Bollywood super star Salman Khan has given
numerous super hits to the Indian film industry but the interesting part of the
tale is that the fitness freak actor has also rejected a lot of films including
DDLJ which later became major hits worldwide. A lot of these rejected films by
Salman are done by Bollywood King Khan aka Shah Rukh Khan.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
The film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
popularized as DDLJ is directed by Aditya Chopra under the production of Yash
Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles. Sharukh
played the role of Raj Malhotra which was earlier offered to Salman, who
rejected the film due to some unknown reasons. The film broke all the records
and became a major hit.
Baazigar (1993)
Baazigar is a crime thriller film directed by
Abbas-Mustan. The role of protagonist with negative shade was earlier offered
to Salman Khan who rejected the film. It was Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan’s
breakthrough role as antihero and the film proved to be a blockbuster hit.
Josh (2000)
Josh is a Bollywood action crime film
directed by Mansoor Khan. The role of Max was earlier offered to Salman but due
to the unavailability of dates, the role was later given to ShahRukh Khan and
the film was a major success. Rumors were also there that Salman did not want
to do a role of Aishwarya’s brother and that’s why he rejected the film.
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Kal Ho Naa Ho is a Bollywood romcom drama
film directed by debutant Nikhil Advani under the Dharma Productions. Earlier
Salman Khan was offered Rohit Patel’s role who rejected the film due to cold
war between Shah Rukh Khan and him. Later, Saif Ali Khan did the role and the
film became a blockbuster hit.
Chak De! India (2007)
Chak De! India is a Bollywood sports film
directed by Shimit Amin under the production of Yash Raj Films. The role of
Kabir Khan as Hockey coach was basically written for Salman Khan but due to
dates’ problem Salman was not able to do the film. Later, Shah Rukh Khan
performed the role magnificently and won the Filmfare Award for the Best Actor.
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