Fighting the Darkness: Actress Yami Gautam : 2013 Bollywood's Best Female Debut, Latest Victim of Twitter Trolls | Photos

Stop the presses! The Indian twitterverse is now bursting with jokes on pretty and talented Bollywood actress Yami Gautam (see photo), particularly on her brand endorsement of the Fair and Lovely fairness (whitening) cream.

Here's the video that created the "storm":

Twitter trolls have dished out everything against the beautiful desi celebrity. Here's a sample tweet by "Niral" (@niralsoni): "How to convert Black money into White? Just tap them with Yami Gautam's cheeks". Some people are just so mean!

To tell you the truth, I personally believe that these jokes on skin color, especially against dark skin, is so unfair and stupid. Real beauty is skin deep, so they say. Prejudice against dark-colored people is so outdated. These views belong to uncivilized slave and medieval societies, to eras when black people are regarded as commodities and (un)holy crusades were launched against Islam. There is only one race: the human race!

Enough. To the delight of our readers, we are featuring the profile of Miss Yami Gautam (see photo).

Born on November 28, 1988 in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, she is best known for her role in the romantic comedy "Vicky Donor", for which she won the Best Female Debut from the Filmfare and Zee Cine awards. Before her appearance in films, she was first seen by the public in television commercials and soap operas such as "Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam" and "Chand Ke Paar Chalo".

Her filmography:

2010: Ullasa Utsaha
2011: Ek Noor, Nuvvila
2012: Vicky Donor, Hero
2013: Gouravam, Yuddham
2014: Total Siyappa, Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum, Courier Boy Kalyan, Action Jackson

More photos of our featured Indian beauty (click to enlarge):