Suhana Khan, daughter of Bollywood couple Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri, took to her Instagram account to share screenshots of some of the nasty comments that target her for her skin tone including the recent one in which she was called “Kaali Chudail”. She also added the translations of the word for non-Hindi speakers and said that it is used to describe a female who is dark-skinned.
“…and it almost never has positive connotations,” added the 20-year-old.
In a long post, she said that she has been called ugly since she was the age of 12 even though “We are all Indians, which automatically makes us brown” and how it is time to end coloursism.
“There’s a lot going on right now and this is one of the issues we need to fix!! this isn’t just about me, it’s about every young girl/boy who has grown up feeling inferior for absolutely no reason. Here are just a few of the comments made about my appearance. I’ve been told I’m ugly because of my skin tone, by full-grown men and women, since I was 12 years old.
“Other than the fact that these are actual adults, what’s sad is that we are all Indian, which automatically makes us brown – yes we come in different shades but no matter how much you try to distance yourself from the melanin, you just can’t. Hating on your own people just means that you are painfully insecure,” she wrote along with her picture.
Suhana, who garnered appreciation for her role as Juliet in her school play in London titled “‘Romeo + Juliet’, also talked about the beauty standards that “Indian matchmaking or even your own families” follow.
“I’m sorry if social media, Indian matchmaking, or even your own families have convinced you, that if you’re not 5″7 and fair you’re not beautiful. I hope it helps to know that I’m 5″3 and brown and I am extremely happy about it and you should be too. #endcolourism,” she wrote
