Saturday, December 25, 2010

Race row over ‘whitened' Aishwarya in mag cover


With her flowing gown and piled up hair, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is picture perfect on Elle's latest cover, but the photograph is reportedly at the centre of a race row for “whitening” the Indian actress.

According to British tabloid Daily Mail, the fashion magazine, which previously drew flak for lightening the complexion of the Oscar nominated black actor, Gabourey Sidibe, has “digitally bleached” the Bollywood star to make her look white.

The 37-year-old actress, who is a globally recognised face thanks to a lucrative deal with cosmetics major LO'real and films like Pink Panther 2, Mistress of Spices and Provoked, sports a pale skin and gowns in the pictorial inside.

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