New Delhi. The career of Shahrukh Khan, known as the King of Bollywood, is full of many memorable films. The film ‘Baazigar’, released in 1993, gave Shahrukh Khan a different identity in the industry. His negative character in this film was greatly appreciated by the audience and this film became the beginning of his stardom. ‘Baazigar’ was directed by famous director duo Abbas-Mustan. After the success of this film, the name of Abbas-Mustan duo became included among the big filmmakers of Bollywood. However, a few years after the success of Baazigar, when the pair planned to make a new film, they first offered it to Shahrukh Khan, but King Khan refused to work in that film. Why did Shahrukh reject the film? Abbas-Mustan made the film ‘Daraar’ in the year 1996. His first choice for this film was Shahrukh Khan. Actually, after playing the role of anti-hero in Baazigar, Shahrukh’s image became stronger for such characters. However, at that time Shahrukh Khan was continuously becoming a part of films with negative characters. Apart from ‘Baazigar’, he also played a gray shade character in films like ‘Darr’. In such a situation, he wanted to change his image and for this reason he refused to work in ‘Daraar’. Shahrukh Khan believed that he did not want to be limited to the image of only a villain or an anti-hero. He wanted to make his mark as an actor by playing different types of characters. Cast of the film changed after Shahrukh’s refusal After Shahrukh Khan’s exit from the film, Abbas-Mustan started looking for other actors. ‘Daraar’ was a film based on a love triangle, in which Rishi Kapoor and Juhi Chawla had already been cast. Abbas-Mustan also approached actor Sanjay Dutt for the film, but the talks could not progress further. After this, Arbaaz Khan was finally selected for this film. ‘Daraar’ became the first film of Arbaaz Khan’s career. He played a negative role in this film and his acting also got a lot of discussion. ‘Crack’ was average at the box office There were a lot of expectations initially about ‘Daraar’, directed by Abbas-Mustan, but the film could not perform well at the box office. According to reports, the budget of the film was around Rs 5 crore and the film did business of around Rs 6 crore at the box office. However, the film played an important role in giving Arbaaz Khan recognition in Bollywood. At the same time, after this Shahrukh Khan started paying more attention to romantic and different types of characters. Shahrukh’s changed image made him a superstar The decision to reject ‘Daraar’ proved to be a major turning point in Shahrukh Khan’s career. After this, he created his image of a romantic hero through films like ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’. Today Shahrukh Khan is among the biggest stars of Bollywood. While films like ‘Baazigar’ brought him recognition, he decided to change the direction of his career by leaving films like ‘Daraar’, which made him the most popular actor of Hindi cinema.
Shahrukh Khan had rejected this movie, then a new star emerged
