India, July 22 -- Breaking into the film industry is notoriously tough, especially for outsiders and even more so for women who don't fit the industry's narrow beauty ideals. Actor Vaani Kapoor recently opened up about facing rejection early in her career because of her skin tone. She also talked about being body shamed for being too skinny.

In an interview with News18 Showsha, Vaani recalled being dropped from a film because she wasn't "milky white." Although the comment didn't come to her directly, she learned through others that a filmmaker believed she wasn't fair enough for the role. "A filmmaker had once said that I wasn't fair enough to land a role. He said that I wasn't 'milky white'," she shared.

Vaani also touched on being bod...