In a recent Instagram post, actor Zareen Khan expressed her disapproval of a Reel where a social media user created fake freckles using broccoli. The actor criticized the trend, highlighting her disappointment with current beauty fads on social media.
“I’m not against freckles…I’m just against these nonsensical trends,” Khan, known for her candidness, wrote in the caption, conveying her disbelief.
Speaking to us, the 37-year-old actor commented, “There are some weird trends that have come now. I don’t know what people are up to! It’s beyond my understanding. I see this trend where people are trying to put fake freckles, it’s shocking. Why would you do that? I don’t understand the idea behind it.”
Khan also reflected on her childhood struggles with freckles and the societal pressure to conform to unrealistic beauty standards.
“I have nothing against freckles. I had them as a kid. If it was right now, I wouldn’t have cared to remove them from my face. I didn’t have a say during childhood, so my parents were in a rut of ‘Oh my, she is a girl child, daag nahi hone chahiye’. That was hurtful, you know. They didn’t understand freckles, they used to think ki pata nahi kya hogaya hain chehre par,” she shared, adding, “My mom used to take me to homoeopathic doctors to get them removed.”
The actor, who last appeared in “Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele” (2021), emphasized the importance of embracing natural beauty and urged sensitivity towards those with genuine childhood insecurities. “For the new generation, everything they see on social media is validation. If you naturally have freckles, it’s beautiful but aise reels mein banaake uska mazaak mat banaao. Many people have childhood trauma because of these things,” she said.
Khan also lamented the lack of depth in content and the superficiality of today’s social media culture. “No one is putting the reel to normalize freckles. Everything has its pros and cons. Social media can be a great way to spread messages to impact society in a good manner. But I hardly see anybody doing that,” she concluded.
