Remo D’Souza: I have faced racism and prejudice due to my skin colour ever since my childhood

Remo D’Souza File.Pic/Yogen Shah

Remo D'Souza is already a choreographer and a director and now he tries his hands at production. He's producing a film called Laila Manju and the unique title was one of the reasons why he came on board. It's directed by Prem Soni, who also directed Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan's Main Aur Mrs. Khanna.

While talking to Times of India, he said also revealed how he has faced racism and prejudice ever since childhood. He revealed, "I have faced racism and prejudice due to my skin color ever since my childhood. It is a subject that I have dealt with very closely and experienced it whenever I travelled abroad. When I was growing up, people used to call me names. I used to just ignore it because I thought that maybe they are saying it because I look a certain way."

He added, "Eventually, when I grew up, I understood that this was wrong and the fact that I was letting them call me these names was even worse! Now, I stand up for it and won't take it from anyone. I also think those comments on my skin color pushed me to become who I am today so that no one could ever call me those names again. But racism still exists; go to a small town or village and it is there."

When asked about the acceptance of this film that deals with a subject as delicate as racism, D'Souza stated, "I am sure there will be more acceptance because the subject has been shown well. I am sure when the LGBTQ community watches it, they will also enjoy it. After watching the film, I felt like I must have laughed over certain things in the past with characters in our movies, but it needs to be changed. There are a lot of things in the film which have been so beautifully shown and I am so proud to be a part of the film."