Priyanka Chopra says she was 'lightened up' in Bollywood films as she was 'dusky'; reveals why she had to do a fairness cream ad

Priyanka exposes colourism discrimination in Bollywood revealing she was lightened up in movies for her dusky skin as people with fairer skin have an advantage of casting

By Rupal Purohit
Published: March 29, 2023 9:04 AM IST

Priyanka Chopra who is a highly popular actress in Bollywood established her career in Hollywood leaving the Hindi films industry due to dirty politics. The actress joined movies after winning the Miss World pageant in 2000 never had an easy journey. Ever since PC made shocking revelations about the dark side of Bollywood and why she left the industry she is buzzing on the internet. In the same conversation with Dax Shepherd on his podcast, the Citadel actress made some more explosive revelations about being lightened up for her dusky skin. Also Read - Priyanka Chopra has the time of her life at Beyonce's London concert; shares candid pictures

The actress admitted that colorism is normalized in the industry as she recalled being considered dusky during the initial stage of her career when didn’t even know the meaning of the term. She was lightened up for her roles through makeup yet she did a fairness cream commercial because representing a beauty brand. She mentioned a beauty brand is a really big part of an actress’ trajectory. Also Read - Samantha Ruth Prabhu confirms playing Priyanka Chopra's mother in Citadel Indian Chapter but there's a twist

Furthermore, she recalled how she was revamped with makeup because of her dark skin tone, and revealed people with fairer skin had an advantage during casting in films. Priyanka Chopra said she was lightened up in many movies through make-up and then blasting lighting. She recalled shooting for a song, “It was called ‘Chitti dudh kudi’ which means a girl who is as white as milk and I ain’t that but I was playing her and I was really lightened up in the movie." Also Read - Kangana reacts to Priyanka Chopra's remarks on pay disparity in Bollywood; says, 'Most A-list women work for free along with offering favours'

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On the work front, Priyanka Chopra will be next seen in the Russo Brothers spy thriller series Citadel which will stream on Amazon Prime Video in April 2023. She also has the American romantic comedy film Love Again slated to release on 12th May 2023. After years she will make a comeback in Bollywood with Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa which also stars Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt.

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ByRupal Purohit
Published: March 29, 2023 9:04 AM IST