Did You Know Shah Rukh Khan Was The First Choice For Munna Bhai MBBS? Know Why He Opted Out

We are all aware of Munna Bhai MBBS's widespread popularity. Everyone praised the film because of the outstanding Munna Bhai 'Sanjay Dutt' and 'Circuit' Arshad Warsi. However, did you know Shah Rukh Khan could have been part of the critically praised film? Makrand Deshpande has recently disclosed that he was offered the role of Circuit in Munna Bhai MBBS, which went to Arshad Warsi after he declined. He also said that Shah Rukh Khan was slated to star in the film before Sanjay Dutt was picked as the protagonist.??

Speaking about the same,? In a recent conversation with Siddharth Kannan, he said, “Raju (director Rajkumar Hirani) called me. I remember working on some scenes. I might have done some improvisation also. One song was also recoded which had my voice. First Shah Rukh Khan was suppose to star in Munna Bhai but he couldn’t do the film because of a shoulder injury. Then Sanjay Dutt came in.”

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He explained, “When the dates came in of the film… see I used to be always afraid when makers would give me dates, here Raju asked me for 56 days. It was really wrong on my part. I was thinking of making a film at that time. In my life, I just have always known that my time is really important and not who is giving me what role and what will that role will do for me because popularity, fame, money had never been a question for me.”

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For the unversed, the film follows Munna, who pretends to be a medical student in order to fulfill his father's ambition of him becoming a doctor. The plot takes numerous hilarious turns as Munna navigates medical school, dealing with patients and facing the institution's crooked dean.

Additionally, Makarand Deshpande is now starring in Dev Patel's action film Monkey Man, which has yet to be released in India. The film also includes Sikander Kher and Sobhita Dhulipala in key roles.

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