Kajol: With sparkling eyes and a smile that could melt your heart, Kajol is quite a stunner! Her healthy Indian skin tone is actually a plus point. But some brands don't seem to think so. Notice her visibly fairer skin in the pic (right). We prefer the vibrancy she exudes in her natural avatar as opposed to the fair one, what say?
Deepika Padukone: Deepika Padukone has wheatish skin and everyone knows that. So why would she suddenly appear white? We think her complexion actually enhances her gorgeous eyes and well-defined nose.
Bipasha Basu: When it comes to this Bong sensation, bronze certainly in beautiful! But every now and then, Bipasha goes from bronze beauty to pancake diva. Wonder why, when her dusky looks are in fact her most desirable quality? Fairness creams having their negative effect on you too, Bips?
Konkona Sen Sharma: We love how comfortable Konkona is in her own skin. She's never advertised for a fairness cream and most cosmetic brands might not want her to be their brand ambassador thanks to her darker skin; but she's just as happy to flaunt it! The picture (right), however, proves that sometimes even the best of them fall prey to the fairness fever.
Priyanka Chopra: When Priyanka first came on the scene, she was a victim of powdery make up and faux fairness. But how she's evolved! The Don 2 actress has embraced her wheatish complexion and now makes the most of it. We like! Of course, we have caught her modelling much fairer skin for ads. *Tsk tsk*
Mugdha Godse: With her dark skin tone, Mugdha Godse has still managed to make a name for herself in a country that's fairness-obsessed. Why she would pose next to a photo of her airbrushed whitened self beats us?
Chitrangda Singh: She's one helluva gorgeous actress who's taken Bollywood by storm. While everyone loves Chitrangda's dusky skin, there was a certain make up man who claimed that she is obsessed with looking fair for photo shoots. Of course, the Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi actress denied the claims. But we did find her looking rather fair on a certain magazine cover. Just an accident?
Malaika Arora: A sun-kissed beauty, Malaika Arora continues to grab attention for her lovely looks. But about a decade ago Malaika was also one of those actresses with a bad case of faux fairness. Bet she'd love it if those pictures were buried way down deep!
Asin: She's your quintessential South Indian actress but a certain shampoo brand seems to think they can fool us all! What do you think of Asin's dusky looks?
Rani Mukerji: It's become hard to tell whether Rani Mukerji is dusky, wheatish or fair thanks to the many different variations we've seen. Well, from trusted sources we've got to know that the actress is anything but fair. Then how do you suppose this look (see pic right) came about?
Rakhi Sawant: When it comes to make up, Rakhi is the strangest of them all. Even with all the plastic surgery in the world, Rakhi is not happy. She wants fair skin too. That's just sad, we think.
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