Salman Khan wished to replace Shah Rukh Khan in one of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Madhuri Dixit was a box-office success. The film garnered much love from the audience too. However, do you know, that Salman Khan wished to replace SRK in the movie?
According to several media reports, after the success of Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted to recreate the magic of their chemistry on-screen in Devdas, however, he then thought that Shah Rukh Khan would play the role of Devdas the best and he offered the film to him instead of Salman. This made the actor furious and after that, they never worked together in a movie.
Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai’s dating rumors began from the sets of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, however, according to reports, things turned out ugly between the two after Devdas and ended up in an ugly breakup covered widely by the media. Reportedly, Sanjay Leela Bhansali also wanted to star Salman and Aishwarya in Bajirao Mastani, however, after the couple’s breakup, the director delayed the film and then made it with a whole new cast.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali had worked with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and their chemistry impressed the audience. The film went on to be a commercial success.
Released in 2002, Devdas revolved around the story of Devdas whose life spirals downward as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to alleviate the pain after his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in Atlee’s Jawan which also stars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi along with Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, and others. The movie is scheduled to release on September 7. The actor also has Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki in the pipeline which also stars Taapsee Pannuu and is scheduled to release in December. Salman Khan on the other hand will be seen in the movie Tiger 3 which also stars Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. The movie is scheduled to release this Diwali in theatres and SRK will also have a cameo in the movie.
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