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Nushrat Bharucha: I was not finalised for Slumdog Millionaire because of my looks

Thursday, 1 March 2018 07:00

By News @sunriseradiouk

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Nushrat Bharucha of “Pyaar Ka Punchnama” fame says that she was one of the shortlisted actresses for the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”.

She says her on-screen image is stuck under the limited vision of filmmakers. She has often been seen playing the “nagging girlfriend” on the big screen.

Asked why she is not experimenting enough to grow as an actress, Nushrat told IANS: “I think my image is stuck in other peoples’ perceptions. I was one of the shortlisted girls for the female lead of the Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, along with Freida Pinto.”

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