Remo D’Souza says he was called ‘kaalia’ for his skin colour: ‘Hated it’

Remo D’Souza has shared a video set to Mohammed Rafi’s song Hum Kale Hain To Kya Hua Dilwale Hain. The director-choreographer recalled being mocked for the colour of his skin and shared he was alluded to with terms, for example, ‘kaalia’ and ‘kalu’. Remo uncovered to help him feel better, his mom would often sing the Mohammed Rafi melody eventually became his top choice. His better half Lizelle D’Souza also features in the video Remo posted.

Sharing it on Instagram, Remo wrote, “I used to hate it when people called me #kaalia #kalu, but then my mom told me that it’s not the #colour it’s the #heart that matters and used to sing this #song. Since then this became my fav song. Now I sing this song to @lizelleremodsouza.”

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Remo had once told Times of India in an interview, “I have faced racism and prejudice due to my skin colour 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.”