Dhruv Rathee Claims Deepika Padukone Got Skin Lightening Treatment Done; Her Fans Hit Back
Dhruv Rathee’s claim that Deepika Padukone underwent skin lightening sparked backlash, with fans calling out the YouTuber for targeting actresses.
Days after labelling Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna-starrer 'Dhurandhar' a "propaganda" movie, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee targeted actress Deepika Padukone. He claimed that the 'Pathaan' star got skin lightning treatment done. Dhruv Rathee, a content creator and political commentator, shared a video in which he discussed the growing beauty standards in the film industry and how several celebrities, including Deepika Padukone and Janhvi Kapoor, have undergone cosmetic procedures to enhance their appearances.
In the latest video on his channel titled 'The FAKE Beauty Of Bollywood Celebrities', Dhruv Rathee claimed that several actresses like Bipasha Basu, Deepika, Shilpa Shetty, Kajol and Priyanka Chopra have all gotten skin lightning treatment done.
“Ek badi lambi list hai yahan par actresses ki jinka career ke shuruwat mein rang thodha dark dhikai deta tha lekin aajkal kafi light dikhai deta hai. Jab inse pucha jaata hai ke aisa kaise hogaya yeh bolti hai ke phele yeh dhoop mein zyada rehti thi ab nahi rehti isliye dheere dheere inka rang saaf hua hai... By the way, inmein se kuch actresses skin whitening cream ki ad karti hai... Fair skin ka raaz na toh koi cream hai na koi dhoop se bachna, reality hai glutathione injections jo skin lightening ka popular tareeka hai,” Dhruv said in his video.
However, the clip is being criticised on social media, particularly on Reddit, where fans of the celebrities are calling out Dhruv Rathee for targeting them. Supporters of Deepika Padukone are not pleased with the YouTuber naming the star in his video, and they all came to her rescue.
Youtuber Dhruv Rathee in his latest video blames Deepika for skin lightening treatment
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"First of all I do think the left side era Deepika was into bronzer and tanning. Look at her younger pics, she wasn't thaaat dark. Barely medium skin tone. So she was just likely following the tan fashion trend of the 2000s in few of her looks like Aishwarya did for Dhoom 2 (or girl just got tanned cuz people with melanin can have their skin tone change like 5 shades based on sun exposure and skin care. I thought avg Indians would know that," wrote one user.
“According to me its just lighting and better camera picture quality. She is not fairer than before. Her skin colour is the same. If you see candid pictures like airport ones you realize that both Deepika and Ranveer are more / less same complexion and Ranveer is dusky, so must be Deepika... I believe that once you reach a certain stage in your career , then you can make demands to the camera people/lighting people/director : that you need to be shown in a flattering way on screen which includes the complexion," commented another user.
"Well he was against dhurandar soo ya naturally he chose the best target," wrote another user.
Another user clapped back, saying, "Dude its her life she can do wtevva she feels like.”
For the unversed, in his previous video, Dhruv Rathee slammed Aditya Dhar's 'Dhurandhar', claiming the project to be propaganda. In his video, he said, “Well-made propaganda is more dangerous. Films like The Taj Story and The Bengal Films were not dangerous, kyunki wo bakwaas films thi. But Dhurandhar is an engaging film.” The video got a lot of backlash from Ranveer’s fans.”
It is worth mentioning that several fans slammed Dhruv Rathee in the comments section of the 'Dhurandhar' video, and this led to the content creator disabling the comments feature.
Speaking of 'Dhurandhar', the film has already become the second-highest-grossing movie in the Hindi language, going past the lifetime collection of 'Stree 2'. The project is expected to breach the Rs 700 crore mark by the end of this week.
On the other hand, Deepika Padukone is currently busy shooting for Siddharth Anand's 'King', starring Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan and Abhishek Bachchan.
