During her childhood, Esha Gupta was often called ‘Kali maa’ not because she was powerful like the Goddess but because she has a dark complexion.

During her childhood, Esha Gupta was often called ‘Kaali maa’ not because she was powerful like the Goddess but because she has a dark complexion. At that age, she never understood the name-calling and did not pay heed to it. However, the actor was Shocked to have faced it again when she entered Bollywood with people taking it a step further and suggesting she go for skin whitening procedures.

“When I became an actor, and my first film came, I remember when I used to go to meetings or auditions, people used to say, ‘Oh, you should do your colour light or take those injections, which cost a lot of money’,” reveals Gupta, adding, “Because a lot of actresses have done that and changed the colour….but I never understood that concept”.

For her, the decision to alter anything about one’s personality or body should come from within, and not due to outside pressure.

 

“I am okay with someone Changing his/her nose. I am okay if they get it changed because they don’t like it. But I am okay with my body and features. There are also moments when some people told me, ‘You will never get that girl next door or cute role’. I am fine with it. I don’t even want it, but don’t say that it is because of my colour”, says Gupta, who made her Bollywood debut with Jannat 2 in 2012.

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At one point, she was advised to go under the knife to get her nose changed. “Someone even told me that I should change my nose is not sharp like other actresses. My nose is small and round. Initially, it affected me mentally.”

She will be next seen with actors Mallika Sherawat and Gautam Rode in the thriller series Nakaab, about the death of a TV actor. Nakaab is directed by Soumik Sen.