Why Did SS Rajamouli Say No To Direct Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan? Here’s The Answer!

Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is one of the most heartwarming movies of his career. The Kabir Khan directorial was released in 2015 and also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra and others. The story was penned by SS Rajamouli’s father, V. Vijayendra Prasad. In an interview, the aced writer revealed that he wanted his son to direct the film, but Rajamouli said no.

The revelation by V. Vijayendra Prasad makes us wonder if SS Rajamouli would’ve cast Salman and, if he did, how different his treatment of the story would’ve been. But why did the RRR director say no? Sadly, timing became an issue for him.

In a past interview with Pinkvilla, Vijayendra shared, “While I was narrating the script of Bajrangi Bhaijaan to my son, he had become teary-eyed. I had asked him if I should keep the story for him or whether I should give it away, and he told me to give it to someone else. Later, when Bajrangi Bhaijaan was released, he came to me and said, ‘You asked me at the wrong moment. I was utterly tensed about shooting for the climax of Baahubali so I said no, in haste. If you had asked me just 10 days earlier or 10 days later, I would have said Yes.”