Bigg Boss 19: Pranit More opens up about being mocked for his dark skin tone as a kid; says 'Mujhe bola jaata tha ke tum dark ho, toh tum kahin kum ho'

Bigg Boss 19 contestant Pranit More, who has always brought smiles to everyone’s faces, opened up about his childhood days when he was mocked for his skin colour. In the latest episode, the stand-up comedian was seen sharing with Ashnoor Kaur about how he was faced mocking for his dark skin tone and was made to feel lesser than others.

Pranit shared, "Jab main chota tha mujhe humesha bola jaata tha ke tum dark ho, toh tum kahin kum ho. Aur sab chidhaate the, toh tabhi mujhe bahot bura lagta tha ke yaar ye cheez toh mere haanth mein thi bhi nahi. Aur uss cheez ke liye mujhe kyun bol rahe hain. (When I was a child, people often told me that because I was dark-skinned, I was somehow lesser than others. Everyone used to tease me, and it really hurt because my skin colour was never something I had control over. I couldn’t understand why I was being judged for something so natural.)"


Pranit shared that he has always been mindful to never make fun of anyone’s skin tone or body. He emphasised that such comments can deeply hurt a person’s confidence. "Isliye tune dekha hoga iss show mein bhi main na kisi ko kabhi fat-shaming, kabhi kisi ko galat cheez nahi bolta hoon. Kyunki mujhe pata hai ke woh cheez tumhe kitni hurt hosakti hai. (That’s why, even on this show, you must have noticed that I never fat-shame anyone or say anything hurtful. Because I know how deeply such comments can affect a person.)"


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He further recalled that during school and college, he also faced mocking for not knowing fluent English and how he lacked confidence. "When I was in school and college, I didn’t have the confidence to speak up, and I didn’t even know English. On top of that, people would make you feel that if you don’t speak English, you don’t know anything, and then they would comment on your looks too."

He added, "So ye joh humour waala tha woh mujhe tab samjha jab mujhe laga ke agar main funny nahi hota toh kya karta. Toh main galat cheezein karne laga. Like agar main inko kuch bolunga nahi toh ye kuch mujhe bol denge, toh main pehle he unlogon ko aisi cheezein bolne laga ke unko bhi hurt ho. But with time you realise in life that how different are you from others. You are also doing the same thing. So, then I stopped doing it. If I can't appreciate others, than I'm also like others. (That’s when I started using humour as a shield. I thought, if I’m not funny, what else can I do? So, I began saying hurtful things to others before they could say something to me. But with time, I realised that by doing that, I was no different from them. I stopped doing it. I understood that if I can’t appreciate others, then I’m just like the people who once put me down.)"