Global sensation, Priyanka Chopra is acing both her professional as well as personal life. The actress made her Bollywood debut with the film, Andaaz after winning the coveted title of Miss India World. The actress has often spoken about facing rejections due to her dark complexion in the initial phase of her career, but with time, she managed to make a name for herself in the industry.
During the beginning of her career, Priyanka promoted a few fairness ads like the Ponds white beauty and Garnier Light Fairness moisturiser. However, a throwback interview of Priyanka has resurfaced on Reddit, where the actress defended herself for promoting colourism.
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The video begins with the host asking Priyanka whether she thought before doing the Ponds ad with Saif, as it was a pretty regressive thought process. To which Priyanka replied:
“I disagree and in fact the Ponds commercial was the only commercial which did not say that you will get fair in seven days. It did not say that your colour will change, it did not say that if you are dark, then suddenly you will become white. It is the only commercial if you watch it carefully, it said that you will get a pinkish glow, a glow to your skin.”
As soon as the video was shared on Reddit, many Redditors reacted to it and called out Priyanka for being a hypocrite. One of the users wrote, “Wow that ad was way worse than I imagined. The sad dark girl jealous of the glowing white lady? The “pinkish white” glow? The fact that it’s called White Beauty. Just admit you made a mistake!” Another one commented, “She is famous for being a big hypocrite.”
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Priyanka has often been insecure about her skin tone. In her memoir, Unfinished, the actress expressed her regret over promoting skin-lightening creams. She also revealed how she used to lighten her skin with talcum powder. In a chat with Dax Shepherd on his podcast, Priyanka revealed being part of commercials promoting fairness and how she realised it was extremely damaging. Speaking about the commercials, she said:
“The commercial was so damaging. I am darker skinned girl and this guy comes in and I’m selling flowers and he comes in and he doesn’t even look at me. I start using this cream and I get a job, I get the guy, all my dreams come true and it was like mid-2000s.”
In the same podcast, Priyanka also revealed being “lightened up” for many of her roles. Recalling a song from the film, Kismat, where she was lightened up, Priyanka shared:
“There was a song which I still remember. 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.”
Do you also think that Priyanka was being a hypocrite in promoting colourism? Let us know.
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