• Gauahar Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2009 with Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year.
• She was passed over for a part in the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.
• The 2008 film, directed by Danny Boyle, is regarded as a sleeper success.

One of the most well-known actresses in the entertainment sector is Gauahar Khan. She made her Bollywood debut in 2009 with Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. After that, she made multiple film appearances. She was passed over for a part in the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire.

The 2008 film, directed by Danny Boyle, is regarded as a sleeper success. At the 81st Academy Awards, the British drama movie took home eight prizes, including best picture. Freida Pinto and Dev Patel became well-known after the movie came out because they were in it.

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Being attractive did not ensure success, according to Gauahar Khan in an interview with Film Companion. She then reflected on how her appearance prevented her from getting a part in Slumdog Millionaire.

According to Khan, “One of the biggest projects I lost in my life was because I was too good looking for it, and it was Slumdog millionaire. I have met Danny Boyle, and I have done five rounds of auditions for it. After the fifth round, he said ‘you’re a fantastic actor, are you sure you’re trained in India?’ At that time, I had hardly any experience, and I said ‘I’ve trained in India’. He said, ‘you speak like an actor who is from out of India, not from India, so how do you have this experience?’ I said ‘sir I don’t know, I just try and do it every single day’. He said ‘you are such a fab actor but somehow I won’t be able to cast you here because I have to match three age groups and I can’t place you in a Slumdog Millionaire with your face. I said, ‘I can be in a slum’.”

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Gauahar Khan also said that she doesn’t feel bad about not getting the part because she met Danny Boyle, who called her “a great actor.” The actress expressed her happiness at landing roles where the producers thought they “needed a performance.”