The Household Man’s Priyamani says she skilled body-shaming and colourism, says individuals name her ‘black’ | Internet Collection

The Household Man actor Priyamani says she has obtained feedback on her darkish pores and skin color. The actor, who performed Manoj Bajpayee’s on-screen spouse within the Amazon Prime Video sequence, mentioned that many individuals have commented on her footage on Instagram concerning her color.

Priyamani has labored in quite a few movie industries in India. She has starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films earlier than she made her Hindi movie debut with Mani Ratnam’s Raavan. She additionally starred in Rakta Charitra II and had a particular dance quantity in Shah Rukh Khan’s Chennai Specific. Priyamani starred in each the seasons of The Household Man as properly.

Talking with Bollywood Bubble, the actor opened up about physique shaming and colourism on social media. She mentioned, “There have been a whole lot of occasions when (she was physique shamed.) Truthfully talking, my weight went as much as 65 kilos and I did look greater than what I’m proper now. So lots of people have mentioned, ‘oh , you look fats, you look huge.’ Proper now individuals are saying, ‘Why you wanting skinny, we such as you if you have been fats.’ I am like, ‘hey, make up your thoughts. You want me after I’m fats otherwise you like me after I’m skinny?’ Being on the larger aspect or being on the smaller aspect, it’s every particular person to himself. Why do you wish to physique disgrace individuals saying, ‘oh you are fats, you wanting like a pig or…’ Why do you wish to try this?”

Priyamani added that she has obtained feedback on her pores and skin shade as properly. She mentioned that she has obtained feedback like ‘Oh you are wanting black, you are wanting darkish,’ ‘Your face is white however your legs are black’ on her posts. “I imply hey, what’s improper with you? What’s improper in being, even when I’m a dark-skinned particular person lady, I do not imagine I’m truthful, I feel I’m wheatish,” she mentioned.

“I mentioned, ‘Look, what’s improper, even when I’m a dark-skinned particular person, initially, change your opinion, do not name anyone black as a result of black is gorgeous. , black is gorgeous. Do not remark like this, even when you’ve got one thing, preserve it in your thoughts. Why do you wish to unfold negativity that ‘oh you are fats, oh you are black or issues like that? Don ‘t do it,'” she added.

She mentioned that whereas individuals suppose they obtain their one-minute fame, it impacts a number of individuals.

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Priyamani can be seen in quite a few initiatives. She’s going to seem in Cyanide and Ajay Devgn’s Maidaan.