Hansika Motwani
In Tamil cinema, particularly, the preference for fair-skinned actresses is impossible to ignore. The state has exported its fair ladies like Vyjayanthimala and Hema Malini to Bollywood but retains a fascination for fair-skinned beauties from the northern states. During the 1990s, Simran, a Punjabi, dominated the Tamil screen. Since then, many more from the north, all fair-skinned, have stepped in—such as Tamannah and Hansika Motwani.
