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Rakesh Roshan’s Karan Arjun was one of the most iconic films of the 90s. It was Karan Arjun that gave Bollywood its most memorable male jodi’s in form of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. However, what most people do not know is that Rakesh Roshan originally had Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan in mind as the famed “Mere Karan Arjun aayenge” jodi!
And now, as the film ticks 25 years of its glorious release, Rakesh Roshan has revealed that Ajay and Shahrukh had both refused to do the film as they were not convinced with the script of the film. However, when the director approached Salman and Aamir tables turned. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama in his recent interview, Roshan has said that after Aamir asked me to wait for 6 months before he could give his dates, Shah Rukh came back to him and said he would like to be a part of the film.
Roshan has been quoted by the publication saying, “The original choice of actors was Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn. But they were not happy with their respective parts and wanted to switch. So Shah Rukh wanted to play Karan while Ajay desired to essay Arjun. However, I refused to do so. Hence, they both backed out of the film. Basically, they were not convinced with the story and the reincarnation element.”
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