South Indian stars who rejected Bollywood offers
Rohan Murleedharan
Mar 2, 2023
Missed opportunity
Anushka Shetty declined Rohit Shetty's
Singham
and other Hindi films due to her busy schedule
Bollywood rejection
Despite immense popularity, Mahesh Babu sticks to Telugu cinema roots
Bollywood dreams
Despite being offered an intriguing script by Vishal Bhardwaj, Fahadh Faasil missed the chance to star in a Bollywood film
Regional loyalty
Nayanthara turned down the opportunity to share the screen with Shah Rukh Khan in Chennai Express
Cultural comfort
Allu Arjun rejected the multilingual film
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
, which was later offered to Hrithik Roshan and then to Salman Khan
Cross-boundary actor
Nivin Pauly was offered Vicky Kaushal's role in
Manmarziyan
but chose to sacrifice his Bollywood debut for
Kayamkulam Kochunni
Bold Move
Rashmika Mandanna turned down the role in the Hindi remake of
Jersey
Artistic integrity
Puneeth Rajkumar rejected the role in
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
due to his disinterest in the script
Rising star
Yash reportedly rejected the role of Laal Kaptaan which was then offered to Saif Ali Khan
Villainous Role
Fortune smiled on
Sudeep
for the role of antagonist in
Dabangg 3
after the Kannada star Darshan rejected it
Bilingual Breakthrough
Despite several offers,
Vijay Devarakonda
rejected many roles in Hindi films
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