Those who endorse fairness creams should be ashamed of themselves: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Actor believes the promotion of such creams creates complexes within society

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently shared a tweet highlighting the Indian film industry’s skin colour bias.

The Raees star has taken a dig at celebrities for endorsing fairness creams. He claims that he will be satisfied even if a single person is able to gain confidence from his stance against the fairness ‘obsession,’ reports Pinkvilla.

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“So many fairness creams are consumed in our society, and it’s being promoted by well-off, responsible, and knowledgeable people. I think unko sharm aani chahiye (they should be ashamed of themselves),” raged Nawazuddin.



He further went on to speak about how the promotion of such creams creates complexes within the society. “You're promoting fairness creams in a country where 90% of the people are brown-skinned. You’re giving them an inferiority complex; they’re unable to feel confident about themselves. Aap logon ko yeh batana chah rahe hai ki unka colour theek nahi hai (You are trying to tell people that the colour of their skin is not okay).”

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The actor’s tweet brought a lot of attention to this particular issue. It has previously been rumoured that many female actors could not be cast opposite him due to his appearance. However, he has no shame in being dark-skinned - and rightly so.

The talented star admits that he has faced many withering statements even before he stepped foot in the Indian film industry. “When I told people about my intention to become an actor, they would make fun of my looks. Maybe we have a certain kind of colonial pressure on us that makes us behave this way.



When we look at foreigners with fair skin, we automatically think they’re rich and beautiful. But think about when we go to another country and how they think that our skin colour is beautiful,” assured the actor.

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Members of the public, who have faced similar problems, have taken it upon themselves to flood the actor with their replies – mainly showing appreciation and praising him for taking a stand.



The Babumoshai Bandookbaaz actor feels that his attitude could help people believe in themselves a bit more and have more confidence. “A lot of people are troubled because of this issue and I thought it’s important for me to bring it up. If my words and stance can help even one person gain confidence, then I think I’ve been successful,” he says.

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