Nutan: From 'Ugly' Label to Legend, Rejected Mughal-e-Azam, Conquered Bollywood

• Nutan, a celebrated Hindi cinema actress, faced taunts of being 'ugly' early in her life, leading to a deep inferiority complex.
• Her mother, Shobhana Samarth, supported her by sending her abroad for studies and producing a film to launch her career.
• At just 14, Nutan rejected the iconic role of Anarkali in 'Mughal-e-Azam' due to her lack of self-confidence.
• After studying in Switzerland, she returned with renewed confidence and made a grand comeback with the 1955 film 'Seema'.
• Nutan dominated Bollywood for four decades, proving that talent and self-belief are more important than conventional beauty.