Here's when an actor's loss became someone else’s gain

Certain roles are meant to be played by certain stars. But that’s not how every Bollywood story begins. Many a times, roles are written for someone else and are enacted by other actors and actresses. With Rock On 2 finally landing in Shraddha Kapoor’s kitty after originally being offered to Alia Bhatt, here are a few characters which were written keeping a particular actor in mind but went to someone else.

Can you imagine Karan Arjun without Salman Khan? Well, the role was originally written with Ajay Devgn in mind. It was when Ajay refused to play the part that it went to Salman. Later, the movie directed by Rakesh Roshan became an epic.

Is Salman Khan a star by fluke? It wasn’t just Karan Arjun that landed with him by chance but also his launch pad, Maine Pyar Kiya. Yes, the blockbuster wasn’t originally written for him but for Vikas Bhalla. Imagine the disaster that was averted!

In yet another tale, Munna Bhai MBBS wasn’t meant for Sanju Baba but for Shah Rukh Khan. And we thank the makers for that. Jadu Ki Jhappi and the whole tapori act would have lost its charm if SRK had played the role. Whether you believe it or not, Sanjay Dutt was supposed to play the character of cancer patient, which was later enacted by Jimmy Sheirgill in the movie.

Shah Rukh Khan has all the reasons to thank Akshay Kumar, Arbaaz Khan, Salman Khan and even Anil Kapoor. Wondering why? Well, Baazigar, the film that established him as a star was first offered to all of them. When no one agreed to play the negative character, the role went to King Khan.

Talking about Shah Rukh Khan, even Chak De! came to him when Salman Khan said no to it.Knowing this, we wonder how Salman would have delivered the famous “sattar minute” speech?

Karisma Kapoor wasn’t the original choice for Raja Hindustani. The film, which catapulted Karisma’s career was actually supposed to be Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s debut vehicle. Thanks to Aishwarya’s Miss World commitments, the film went to Karisma.

‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ was first offered to Karisma Kapoor, Twinkle Khanna and Raveena Tandon. It was when they rejected; the role went to Rani Mukerjee.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan wasn’t the original choice for playing Nandini in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. It would be hard for you to believe, but it was Kareena Kapoor who was initially considered to play Nandini.
(Image: farzitimes.com)