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Meet the MAKER: Nandita Das – Actor, Filmmaker, Activist
The 50-year-old actor-filmmaker is one of India’s most celebrated faces in parallel cinema, and she's an activist too.
Her latest initiative India’s Got Colour seeks to celebrate the diversity of skin tones in this country, challenging the desi unhealthy obsession with fair skin.
She says, “We are a nation of 1.3 billion, and there are that many skin tones.
In a conversation with MAKERS India*, Nandita Das, our ChangeMAKER for the month, tells us how she became the “default face” of India's anti-colourism campaign, her 'accidental' acting career, and more.
MAKERS India was launched in India in October 2019 as part of a strategic partnership between Verizon Media and YourStory Media. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574996514.6982222/Meet-the-MAKER:-Nandita-Das-–-Actor,-Filmmaker,-Activist?ref=audio_experience
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By Startup AroundThe 50-year-old actor-filmmaker is one of India’s most celebrated faces in parallel cinema, and she's an activist too.
Her latest initiative India’s Got Colour seeks to celebrate the diversity of skin tones in this country, challenging the desi unhealthy obsession with fair skin.
She says, “We are a nation of 1.3 billion, and there are that many skin tones.
In a conversation with MAKERS India*, Nandita Das, our ChangeMAKER for the month, tells us how she became the “default face” of India's anti-colourism campaign, her 'accidental' acting career, and more.
MAKERS India was launched in India in October 2019 as part of a strategic partnership between Verizon Media and YourStory Media. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574996514.6982222/Meet-the-MAKER:-Nandita-Das-–-Actor,-Filmmaker,-Activist?ref=audio_experience