It is said that Aamir Khan was first offered this role but he rejected the script as he didn't want to portray the role of a paranoid person. Finally, the role went to Shah Rukh Khan who had just started his career in Bollywood and it became one of the best performances of his career.
It won't be wrong saying that our Mr. Perfectionist is one of the main reasons behind the success of Shah Rukh Khan. He has rejected blockbusters like Josh, which finally went to King Khan and it created history at the box office.
Again it was Aamir Khan who sent the script of DDLJ to Shah Rukh Khan and we are glad he didn't let us down with his role of Raj. Now, we can easily say no one would have portrayed this role better than our King Khan.
If you think only Aamir Khan had rejected scripts for Shah Rukh Khan, you are mistaken. Lagaan's script was first offered to Shah Rukh Khan, but he rejected it thinking it wasn't his type of role and finally the script found his way to Aamir Khan.
Before casting Aamir Khan for the role of Rancho in this movie, Rajkumar Hirani offered the role to Shah Rukh Khan in this epic cult. But, he turned it down and the role again went to Aamir Khan.
We think Aamir Khan might have regretted his decision of rejecting such blockbuster movies. Movies like Dil Toh Pagal Hai helped Shah Rukh Khan climb up the ladder and become the King of Bollywood.
Likewise, Shah Rukh Khan was about to play the lead character in Rang De Basanti, but, after his rejection the role finally went to Aamir Khan.
This movie which helped Shah Rukh Khan get the title of King of Romance was initially offered to (again) Aamir Khan. But he refused the offer and passed it on to Shah Rukh Khan, who signed the film without looking at the script.
The scriptwriter Prasad initially went to Aamir Khan with the script of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. After reading the script he passed it on to Salman Khan thinking he was a better choice for this role.
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