Friday,
July
13,
2007
Tanushree
Dutta
might
be
one
of
the
hottest
properties
in
tinsel
town
now.
But
there
was
a
time
when
this
Bong
beauty
had
a
complex
about
her
looks.
"Till
I
went
to
Sanya,
a
Chinese
Beach
city,
to
compete
for
the
Miss
World
2004
title,
I
was
always
worried
about
the
way
my
hair,
skin
and
clothes
looked.
Physical
appearance
defined
beauty
for
me
then," recalls
the
dusky
actress.
But
when
she
made
friends
with
localities
and
the
other
contestants,
she
overcame
her
prejudices.
"Earlier,
dark
complexion
meant
ugly
for
me.
But
soon
I
realized
that
dark
complexioned
people
were
also
big
achievers,
true
winners
in
their
countries.
Physical
appearance
does
not
matter," says
Tanushree.
As
a
parting
gift,
Tanushree
gifted
all
her
fellow
contestants
bindis
and
Indian
nose-pins.
Later
that
evening,
she
had
a
pleasant
surprise
awaiting
her.
When
her
friends
joined
her
at
the
dinner
table
all
of
them
were
wearing
the
bindis
and
nose-pins!