‘I Grew Up Applying Fairness Creams, Had Inferiority Complex’: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

“I too grew up applying these fairness creams, expecting miraculous results. In fact, I remember that once, I didn’t even realise that the cream I was using wasn’t Fair and Lovely, but some fake called Fare and Lovely. I spent a lot of time trying to make my skin fairer,” SpotboyE quoted Nawaz as telling Cinema Express.

He insisted that it was Bollywood’s obsession with fair skin that led him to feel inferior. “In mainstream Bollywood cinema, is there any really black-looking actor, male or female? I had an inferiority complex at first. But I guess the good thing is, I realised that since I couldn’t do anything about my face, I would be better served focussing on my craft. I knew I was nothing when it came to my personality or my looks. It took some time to come out of that trauma, but I’m glad I made that decision.”