Suniel Shetty Reveals Why He Faced Rejection In Bollywood

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty opens up about rejection faced in Bollywood due to his dark complexion.

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00:00 Bollywood actor and entrepreneur Sunil Shetty is massively loved by his fans for his optimistic

00:07 demeanor and for his illustrious cinematic journey.

00:11 He commenced his acting career in the year 1992 with the action film Balwan alongside

00:17 90s superstar Divya Bharti and is a household name.

00:23 The actor shared to the press that he got rejected from heroines and directors because

00:28 of his dark complexion, no heroine of the 1990s was ready to work with him as back then

00:34 people did not want to see any dark skinned heroes playing a prominent role.

00:40 He felt dejected however Sunil Shetty did not give up and kept fighting to leave a dent

00:45 in the Bollywood industry with his commendable acting chops.

00:51 He is counted among the most successful star of Bollywood today and in his career of more

00:57 than 32 years Sunil Shetty has acted in over 100 super hit films like Hera Pheri, Bilwale

01:04 and Khel No Ordinary Game to name a few.

01:08 Sunil Shetty recalled that he did not get cast for many roles as he was not fair enough

01:14 and had a dusky complexion.

01:17 Back then the entertainment industry did not embrace seeing any dark skinned heroes play

01:22 lead characters.

01:23 The perception was completely different in the early 90s resulting in multiple rejections.

01:30 The actor says things are changing now in Bollywood and both the audience and the people

01:36 from the film fraternity are now embracing diversity and paying more attention to artist

01:43 calibre than their skin tone.

01:55 (upbeat music)