- India,
- 31-Mar-2025 08:30 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan: Shah Rukh Khan, who is called the King of Bollywood, has given many great films in his career. But there was a time when he rejected the 1994 superhit film 'Dilwale'. Ajay Devgan, Raveena Tandon and Sunil Shetty were seen in the lead roles in this film.Ajay Devgan became the hero instead of ShahrukhThe writer of the film Karan Rajdan recently revealed that this film was initially written keeping Shahrukh Khan in mind. But Shahrukh had put a condition to change the script of the film. He had said that at the end of the film, the heroine should go with another hero. When the writer refused to make this change, Shahrukh refused to do the film. Later this role was given to Ajay Devgan, and he played it brilliantly.Director Subhash Ghai was also dissatisfiedDirector Subhash Ghai was also not completely satisfied with the casting of the film. According to Karan Rajdan, Ghai had warned him that this film could fail. He had said that Ajay Devgn would not fit in the lead role, and Raveena Tandon's streak of flops would continue. However, when the film was released, it bombed at the box office.Shahrukh regretsAfter the film's tremendous success, Shah Rukh Khan also reacted to it. He met Karan Rajdan and admitted that the decision of not changing the script was right. He also congratulated the writer and the entire team on the film's success.'Dilwale' became the biggest hit of the yearDirected by Harry Baweja, 'Dilwale' was released in 1994 and became one of the highest grossing films of that year. This film strengthened Ajay Devgn's career and even today it is counted among the great films of the 90s.