Internet Slams Dhruv Rathee Over Skin Lightening Claim About Deepika Padukone

Dhruv Rathee has been under the heat since he criticised Ranveer Singh's successful film Dhurandhar in one of his videos.

Internet Slams Dhruv Rathee Over Skin Lightening Claim About Deepika Padukone

Popular YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has been under the heat since he criticised Ranveer Singh’s successful film Dhurandhar in one of his videos. And amid this controversy, he has also been receiving hate for mentioning that Singh’s wife and actor Deepika Padukone has gotten skin lightening treatment, which has angered social media users who have now jumped to her defence. Read to know more about it here.

Dhruv Rathee About Deepika Padukone

In his latest video, titled “The FAKE Beauty of Bollywood Celebrities,” Dhurv Rathee names many big stars, including Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty, Deepika Padukone, Kajol, and Priyanka Chopra, claiming that they had all undergone skin lightening treatments. He said, “Some of these actresses also endorse skin-whitening creams. The secret behind fair skin is neither any cream nor staying away from the sun. The reality is glutathione injections, which have become a popular method for skin lightening.”

Youtuber Dhruv Rathee in his latest video blames Deepika for skin lightening treatment
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Rathee’s YouTube video started surfacing on Reddit, after which many of Deepika’s fans started coming to defend her. One user commented, “First of all, I do think the left side era Deepika was into bronzer and tanning. Look at her younger pics, she wasn’t that dark. Barely medium skin tone. So she was just likely following the tan fashion trend of the 2000s in a few of her looks, like Aishwarya did for Dhoom 2 (or girl just got tanned cuz people with melanin can have their skin tone change like 5 shades based on sun exposure and skin care. I thought average Indians would know that.” Many pointed out how criticising women for their choices was not right and that this was just years of skincare.

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What are your thoughts on this? Let us know.

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First Published: December 26, 2025 4:45 PM

Meghna Rajpal

Patriarchy's worst nightmare (with a cute smile). An introvert walking around with Bollywood Music in the background who will avoid meeting you in public. I write about pop culture, fashion, and everything controversial.

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