Jawan: Not Deepika Padukone But Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Was Set To Romance Shah Rukh Khan 2 Decades Post Devdas? Netizens Feel That She Rejected It Because She Doesn’t “Want To Dance In Movies Anymore”

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan is still going strong at the box office and isn’t backing anytime soon. The superstar did an ‘Ask me anything’ series on X (formerly known as Twitter) and gave savage responses to fans on the platform. Now, Redditors on the platform on to the series of new events are discussing how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the first choice for the Atlee directorial and not Deepika Padukone and reacting to it in the comments. Imagine Devdas and Paro’s collaboration after almost two decades… that would have been a dream come true!

However, DP nailed her cameo in the SRK starrer and received praise from fans for her small yet crucial role in the film. And talking about the actor’s camaraderie with Aishwarya in Bollywood, the two have delivered some of the most iconic performances of their career together.

Now, talking about the Reddit thread by Bolly Blind N Gossip, it had Deepika Padukone’s still from Jawan and the caption read, “What could be the reason Aishwarya Rai rejected this role? Would’ve been nice to see SRK-Aish pair again.”