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