Esha
Gupta
in
a
recent
interaction
with
a
leading
tabloid
opened
up
on
facing
colourism
during
her
early
days
in
the
film
industry
and
how
she
was
asked
to
lighten
her
skin
tone.
The
Baadshaho
actress
also
recalled
being
advised
to
go
under
the
knife
to
get
her
nose
changed.
Speaking
about
how
many
actresses
have
undergone
skin
lightening
procedures,
Esha
told
Hindustan
Times,
"When
I
became
an
actor,
and
my
first
film
came,
I
remember
when
I
used
to
go
to
meetings
or
auditions,
people
used
to
say,
'Oh,
you
should
do
your
colour
light
or
take
those
injections,
which
cost
a
lot
of
money.'
Because
a
lot
of
actresses
have
done
that
and
changed
the
colour...
but
I
never
understood
that
concept".
Esha
also
spoke
about
how
she
was
told
to
undergo
rhinoplasty
as
her
nose
wasn't
sharp
as
other
leading
ladies.
"Someone
even
told
me
that
I
should
change
my
nose
because
my
nose
is
not
sharp
like
other
actresses.
My
nose
is
small
and
round.
Initially,
it
affected
me
mentally."
She
further
recalled,
"I
had
to
go
for
a
surgery
because
I
have
deviated
septum
and
have
problem
breathing,
but
I
never
did
it
because
I
was
so
scared
that
my
nose'
shape
might
change".
The
actress
told
the
tabloid
that
the
decision
to
alter
anything
about
one's
personality
or
body
should
come
from
within,
and
not
due
to
outside
pressure.
She
said
that
she
was
told
that
she
would
never
bag
girl-next-door
or
cute
roles
because
of
her
complexion.
"I
am
okay
with
someone
changing
his/her
nose.
I
am
okay
if
they
get
it
changed
because
they
don't
like
it.
But
I
am
okay
with
my
body
and
features.
There
were
also
moments
when
some
people
told
me,
'You
will
never
get
that
girl
next
door
or
cute
role'.
I
am
fine
with
it.
I
don't
even
want
it,
but
don't
say
that
it
is
because
of
my
colour,"
Gupta
told
Hindustan
Times.
Esha
also
reflected
upon
growing
as
a
dusky
girl
in
India
and
said
that
she
was
often
called
'Kaali
Maa'
because
of
her
skin
tone
as
a
kid.
"When
I
was
a
kid,
I
wasn't
as
dark
as
how
much
I
do
today.
As
a
toddler,
I
took
some
wrong
pills,
following
which
I
was
hospitalised
and
had
to
get
a
blood
transfusion.
After
that
I
became
very
weak
and
dark
I
remember
one
of
my
aunts
used
to
call
me
ke
Kaali
Maa,
and
I
used
to
get
upset
about
it.
My
maasi
used
to
question
her,
and
say,
'She
is
a
goddess,
so
I
don't
know
what
you
are
trying
to
say'.
So,
I
have
always
been
very
conscious
about
how
I
look
when
I
was
a
kid," Esha
told
the
tabloid.
The
Raaz
3
actress
said
that
she
grew
confident
about
her
skin
color
once
she
started
her
career
as
a
model
adding
that
she
realized
this
change
when
she
started
working
overseas.
"When
I
started
modelling,
everyone
just
loved
my
colour.
Because
the
people
in
fashion
are
much
more
advanced.
It
was
only
during
the
pandemic
that
I
started
working
abroad
because
I
was
in
Spain
for
a
long
time.
When
I
used
to
venture
out,
everyone
would
compliment
my
skin
tone,
and
ask
me
how
I
got
it,
which
I
realised
that
it
is
my
Indian
skin
tone,
and
that
people
do
love
it,"
Gupta
signed
off.
Workwise,
Esha
Gupta
is
currently
busy
with
the
promotions
of
her
MX
player
web
series
Naqaab
co-starring
Mallika
Sherawat
and
Gautam
Rode.