Vaani Kapoor, once rejected over skin colour in India, continues to be body shamed | Her reaction

Vaani Kapoor, who is currently awaiting the release of her Netflix series Mandala Murders, was once rejected for a role for being dusky. The actress got to know that she lost out on a role for 'not being white enough,' all while trying her luck in acting in India. She recalled this happening at the beginning of her Bollywood career. Not just skin colour, Vaani has faced body shaming more often than she would have liked, and continues to face it. Here's how the actress reacted to the same...

Vaani Kapoor lost out on a role for not being 'white enough' in India

When Vaani Kapoor was trying to enter Bollywood, the actress lost out on a project because she wasn't 'white enough.' She confirmed the same with News18 in an interview and said, "I haven’t been told directly, but information reaches via other people. A filmmaker had once said that I wasn’t fair enough to land a role. He said that I wasn’t ‘milky white," the actress recalled. "If that’s a requirement, I don’t want to be a part of his projects," she said, claiming the filmmaker was not from Mumbai.

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Vaani Kapoor body shamed till date

"What I hear a lot sometimes is that I’m too skinny and that I should put on some weight because people like women with fuller bodies," she further expressed, adding how she chose to love herself despite the body shaming and doesn't wish to change based on 'golden advice.'

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About Mandala Murders

The series, slated for release on July 25, is about two murders that have taken place in Mandala. The bodies were branded, thus leading to a link. The murders happen as a part of a sacrifice demanded by a secret society. Vaani plays the role of a cop who is tasked with finding out how the murders were committed, and she does exactly that. The series also features Surveen Chawla and Shriya Pilgaonkar, among others.