Krystle D’Souza is one of the most commonly recognised TV actresses. She comes from a simple family and was in college when she began working on her first show, Kahe Naa Kahe in 2007. Given her acting prowess and impressive screen presence, the actress has also gained fame with her work in films and web series. However, her success came with its fair share of struggles. In a new interview, the actress shared how she had to deal with criticism related to her skin and eye colour at the beginning of her career.
Krystle D’Souza reveals she is critiqued for her dusky skin tone
People are quick to judge the beauty of actresses, but only a few know how the entertainment world has set unrealistic beauty standards for them. Recently, Krystle D’Souza sat down for an interview with News18 Showsha, and shared how she was judged for her skin colour. She revealed that she received a lot of unnecessary suggestions from people in the past, which continues to date, on how she can look more fair. She was quoted as saying:
“People gave me a lot of free advice in the past and they still do. I’ve also been called dusky.”
Krystle recalled one piece of advice when she was asked to wash herself with milk to look fair. The actress revealed she never wanted to look fair and is happy with her desi skin colour. In her words:
“I remember receiving this advice that I should wash myself with milk so that my skin looks fair. I kept thinking to myself that I’m allergic to milk, toh uska kya? I didn’t want to be gora. I’m an Indian. I’m very, very desi and I love my skin colour. Why should I become fair?”
Krystle D’Souza shares she was told to change her eye colour and wore brown contact lenses for ten years
In the same conversation, Krystle revealed that she was even called out for her eye colour. People suggested that she would only get the villain role with her green eye colour. As a result, she wore brown contact lenses to shoot for ten years of her career. However, the actress said she won’t believe any such advice now and knows how to deal with people who troll her looks. She said:
“My eyes are green. From 2008-2009 to 2019 when I did Fittrat, I wore brown lenses every day of my life because they said I won’t look like a positive character if my eyes are green. I don’t know why but I believed them and put on dark brown lenses for almost ten years. If anyone tells me anything like this today, I’ll never believe or give in to them because now I know that you can see the honesty in people when you look into their eyes.”
Krystle D’Souza’s professional life so far
Krystle debuted with the TV show, Kahe Naa Kahe in 2007. She went on to star in popular TV serials like Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, Ekk Nayi Pehchaan, Brahmarakshas-Jaag Utha Shaitaan, and more. The actress was last seen in the film, Visfot, co-starring Riteish Deshmukh and Fardeen Khan.
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