5 blockbusters rejected by Kamal Haasan

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Kamal Haasan’s missed hits

Kamal Haasan is among the top-notch actors of the South cinema. His acting chops are visually captivating. However, the superstar rejected several hit movies in his long career. Take a look: 

Mudhalvan (YouTube)

S. Shankar’s first choice for the lead actor in his political drama was Kamal Haasan but due to the latter’s prior work commitments, he rejected the offer. It was later done by Arjun Sarja

Enthiran (Sun NXT)

S. Shankar envisioned Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta for his science-fiction action film but later it was headlined by Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Gentleman (Prime Video)

Another S. Shankar directorial was turned down by Kamal Haasan due to his personal reasons with the script. The action movie later went to Arjun Sarja

Main Hoon Na (Netflix)

Farah Khan's directorial debut film with Shah Rukh Khan had Kamal Haasan as the first choice for the main antagonist but after he declined the role, it went to Suniel Shetty

Vasool Raja MBBS 2 (unreleased)

The Tamil remake of Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, Vasool Raja MBBS raked in crores at the box office. However, when Haasan rejected the offer for the sequel it never materialized