Kapanlagi.com - Exotic figure Arawinda Kirana has been the center of attention in society in recent months. This is because the film YUNI she starred in won the platform prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. The teenage drama also received many nominations at the 2021 Indonesian Film Festival.
But did you know that Arawinda has experienced many heartbreaking moments to get to this point? When participating in various castings, she was rejected because of her dark skin.
"I have often auditioned several times and been rejected. Maybe because I don't meet the standard beauty template. I often receive comments like, you're too dark-skinned, your hair is too curly. In my opinion, that's the beauty of Indonesia but rarely portrayed," said Arawinda when met by Kapanlagi.com at Epicentrum XXI, Rasuna Said area, South Jakarta, on Monday (8/11/2021).
Skin and hair color discrimination seems to have been experienced by Arawinda Kirana since she was in elementary school. To the point where a boy she liked rejected her because of that factor.
"Since elementary school, I didn't have any friends because I was often bullied because they considered me dirty, dull, and unkempt. I was very insecure back then, to the point where my hair fell out from smoothing it every day just to fit in at school. In junior high, I had a crush on a senior, and when he was teased, he said, 'Ara is dark and ugly!' Oh my God, that hurt so much," said the 20-year-old woman.
Arawinda Kirana expressed her gratitude to director Kamila Andini for choosing her to debut in the film YUNI. Because Kamila saw her not only from her appearance but also her talent.
"Finally, I got the opportunity from Ms. Dini who could see me beyond my physical appearance, which has dark skin. It was also through Ms. Dini that I got involved in QUARANTINE TALES," said the person affectionately called Ara.
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