'Hrithik Roshan, Wamiqa Gabbi have the best facial structure, says leading plastic surgeon: 'If they come to us, we would just fold hands, it's just God's grace on them'
In a recent podcast a leading plastic surgeon has spoken about celebrities who are really gifted by God as they have facial aesthetics which are close to perfection.
Dr. Sumit Malhotra—a leading plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Apollo Medics Super Speciality Hospital in Lucknow spoke spoke about how these two celebrities have the perfect facial features which is God's grace upon them. He said on 'Talk With Manvendra' podcast, "
Hrithik Roshan
ka face, jismein agar puchoge ke kya change karna chaahoge toh kuch bhi nahi change kar sakte."
He added, "Among women today, I believe Wamiqa has near to an ideal face. She has a very beautiful face. Agar yeh dono keh de ke hamare mein kuch change karna hai toh humein haath jodna padega kyunki bhagwaan ki aappe kripa hai. (If people like her were to visit a plastic surgeon and ask for a procedure, we'd probably just fold our hands in response. It's truly God's grace upon them).'
Wamiqa reacted to this and said, "My self-esteem is doing a little bhangra. Adding 'surgeon-approved face' to my bio and moving on with life. (Woke up to do some pending work BUT yeh dekhne ke baad vaapis sone jaa rahi hoon... Ok BYEEEEE!'
On the professional front,
Wamiqa Gabbi
is gearing up for her next releases — Bhoot Bangla, Dil Ka Darwaaza Kholna Darling, and the Telugu film Godhachari 2.
Hrithik Roshan has just completed the shoot of 'War 2' with Jr NTR and Kiara Advani.
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