• Shatrughan Sinha opened up about his scar on his face.
• He got after trying to imitate his uncle’s beard.
• He contemplated plastic surgery, but Dev Anand stopped him.

Shatrughan Sinha talked openly about how the scar on his face made him feel self-conscious. He recently made an appearance on Arbaaz Khan’s talk show, The Invincibles, where he explained how he acquired the scar while attempting to mimic his uncle’s beard-shaving technique. The seasoned actor claimed that he even considered having plastic surgery, but Dev Anand dissuaded him.

He related to Arbaaz how, as a child, he ended up slashing his cheeks and those of his cousin, leaving a scar on his face. I first cut my cousin’s cheek, then mine, he said in Hindi. They provided me with first aid at home, and that was it, continued Shatrughan. But as I gained some notoriety and began acting in movies, I started to question whether I should have it corrected. I even spoke to a plastic surgeon since I had a phobia over the scar.

“I frequently saw Dev Anand back when I was fighting for equality. Bhool ke bhi mat karna, Dev Saab ne kaha bilkul nahi karna. He categorically stopped me from having the scar corrected and informed me that even he had a tooth gap that finally became fashionable. Dekho mere daant ke bich me bhi gaddha hai. “Bahut jagah banaonga, kya kaise karunga, mujhko, lagta tha ki apni kati-phati shakal le kar aa raha hoon main filmo mein. I used to feel extremely ashamed because I thought I was going into Bollywood with a less-than-ideal look. Plastic surgeon se bhi baat kar lee thi humne.

At the moment, Shatrughan Sinha is a member of parliament and a leader of the All India Trinamool Congress. After earning his degree from Pune’s Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), he started his acting career. He made his acting debut in 1969 with Sajan and went on to star in a number of movies, including Mere Apne (1971) by Gulzar, Dost (1974) by Dulal Guha, Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972), Shaan (1980), and Kaala Patthar (1979).

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