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Sanjay Dutt was actually the first choice for the role of Shyam along with Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal. Upon his rejection, the role went to Suniel Shetty who stunned us!
John Abraham’s role as Kabir in the Aditya Chopra film Dhoom was offered to the star. The actor however declined the villain role due to the unavailability of dates
The pan-Indian film Baahubali's writer Vijayendra Prasad once shared that the makers had considered casting Sanjay as Kattappa. However, he was serving his jail sentence at that time
Did you know before KGF 2, the actor was also approached for the first KGF by actor Yash himself? He rejected the role as he was unsure of the fate of this much popular film
The director wanted to cast the actor for the role of Roy. However, due to a tight schedule, the actor rejected the film and the role was eventually played by Abhishek Bachchan
Reportedly, the actor was also approached for the supporting role in this film. Guess it was meant to be for Salman Khan, Kajol and Arbaaz Khan
Initially, this 1996 drama was supposed to star Sanjay along with Madhuri Dixit. The actor was rejected due to his legal cases and it was successfully played by Rishi Kapoor
Welcome To The Jungle is the newest addition to this list. The film was initially supposed to star Sanjay along with other lead actors, however, the actor has now refused