Mumbai: After ‘Parched’ actress, Tannishtha Chatterjee strongly criticised ‘Comedy Nights Bachao’ for making fun of her dark skin, the actress receives written apology from the TV channel.
After a heated Facebook post on how the ‘Parched’ actress faced racism based on her skin color went viral on social media, the Spokesperson of COLORS TV, the channel that airs the comedy show, has apologised to the actress and has ensured her that the channel focuses only on creating meaningful content and addresses pertinent social issues like skin colour bias.
Dear @TannishthaC
— COLORS (@ColorsTV) September 28, 2016
It is rather unfortunate that what you had expected to be a fun and novel experience turned out to be traumatic for you. pic.twitter.com/1iH9A3FBIW
In her reply, the actress not only accepted the channel’s apology but also clarified that the post was not just about her.
Thanks for this post. But this is not abt me. It's abt a prejudice . I wish they made fun of me . https://t.co/VxDMA2ue8N
— TannishthaChatterjee (@TannishthaC) September 28, 2016
The Facebook post, where she talked in details about how horrific the whole experience was, has been shared 972 times and film personalities like Sona Mohapatra and Zoya Akhtar have extended their support to this wounded star.
Zoya Akhtar stood by the actress's side.
Singer Sona Mohapatra responded to this distasteful incident.
