Anu Aggarwal opens up about love, recalls walking out of project as they tried to make her look fair

Former actor Anu Aggarwal, who is best known for her role in Mahesh Bhatt’s 1990 film ‘Aashiqui’, recently opened up about love and said that she doesn’t equate it with sex. In an interview with Bollywood Life, Anu said that she has always been ‘too open’ about her life and looks at love in a different way than others.

‘Meri aashiqui ko kya ho gaya (What happened to my love life)?… I am a very open person. I have always been an open person. In fact, I had been too open. Talking about love, no one knows what is going to happen in the future…’ said Anu.

Anu Aggarwal, who runs foundation for mental health, said that her need for sexual gratification ended many years back. She said she gets much love from the kids and it is honest and innocent love. She added that the concept of love needs to be revamped as it can be felt in the smallest of gestures and one does not need to be too vocal or grandiose about it.

For the unversed, Anu had announced that she has become a monk in 2001.

Anu Aggarwal also recalled how in 1998 she had 'walked out of a modelling assignment' as people tried to apply 'fair makeup' on her. She also said that the 'white skin complex' started in India after the British came here.

Anu told Bollywood Life, ‘You see the women in warrior avatar from states like Rajasthan, lot of them were dusky. Colourism was never an issue. The white skin complex came with the British. It is 250 years old. It never became an issue for more. I was like if you like me you take me or let it be. In 1988, I walked out of a modelling assignment as they began using fair makeup on my face. I walked out with my handbag.’

She added, ‘I stood up for who I am. I never blamed anyone. End of the day you need to have self-belief which is the path to self love. I have walked out of thing. It did not give me a complex nor did I explain things to people. There were so many things that were not considered acceptable about me.’

Earlier, Anu appeared on singing reality show ‘Indian Idol 13’ and later alleged that her shots were cut from the show.

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