AR Rahman, in 2022, indirectly asked South Indian filmmakers to stop casting only fair-skinned heroines opposite heroes. At an event, this is what the Oscar-winning composer said: "We need to cast people with colour. Make them empowering and give them characters which will give them dignity."
Telugu and Tamil movies, especially, have cast only fair-skinned actresses opposite our superstars like Mahesh Babu, Vijay, Pawan Kalyan, and Prabhas. We don't even consider our girls, audition them and cast the suitable ones. But when others make colour-based racist comments, we are offended.
AR Rahman is currently working on Ram Charan's Peddi, from which the song Chikiri has been a huge chartbuster. He is reportedly going to make his acting debut in Prabhudeva's upcoming comedy film Moonwalk. Last year, Rahman's movies included Mani Ratnam's Thug Life. The Hindi films Tere Ishk Mein and Chhaava were also popular outings.
