I need fair skin.. plz help?

Look.. I am from India and i am dark. My mom tells me i was fair when i was born then i lost it. probably due to extensive football that I play. Now i have grown dark. My friends tease me too. I really want to get fair. I feel jealous of my friends who are fair. My dad refuses to buy cosmetics that give fair complexion. He says they are for girls and they do not work. I really am in a fix please someone help me.... I really am desperate. Please suggest something what shall i do. I really feel like.. like I feel my life cannot move on without fair skin.. I really NEED fair skin please help...