7 movies rejected by Mithun Chakraborty

Shramana Kar

Mithun Chakraborty’s upcoming films

The veteran actor has a few projects in his pipeline such as Housefull 5, Lahore 1947, and The Delhi Files. However, check out the films that were rejected by Mithun Chakraborty.

Woh 7 Din (YouTube)

Due to his busy schedule, Mithun Chakraborty rejected this family drama. Later Anil Kapoor replaced him for the lead role, and garnered critical acclaim for his performance.

Ilzaam (Prime Video)

Reports say Mithun did not want to work as the second lead character, alongside Shashi Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha, hence he rejected the film. Later, Govinda replaced him in the film.

Do Qaidi (Prime Video)

Chakraborty was offered the role of Kanu, but due to his busy schedule, he rejected the film. Later, Govinda replaced him and collaborated with Sanjay Dutt, Amrish Puri, and Gulshan Grover.

Mafia (YouTube)

Reports say Chakraborty wanted to shoot in Ooty but the film was scheduled to shoot somewhere else, and hence, he rejected it. Later Aditya Pancholi replaced him for the role of police officer Bhagat Singh.

Iruvar (Aha)

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam reportedly offered the lead role to Mithun Chakraborty first, but due to unknown reasons, he rejected the film. Later, Mohanlal replaced him in this Tamil political drama.

Sooryavansham (SonyLIV)

Due to his busy schedule, Mithun Chakraborty rejected the Hindi action drama, and later Amitabh Bachchan replaced him for the dual role, and the film became quite successful.

Ghayal (ZEE5)

Due to financial issues, Chakraborty was asked to leave the action thriller film. Later, Sunny Deol replaced him for the lead role. The Hindi drama became a blockbuster hit at the box office.