Bigg Boss fame, Chum Darang recently opened up in an interview about how she faced racism all throughout her life. Hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, Chum had to go through a lot post-pandemic. In an interview with Zoom, she spoke her heart out and shared instances where she had to take on many racist comments because of her origin. Chum marked her presence as an actor in Bollywood with films like Badhaai Do and Gangubai Kathiawadi. The actress also shared how television and cinema play a big role and how inclusivity in such mainstream media can normalise the acceptance of North Eastern people.
Chum Darang shared her own set of experiences with facing racism and how it shaped her life
In a candid interview with Zoom, Chum shared that as she belonged to Northeast India, she had to face a lot of racism and how the situation became worse after the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, she had to sing the National anthem to prove her identity. The actress shared that although sometimes the racist remarks took a toll on her, now she knows how to handle it. Addressing the same, Chum said:
“I have faced a lot of racism but I don’t want to go deep into those stories and sound like a victim. The thing with racism and discrimination is some people are genuinely not aware, while there are some who do it intentionally. “When I say I am from Arunachal, it means I am from this country only. If you don’t understand this or keep asking even after I’ve said it, then you should be ashamed of yourself. You have sung the National Anthem every day, and I have sung it too. I am a proud Indian and no one can take that away from me. Earlier, people would do racist things like calling us ‘momo’, and later, they started calling us ‘coronavirus’. Such comments and mentality do annoy me, but I am someone who knows how to give it back then and there, and I have done it a lot of times.”