Aishwarya Rai: Elle Magazine lands in disputation following whitening her skin: Reputed design magazine Elle has dally in debate over race following seemingly lightening the colour of Aishwarya Rai's skin on the blanket page of its late issue. Aishwarya Rai, who is the leading Bollywood character, beautifies the blanket page of the December issue of Elle Magazine India and obviously Aishwarya's skin looks a lot lighter.

Fans of Aishwarya have raised a protest against the magazine alleging racial abuse. The magazine has tried to give out an impression that pale skin is preferable to darker skin and this has got a section of the people outraged.

Apart from the cover page, Aishwarya also appears pallid and a couple of shades lighter in a slew of photos that are sprawled inside the mag. It is believed that the magazine has bleached her complexion; something that is not going down well with her herd of fans.

Readers are taking a dig at Elle with most of them feeling outright annoyed at such an abominable act. One of the fans slams Elle citing, "It’s annoying because it seems like lighter skin is always in fashion as if darker skin is something to be frowned upon."

Aishwarya is a renowned international figurine and 1994 Miss World. Apart from acting in dozens of Bollywood films, she has also acted in crossover films like ‘Bride and Prejudice’,  ‘Pink Panther 2’ and ‘Mistress of Spices.’