Team OTTplay
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!
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!
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
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 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
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
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
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