Bollywood is notorious for promoting mainstream beauty ideals that dictates its lead actors look a certain way. The women need to be conventionally pretty, thin, and fair. The men need to be conventionally hot, good-looking, and preferably have muscular bodies. To a large extent, good looks matter more than actual acting prowess when it comes to casting the leads in Bollywood films. But, there have been a very few who have been able to break such stereotypes. Here are such celebrities who ware rejected once.

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