Saba Hameed recently appeared as a guest on Iffat Omar's podcast, where the two delved into the sensitive topic of colourism in the Pakistani entertainment industry. During the candid conversation, Saba shared her personal experiences and observations regarding this prevalent issue. Reflecting on her own journey, the actress revealed that she had always believed she had a fair complexion, unaware of the discrimination that could occur based on skin tone. The Family Front star recounted, "Iffat, I am very blessed because I spent all my life thinking I was fair-skinned." However, she acknowledged that despite her own privilege, she witnessed instances of discrimination against other women in the industry due to their darker skin tone.

Saba explained, "This (colourism) was not a problem back then, it became one later." She also divulged an incident from a few years ago where a talented woman faced difficulties in securing roles solely because of her dark skin tone. In the past, actors like Amna Ilyas and Gohar Rasheed have repeatedly slammed the entertainment industry for its longstanding prejudices against dark-skinned actors.