6 films rejected by Saif Ali Khan

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Birthday boy

On the occasion of Saif Ali Khan’s birthday today, take a look at 6 popular Bollywood films that the actor decided to skip over. Number 3 will shock you! 

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Did you know Saif Ali Khan was the first choice for lead in this blockbuster film? But he denied due to unavailability of dates. Guess it was supposed to be Shah Rukh Khan’s year! 

Devdas

It is reported that Jackie Shroff’s role as Chunnilal in Devdas co-starring SRK, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai was first offered to the actor but he denied due to prior commitments

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

This Karan Johar film was once thinking of having the actor on-board. It was the role of Aman Mehra that was offered but he denied, and Salman Khan was seen on the big screen

2 States

2 States is another film rejected by the actor. The role of Krish played by Arjun Kapoor was offered to the star but he denied and the role was passed to other actors before finalisation 

Race 3

After giving a remarkable performance in first two instalments of Race franchise, Saif decided to not be a part of Race 3. Salman Khan stepped into the role and that saved the film 

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within

The actor was offered the film Talaash opposite Kareena Kapoor but he rejected. Later, it was Aamir Khan selected for the lead in this popular film

Upcoming next

After giving a number of hit films in Bollywood, the actor is now all set to take over Telugu industry with his next project Devara: Part 1, co-starring Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor and more