Ab Gora Hoga Pakistan (Now Pakistan will be White) | Episode 03

Janice Tessa is a Pakistani actor who bagged the role of Zoya in the drama serial HABS. She highlighting how growing up she was made to believe that only fair women could appear or were allowed a chance to be on screen. Moreover, she talked about her struggles as a Pakistani woman on the screen and the difficulties she faced post habs recognition. Instead of people critiquing upon her dialogue delivery, her facial expressions or other rightful ways of analyzing an actor, they scrutinized her for her skin color. Deeming her kaali being dark, they were ultimately making her feel restricted in her role as an artist. For a Pakistani woman, it all came down to the color of her skin. Now what is this obsession we have as Pakistanis on someone’s skin color? Why do we only associate words like beautiful or pretty for women that are fair? Are the Mahira or Ayeza Khan’s the only ones acceptable on screen due to the color of their skin?

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