Television actress Nausheen Sardar Ali who became a household name with Ekta Kapoor’s hit daily soap Kkusum is in the news, but for an unusual reason. The social media is abuzz with the 36-year-old TV star’s drastic transformation. While this is not the first time when netizens have pointed out Nausheen’s changing appearance with her ‘before and after’ pics, it has increased lately. The huge eyes, swollen lips and frozen face have sparked rumours of Nausheen aka Kkusum going under the knife! Though it is still not clear whether the shocking makeover is a result of plastic surgery or just a changed (read: bad) makeup, one cannot deny that the television star looks way too different. Why is Poonam Pandey Afraid of The Plastic Ban? Posts a Warning on Twitter!

The model-turned-actress from Mumbai may not be as regular on the small screen as she used to be in the early 2000s. But it has not stopped her from making headlines (though for very odd reasons). Nausheen recently had a mini-reunion with her Kkusum co-stars Anuj Saxena and Rucha Gujrati. Pics from the get-together were posted by an unverified Instagram account on her name, and it kind of set everyone’s tongues wagging. From her shiny, smooth, wrinkle-free face to extra plumped lips and the pointed nose, everything is under the scanner. Take a look at pictures below and decide for yourself. Sridevi’s Plastic Surgery Goes WRONG? Viral Video Claims Bollywood Actress' Botched-up Lip Augmentation.

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Nausheen loves taking selfies and it is very evident from the number of selfies from different angles are in this account. And at the same time, she has everyone's attention on her much-changed facial features.

Nausheen with actor Anuj Saxen who played the role of her on-screen husband, Abhay Kapoor in Balaji Telefilms' TV serials. The show had first aired on  2nd May 2001 and continued until 30th November 2005. Both Nausheen and Anuj had left the show post leap and were replaced by Manasi Joshi Roy, Shilpa Sakalani and Rohit Roy respectively.

Nausheen's co-star and best friend Rucha Gujarathi also posted photographs from the Kkusum reunion. Rucha played the role of Kali Kapoor on the hit TV show and she struck a good friendship with the main lead. Nausheen and Rucha continue to be great friends years after the show went off air.

One of the prominent part of Nausheen's looks are her thick kohl eyes and neutral nude makeup with glossy lips. Be it Indian ethnic wears or modern outfits, the actress chooses to stick to this makeup look.

Nausheen opting for red lips this time around, but she is still nowhere closer to the face everyone recognised as Kkusum. However, the lady looks very pretty and attractive.

Nausheen Ali Sardar was last seen Gangaa also known as Sagar Ki Gangaa on &TV. She played the role of Rahat Sameer Mirza. In an old interview, Nausheen had revealed to be living under the shadow of her image as 'tragedy queen'. She was quoted saying, "I'm looking for a comedy (to do) but somehow I get to be tragedy queen. People love to see me cry." Nausheen had also commented about the changes on TV, "Television progress in India has been slow and steady."

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