Akshay Kumar Rejected these Movies: Akshay Kumar, one of the highest paid actors in the Hindi film industry, has made a comeback on the big screen with Sarfira. This film is the official Hindi remake of Surya’s Tamil film Soorarai Pottru (2020). However, the film is performing very poorly at the box office. By the way, 56-year-old Akshay has been going through a bad phase in his career for a long time. Amidst all this, let us tell you that the actor has been working in the Indian film industry for more than three decades. During this time, he gave many blockbuster films and also rejected many such films which were super-duper hits at the box office. Let us know here which great films Akshay had rejected.
Akshay said ‘juggler’ I had told it to
Did you know that Shah Rukh Khan was not the first choice for the lead role in ‘Baazigar’? According to DNA, Times of India and other reports, the director duo of Abbas-Mustan had initially approached Akshay Kumar for the role, but he turned down the offer. Actually, Akshay was not comfortable playing a grey character on screen. ‘Baazigar’ was a blockbuster upon its release and the film had a huge fan following. Shahrukh Khan ‘s strong performance helped him strengthen his position in the Hindi film industry.
Akshay Kumar said ‘Race’ was also rejected
Baazigar is not the only Abbas-Mustan film that Akshay Kumar turned down. According to a report in Times of India, the famous directors wanted to cast Akshay in their 2008 action crime thriller, Race, but Akshay rejected the project for unknown reasons. Ranveer Singh’s lead role was then offered to Saif Ali Khan, whose performance was highly appreciated. The film was also a huge success and inspired the makers to return with multiple sequels.
Akshay Kumar had also rejected ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’
Before casting Farhan Akhtar in the lead role, the filmmaker had first contacted Akshay Kumar for ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’. However, Akshay Kumar turned down this offer as well and decided to do ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara’. However, Akshay’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara’ could not do anything special at the box office while the Farhan Akhtar starrer film was a super-duper hit.
,Suryavansham’ Akshay Kumar also rejected it
According to a report by News 18, Akshay Kumar is among the 13 actors who rejected the film ‘Sooryavansham’. Finally, Amitabh Bachchan agreed to play the double role of father and son in the film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film also featured Soundarya, Jayasudha, Rachana Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan in important roles.
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