By Shefalee Vasudev: Today’s film stars and models are anything but classic, conventional beauties. The concept of beauty in India is undergoing a dramatic change Most debates on beauty in India are like fairy tales. They meander through anecdotes from cinema, advertising, fashion and pop culture, yet end predictably. The girl with the fairest complexion walks away with the CEO, the farmhouse, the luxury car, the best job, the promotion, the love affairs and the envy of others. Even as modern India obsesses over the fair-and-lovely ideal, it has made a noticeable shift in its larger acceptance of beauty. In this new story, attitude, intelligence, carriage and confidence, and even dark skin compete with the classic, fair-skinned, buxom damsel with doe eyes and long hair. Look at Bollywood. Despite its fixation with classically beautiful girls like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and the imported-and-fair Katrina Kaif, it has made space for diversity — Sonakshi Sinha, Chitrangada Singh, Lara Dutta, Kalki Koechlin, Mahie Gill and Konkona Sen Sharma to name a few. Read Full: The Changing Face of Beauty - Indian Express
