Throwback: Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan share a very good friendship. Both actors have been working in Bollywood for more than three decades. Both are superstars and both have a huge fan following. Salman and Shahrukh have also appeared together in films.
There have been many instances in Bollywood when a film rejected by Shahrukh went to Salman. While the films rejected by Salman also reached Shahrukh. The film ‘Chak De India’ which came in 2007 was one such film. This film was first offered to Salman but he rejected it.
After Salman refused, the makers chose Shahrukh for this film. Shahrukh worked in this film and the film was a hit at the box office. Years after this film, Salman said that I wanted Shahrukh Khan to also be a part of some great films.
Salman was busy promoting his superhit film ‘Sultan’ when he was asked about rejecting Chak De India. In response, the actor said, “I left it because Shahrukh Khan should also be a part of some great films.”
Salman told the reason for rejecting it
Salman had told that, “When I was offered Chak De, my image was completely different because I was doing Partner and all those kind of films. The only thing I had in Chak De was that my fans would expect me to wear a wig and win matches for India, which would not be suitable for the film. That was not my style at that time. It was a more serious kind of film and I was doing commercial kind of cinema which I am still doing. I will never get out of the commercial cinema zone but the thing is that there will be a lot of meaningful cinema in the commercial zone.”
What was the story of ‘Chak De India’
Chak De India was an emotional sports drama film. In this Shahrukh Khan He played the role of a hockey coach named Kabir Khan. Before this, Kabir was a hockey player. After losing to Pakistan in a match, Kabir was accused of fixing. He was also the captain of the hockey team. He was thrown out after serious allegations were made. But later, as a coach, he made the Indian women’s hockey team win the World Cup.