5 Bollywood Films That Ranbir Kapoor Said No To And Ranveer Singh Aced Them All

Apart from their names that people tend to mix up oh so often in Bollywood, Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor are often seen as rivals amongst the new crop of stars in Bollywood. This is mostly because of their romantic relationship with Deepika Padukone, but both Ranveer and Ranbir have often gone ahead and proved that it is not the case and in fact, the two of them are friends. But comparison? That is something nobody has been able to stop.

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Both Ranveer and Ranveer are powerhouse performers but bring fairly different energies to their characters. But despite the fact, their careers have crossed paths when a Ranbir’s pile of rejected Bollywood films were aced by Ranveer Singh. In fact, that’s how Ranveer kick-started his career in Bollywood, check out the films rejected by Ranbir Kapoor that became Ranveer Singh’s gain.

Band Baaja Baaraat – Aditya Chopra had Ranbir Kapoor in mind to play Bittoo but after he turned it down, Aditya went looking out for a new face and to our luck discovered Ranveer Singh!

Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ramleela – Today we cannot imagine another pair making Ramleela the hit that it turned out to be, but Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice was Ranbir Kapoor.

Dil Dhadkne Do – Ranbir always wanted to work with Zoya Akhtar but when she had a film to offer, he turned it down and it became Ranveer Singh’s gain.

Befikre –Another time Aditya Chopra went out to offer a film to Tanbir and was turned down he found the Befikra in Ranveer.

Gully Boyz – And another time Zoya imagined Ranbir to the perfect fit for the role and had to make good with Ranveer Singh instead.

Phew, it’s really hard not to get confused with their names, but Ranbir- Ranveer we love both in equal measure!