Published 15:01 IST, May 26th 2020

Aishwarya Rajesh spills the beans on facing backlash due to her ‘colour’ and ‘complexion’

Aishwarya Rajesh recently revealed on TEDx talk at IIM Trichy about the many hardships and criticisms she faced due to her looks and complexion in the industry.

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Tollywood actor Aishwarya Rajesh recently spoke at TEDx talk at IIM Trichy wherein she spoke about her journey in film industry and various difficulties she received in process. Aishwarya Rajesh revealed how her journey was t always a bunch of roses and she had to face many obstacles in process. She also spoke about criticisms she faced due to her 'looks'. 

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Aishwarya revealed that she faced several criticisms due to way she looked

Highlighting ugly truth of industry, Aishwarya Rajesh said that her colour, complexion, and her inability to dress in a certain way were initial reasons for her rejection. Aishwarya Rajesh said that she had to face a lot of backlash for her looks and complexion from some of directors.  actor also recalled a disappointing incident wherein one of directors also stated that she was t a 'heroine material' and that she could pull off only small roles like heroine's friend. 

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Aishwarya Rajesh lost her oldest bror when she was just 10-years-old

Apart from this, Aishwarya Rajesh also recalled many of earlier hardships she faced in her life. actor revealed how she used to live in a 'slum housing board' and how her life changed overnight after she lost her far at of 8. Aishwarya Rajesh furr added that her mor worked hard to ensure that she and her siblings get a proper education but she went on to lost her oldest bror at of 10. 

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If that was t eugh, when things looked a little better for family, her second bror who had completed his hotel manment, lost his life due to a road accident. Aishwarya Rajesh worked hard as sole earning member of family before she went on to become a successful actor. Kanaa actor also used to work as a salesgirl in a supermarket and used to juggle between her events as well as hosting birthday parties. 

However, it seems that through sheer determination and hard work, actor has w catapulted herself into main league of actors in Tollywood industry. success of her movie Kanaa has certainly proved to be a turning point in her career. movie also starred Sathyaraj and Darshan in pivotal roles. 

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15:01 IST, May 26th 2020