‘Kaali Hai!’ Bigg Boss 16 Fame Sumbul Touqeer Recalls Facing Racism

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Bigg Boss 16 fame Sumbul Touqeer, not too long ago recalled how she needed to face racism within the tv business for being dark-skinned.

‘Kaali Hai!’ Bigg Boss 16 Fame Sumbul Touqeer Recalls Facing Racism For Being Dark-Skinned

Bigg Boss 16 Fame Sumbul Touqeer Recalls Facing Racism: Former Bigg Boss 16 contestant Sumbul Touqeer has come a great distance from Imlie to the Salman Khan hosted actuality present. The actor gained loads of reputation than her every day cleaning soap stint after she participated in Bigg Boss Season 16. Her fights with Tina Dutta, Archana Gautam and her love-hate relationship with Shalin Bhanot made her some of the talked about tv celebrities. The controversial actuality present that pushes everybody to the verge of break-down additionally grew to become emotionally overwhelming for Sumbul at occasions. However, she remained resilient until the grand-finale and has earned a loyal fanbase on social media as nicely.

SUMBUL TOUQEER OPENS UP ON FACING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN TELEVISION INDUSTRY

The actor not too long ago revealed in regards to the discrimination she needed to face attributable to her dark-complexion and the way it affected her. She additionally mentioned that whereas capturing for Imlie she was on the receiving finish of racist remarks from individuals. Sumbul, in an interplay with ETimes instructed that “When I bagged Imlie also things didn’t change instantly. People would call up and say ‘Arre kaisi ladki ko cast kar liya, kaali hai (what kind of a girl did you cast, she is black)’. I had felt very bad that day and I cried a lot but after the telecast, things started to change. Our opening TRP numbers were 2.2 and the number just went up from there. It never came down till the time I was a part of it. People forgot how I looked, they just noticed my work. The people, who disliked me also started praising me. I feel this is all based on convenience.”

SUMBUL TOUQEER REVEALS SHE INITIALLY WANTED TO BE A DANCER

The actor additionally opened up about her preliminary days in Mumbai when she had no real interest in pursuing an appearing profession, however as an alternative she needed to turn out to be a dancer. Sumbul acknowledged that “My initial days were very tough. I started as a child actor and whenever I went for auditions they only wanted fair-skinned actors. The requirement was always for fair child actors. It was very demeaning and insulting. It was something that I never appreciated and did not like. I had started to believe that if you are dark-skinned you can’t be a lead heroine. All the heroines, if you see them all, were mostly fair. I don’t have anything against anyone but this is what I started to believe. But this stereotype broke when I bagged Imlie.”

Apart from her, MC Stan, Sajid Khan, Shiv Thakare, Abdu Rozik and Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia additionally participated in Bigg Boss 16. Stan, a rapper by career, emerged because the winner.

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Published Date: March 21, 2023 2:23 PM IST