Did You Know That The Entire Cast Of Karan Arjun Were Not The First Choices? Here Are The One Who Were

    Did You Know That The Entire Cast Of Karan Arjun Were Not The First Choices? Here Are The One Who Were

    You can love them or hate them , but the truth is Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan along with Aamir Khan has been the be all, end all of Bollyood from the 90s.

    Even though Shah Rukh and Salman were not as popular in 1995 as they are now, they were still the biggest rising superstars of the nation. And it is for the same reason that both of them coming together for a film was quite something. Karan Arjun was not only the highest grosser of 1995 but even more, than two decades later continues to be a cult favorite. Apart from the dramatic storyline, superhit action, and chart-topping music, no one can deny that the big USP of the film was its casting. However, did you know that none of the cast members were the first choices for their roles? Here are the original casting choices of Karan Arjun.

    Karan and Arjun

    Did You Know That The Entire Cast Of Karan Arjun Were Not The First Choices? Here Are The One Who Were

    Initially, Salman and Shah Rukh were not the first choices for the film. Rather the makers wanted two other superstars of 90s. If the makers went with their original choices then Sunny Deol and Ajay Devgn would have played the role of re-incarnated avenging angels.

    Karan

    Did You Know That The Entire Cast Of Karan Arjun Were Not The First Choices? Here Are The One Who Were

    After the giving up on Sunny and Ajay, makers decided to get Shah Rukh Khan on board for the role of Arjun, however, Karan was still to be cast. In fact, for a brief period of time, Akshay Kumar was also considered for the role. However, on Shah Rukh’s strong recommendation, Salman Khan was finally offered the role which he immortalized.

    Kajol

    Did You Know That The Entire Cast Of Karan Arjun Were Not The First Choices? Here Are The One Who Were

    It is almost impossible to imagine anyone except Kajol and Shah Rukh dancing in the stable on ‘Jaati Hoon Main Jaldi Hai Kya’. But if things went according to plan A then it would have been Juhi Chawla rolling in the haystack with Shah Rukh in the same song. Yes, Juhi Chawla was the first choice for Kajol’s role.

    Mamta Kulkarni

    Did You Know That The Entire Cast Of Karan Arjun Were Not The First Choices? Here Are The One Who Were

    She was a total stunner in the film and it is yet another superhit 90s in her career. However, most people do not know that Nagma was almost finalized for the role. Even though no one knows what happened, ultimately it was Mamta Kulkarni who ended up romancing Salman in the film.