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Historical Fiction

Cleopatra is a 1963 film that stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It chronicles Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt. It is reported that director Mamoulian offered the title role to Dorothy Dandridge who turned down the role and replied, “You won’t have the guts to go through with this...” alluding to the racial turmoil and segregation of the time.

Sunless Tanning / Injections

The estimated cost of treating the skin cancers attributable to indoor tanning is $343.1 million a year, leading to a total economic loss of $127.3 billion over the lifetime of those affected. The global market for sunless tanners, estimated at $1.4 Billion in 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $1.8 Billion by 2026.

Whitening

Some Bollywood Actors have opted for skin fairness treatment. The global skin lightening products market size was valued at USD 9.96 billion in 2021.

Culture

Rita Moreno, in an interview with AP revealed that her skin was actually darkened to play her Puerto Rican character, Anita, in the 1961 classic West Side Story.