Shatrughan Sinha opened up about feeling embarrassed with the scar on his face. He lately appeared on Arbaaz Khan’s discuss present, The Invincibles and revealed he acquired the scar after he tried to mimic his uncle who was shaving his beard. While the veteran actor mentioned he even contemplated cosmetic surgery, it was Dev Anand who stopped him. Also learn: Shatrughan Sinha remembers being ’embarrassed’ about his seems
He recalled to Arbaaz how he ended up reducing himself and his cousin’s cheeks throughout childhood, which left a everlasting mark on his face. He mentioned in Hindi, “I first cut my cousin’s cheek, then my own.” Shatrughan continued, “They gave me first aid at home, and that was that. But when I got some amount of fame, and started working in films, I began to wonder if I should get it fixed. I had a complex (about the scar) I even spoke to a plastic surgeon,”
“During my struggle days, I used to meet Dev Anand frequently. Dev Saab ne kaha bilkul nahi karna, bhool ke bhi mat karna. Dekho mere daant ke bich me bhi gaddha hai, aaj style ban chuka hai (He absolutely forbade me from getting the scar fixed, and told me that even he had a tooth gap which eventually became fashionable),” he added. “Bahut embarrassment hota tha mujhko, lagta tha ki apni kati-phati shakal le kar aa raha hoon main filmo mein, kaise apni jagah banaonga, kya kaise karunga. Plastic surgeon se bhi baat kar lee thi humne (I used to feel very embarrassed, I used to think I am entering Bollywood with a face that was not perfect. I worried about how I will make it in films with my face, what will I do about it),” added Shatrughan.
Shatrughan Sinha is at the moment serving as an All India Trinamool Congress chief and member of Parliament. He started his performing profession after graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. He made his performing debut with Sajan in 1969 and appeared in movies like Gulzar’s Mere Apne (1971), Dulal Guha’s Dost (1974), Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972), Shaan (1980) and Kaala Patthar (1979) amongst many others.
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