Metamorphosis Metamorphosis

Bollywood actresses, her personality and style matches that of Juhi Chawla or Deepti Naval, as opposed to glamorous Aishwarya Rai or Raveena Tandon. She grew up in Ojhar, near Nasik, a small town in Maharashtra, where most people knew each other. All the people who lived in that township were employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a company responsible for manufacturing MIG fighter planes in collaboration with the Russians. She grew up watching fighter planes and dreamed of becoming a pilot herself. In fact, after high school, she applied to become a pilot at an aviation school in Mumbai without telling her friends. Unfortunately, her application was rejected because she didn’t have 20/20 vision.

Destiny made her confront her fears

She was also subject to incessant teasing, mostly from the boys in her high school. To avoid drawing unnecessary attention, she got giant black glasses to hide her face. In her picture, she looked as if she were going scuba diving! In her stand-up routine, she talks about a time when a family friend came to visit with his two sons. She was so shy she just hid under the bed. Destiny made her confront her fears by making her spend time surrounded by men – our three

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