Esha Gupta was advised to not do 'kaala' makeup, was termed the 'sexy' one since 'fair skin has to be the girl next door, sharif'

The Indian film industry in general has been termed as biased. There had been many biases that have largely been present in almost all the regions- be it based on gender or even colour. In fact, many celebs have spoken up about it and we have seen the Hindi film industry in particular go through a lot of changes in the past few years. Now, actress Esha Gupta has opened up about how she was advised to not do 'kaala' makeup when she was a newbie in Bollywood.

Talking to Bollywood Hungama, Esha revealed, "I remember, initially, when I came, there were some actors who I've not even worked with… But they met me and said, ‘Tu apna makeup thoda kaala karti hai, gora kiya kar (Your makeup is very dark, you should make it fairer)’, and I was like, ‘Dude, what?’"

She further added, "There were also makeup artists who'd try to make me fair always, and then they had to paint my whole body, because my body doesn't match my face. So suddenly I'm looking like a clown. I've done two multi-starrers, and they told me, ‘You’re the sexy one', because black, the skin tone that I have, which is considered black in our country, that can only be sexy or negative, and fair skin has to be the girl next door and sharif (honest)."

Well, Esha went past all that she has been a successful artist. Esha would next be seen in the series Nakaab, where she will share screen space with Mallika Sherawat and Gautam Rode. She has also been reportedly roped in for the next partb of Bobby Deol starrer Ashram.