Shah Rukh Khan was offered Pushpa, reveals why he rejected it: 'Can't match Allu Arjun sir's swag'
Was Shah Rukh Khan offered Allu Arjun's role in Pushpa? Here's what the actor confessed about rejecting Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha and Telugu film at the IIFA awards recently. Not just SRK, here are other actors who were offered this hit movie.
At the IIFA awards held recently in Abu Dhabi, Shah Rukh Khan made a surpruising revelation. The Bollywood superstar who made his comeback with Pathaan after a long hiatus revealed he was offered movies Laal Singh Chaddha and Pushpa. He also shared the reason why he rejected the two movies starring Aamir Khan and Allu Arjun.
Shah Rukh Khan Khan on rejecting Laal Singh Chaddha and Pushpa
Shah Rukh Khan and Vicky Kaushal did Allu Arjun's walk and beard style from Pushpa before dancing on Oo Antava at IIFA pic.twitter.com/pq4vDYBc2r
¡ª sohom (@AwaaraHoon) September 28, 2024
The revelation was made on the stage of IIFA awards, which Khan was hosting alongside Vicky Kaushal. At the show, SRK who is known for his wit and charm, joked how he has done it all so far in his acting journey and all the films are offered to him first and then to other actors. Joining him, Vicky Kushal listed several movies and the Badshah of Bollywood revealed why he rejected those movies.
As Vicky Kaushal named Laal Singh Chaddha, a remake of Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, the King of Bollywood joked, "Even Aamir Khan shouldn¡¯t have done that movie." Of course, he wasn't arrogant about it. He added, "I love you, Aamir!" clearly indicating he said so in good humour.
Thank u so much my man. So kind of you for the love and prayers. And when it comes to swag and ¡®The Fire¡¯ himself praises me¡.wow¡it has made my day!!! Feeling Jawan twice all over now!!! I must admit I must have learnt something from you as I had seen Pushpa thrice in three¡ https://t.co/KEH9FAguKs
¡ª Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) September 14, 2023
Vicky then named Allu Arjun's Pushpa, which became a pan-India hit. Responding to that, the Jawan actor said, "Oh my god, yaar! You have touched on something that still hurts. I really wanted to do Pushpa, but I couldn't match Allu Arjun sir's swag."
5 other actors who rejected Pushpa
Mahesh Babu is the Costly miss for Puspha movie ?? pic.twitter.com/nEm5y0taek
¡ª M.D? (@Thalapathy_md) August 25, 2023
While we still don't know if Shah Rukh Khan was offered Allu Arjun's Pushpa or was it all a joke, here are five actors who reportedly rejected the film.
- Mahesh Babu - He was reportedly offered the lead role. No one knows what went wrong but rumours suggest that Mahesh Babu didn't want to play a role with negative shades.
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu - Samantha who made waves with her song Oo Antava in the movie was first offered song Srivalli. However, she rejected it for reasons best known to her.
- Nora Fatehi - It is said that Nora was first approahced for Oo Antava. However, she demanded a big paycheck.
- Disha Patani - Not just Nora, even Disha was offered Oo Antava. Howeverm she rejected the offer for reasons best known to her.
- Vijay Sethupathi - The actor who is still making waves for his role in Maharaja was first being considered for the role of Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, played by Fahad Faasil. However, due to his busy schedule, he had to turn it down.
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