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The curious case of Anushka, Kangna, Priyanka's LIPS

Remember when some of India's most photographed faces suddenly pop up one day looking significantly different from their original selves? In the words of Marvin Gaye, 'What's goin' on,' we ask.

When Anushka Sharma recently appeared on Koffee With Karan, she probably attracted more attention than she had bargained for.

And we aren't even talking about her much-publicised romance with cricketer Virat Kohli.

The discussion, soon after the show was aired, quickly veered to Anushka's rather odd-looking lips.

The Bombay Velvet actress, who made an appearance on the show with the film's director Anurag Kashyap, and giggled the way only young people in the first rushes of love do, has sparked inevitable speculation about her looks.

With Anushka, we take in stock other star actresses and how radically different they look now from the time they had started out.

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Anushka Sharma, back then

In her third movie Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl, Anushka's lips didn't look like they had been stung by bees and gave way to an easier and natural smile.

Kangna Ranaut, now

While Queen actress Kangna Ranaut has been more in the news for her many experiments with her brows, she has also displayed significant changes in the way her pout looked after a few years in the industry.

Kangna Ranaut, back then

One of the few naturally skinny girls in Bollywood, Kangna Ranaut, seen here in a still from her 2009 film Woh Lamhe, proceeded to meet industry standards of beauty after her early acting success.

Her naturally curly mane, pencil-thin eyebrows and that unconventional-looking lips have given way to a more mainstream face.

Priyanka Chopra, now

She quickly rose to fame as a versatile actress and fashionista after a rather rocky start, especially on the personal style front.

But the marked difference on Priyanka Chopra's face over the years has been duly noticed along with all of her professional ups and downs.

Priyanka Chopra, back then

This is what the former Miss World looked like in her early days as an actress.

Seen here in her first film Hero: Love Story Of A Spy, there's a whole lot of dissimilarities we see between her two pictures.

Koena Mitra, now

She may have been missing in action for quite a while now but Koena Mitra's botched plastic surgery was the talk of tinsel town for the longest time.

In one of her most recent pictures, the starlet looks eerily similar to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, if you look closely.

Koena Mitra, back then

As a fresh-faced aspiring actress, Koena had a lot going for her, including a well-toned body and a naturally beautiful face.

Rakhi Sawant, now

Rakhi Sawant's face has weathered so many changes, it's hard to tell the real one from all the others.

If you last saw her in her first item number -- Mohabbat hai mirchi costarring then debutant Zayed Khan -- chances are you wouldn't recognise her today.

Rakhi Sawant, back then

This is what Rakhi Sawant looked like during her early days as an aspiring celebrity in Bollywood.

Hard to say what exactly needed changing on this face.

Katrina Kaif, now

Besides some seriously hot moves and an even fitter body, Katrina Kaif also seems to have acquired mysteriously luscious lips too. 

Look at this still from Ek Tha Tiger closely and proceed to the next slide.

Katrina Kaif, back then

The actress had a perfectly normal mouth in Raj Kumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani.

Preity Zinta, now

The focus has gradually shifted from Preity Zinta's famed dimples to the lower part of her face during her acting career.

This photograph, clicked at one of last season's IPL matches, shows the actress-producer's unusual pout.

Preity Zinta, back then

A younger Preity Zinta, seen here in Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai, that released in 2000.

Gauahar Khan, now

Model and Bigg Boss 7 winner Gauahar Khan reportedly had a botched lip surgery not long ago too.

While we can't really say if it was botched, she did look slightly different than before on Bigg Boss.

Gauahar Khan, back then

A younger Gauahar Khan, from her modelling days.