It’s a good thing Aishwarya said no to the role else, we would have missed out on such an amazing performance by Balan. As per throwback reports, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the original choice to play the possessed woman who grooves to the dynamic dance number, ‘Mere Dholna.’ The Yash Chopra directorial feature Preity Zinta in the role that was initially meant for Aishwarya.īhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)Ĭan you imagine anyone other than Vidya Balan essaying the role of Avni, aka Manjulika in Bhool Bhulaiyaa? Well, neither can we, so we were pretty surprised to know that she wasn’t the makers’ first choice. And then, suddenly they weren’t happening, without any explanation whatsoever.
She said, “How can I have the answer to that? At the time, there was talk of a couple of films that we would be working in together. We finally saw Lagaan Gracy Singh ace the role in a film that was a box office success.ĭuring an interaction with Simi Garewal, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opened up about being replaced in Veer Zaara and a couple more Shah Rukh Khan starrers. However, for reasons still unknown to us, she declined the role to star opposite Sanjay Dutt. In this 2003 hit, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was given the role of film’s leading lady, aka Dr Suman. Munna Bhai MBBS (2003) Munna Bhai MBBS (2003) The result of the same was the producer, Shah Rukh Khan, along with the others of the production team, replacing the actress with Rani Mukerji.
A source had once said that he was uncontrollable for four-and-half hours, leading to an upset Aziz Mirza calling off the entire schedule. One day, after the crew of Chalte Chalte, has just finished a song sequences on the truck from Pune to Malshet, Khan appeared on sets and created the scene. Back then, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was in a relationship with Salman Khan Back. This is more of a replacement than rejection. Talking about saying no to the SRK starrer, Aishwarya said, “If I’d done the film, it would have been tittered that, ‘Look, Aishwarya Rai is back to doing what she did in her modelling days-leaving her hair straight, wearing minis, and pouting glamorously into the camera.’” She added, “I know if I’d done Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I would have been lynched.” Rani Mukerji then played the role.Ĭhalte Chalte (2003) Chalte Chalte (2003) Talking about the same in a 1999 interview, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said that even though she was a newcomer, she was often compared with the senior actresses of the time. One of the actresses to say no to him was Mrs Rai Bachchan. Karan Johar had to face many rejections before finding an actress to play Tina in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Kuch Hota Hota Hai (1998) Kuch Hota Hota Hai (1998) Dil To Pagal Hai starred Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Karisma Kapoor finally played the role in Raja Hindustani, and it established her as a top leading lady of Bollywood.
Dharmesh Darshan had offered me Raja Hindustani Yashji (Yash Chopra) wanted to launch me in Maine Toh Mohabbat Kar Li, which became Dil To Pagal Hai.” Revealing that the offer was made to her even before she became Miss World, the actress said, “Even before winning the titles, I was being pursued. In an interview with Femina, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan revealed that she was the first choice to star opposite Aamir Khan Raja Hindustani. Raja Hindustani (1996) & Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Raja Hindustani (1996) & Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Check out this list to know a few of the many hit movies Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned down.
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