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'Tarot' Actor Avantika Vandanapu Talks About Colourism, Mentions Feeling 'Uglier' In India Than In U.S

Avantika Vandanapu talked about colourism in India. She mentioned how she feels 'uglier' in India than in the United States.

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Ever since Indian-origin actor Avantika Vandanapu starred in the musical comedy, 바카라˜Mean Girls바카라™, she has been making waves. The actor has signed up for multiple projects and is set to wow her fans. In a recent interview, she spoke about colourism in India and talked about how it has impacted her and her perceptions.

In a conversation with Cosmopolitan, Avantika Vandanapu talked about how Indian beauty standards have always preferred lighter-skinned women. Talking about colourism in India, she mentioned that she felt 바카라˜uglier바카라™ in India when compared to the United States. She said, 바카라œI have definitely always felt uglier in India than I have here. The colourism situation is primarily one of the biggest reasons why. I바카라™m South Indian, and there바카라™s this perception that North Indian women are more beautiful than South Indian women. And the South Indian women who do reach insane levels of success in India are very light-skinned 바카라” some have become lighter skinned.바카라

The actor talked about how the Western media has started embracing darker-skinned South Asian women. She talked about how she felt 바카라˜represented바카라™ when she watched 바카라˜Bridgerton.바카라™ She continued, 바카라œSo seeing myself represented in 바카라˜Bridgerton바카라™ Season 2바카라™s Charithra Chandran and Simone Ashley 바카라” beautiful, dusky-skinned women 바카라Š in Hollywood has made me so, so happy바카라Š I have definitely found that the odds are a bit less stacked against me here than they are [in India] because I can바카라™t change my skin colour. But I can convince people that I바카라™m talented and that I deserve an opportunity or that I have a voice that needs to be heard.바카라

The 19-year-old actor has shared the screen with actors like Mahesh Babu, Naga Chaitanya, and Shruti Haasan. She was also seen in the Amazon Prime Video series 바카라“ 바카라˜Big Girls Don바카라™t Cry바카라™ 바카라“ where she played the role of Ludo. Recently, she was seen in the horror flick 바카라“ 바카라˜Tarot바카라™- which has been released in theatres.   

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