India, Oct. 28 -- In her two-decade-long career, Radhika Apte has been part of several South Indian films, including Vetri Selvan, Rajinikanth's Kabali and Lion. Her last South Indian film was Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 (2019), which released six years after she shot for it. In a recent interaction, Radhika opened up about why she has consciously kept away from South Indian cinema, saying she felt the industry had a bias towards fair-skinned female actors.

Speaking to News18, Radhika said, "I could be wrong but in my perception, north Indian actresses were cast down south because they were fairer. I'm not fair. I wonder, why they wouldn't cast south Indian actresses in south Indian films and get north Indian actresses instead. And here, they ...