even
as
handsome
as
he
is.
But
I
think
he
has
captured
the
essence
of
my
personality,"
the
'Super
30' founder
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Asian
Age.