3 Idiots to Munna Bhai MBBS: Did you know these movies were offered to Shah Rukh Khan?

3 Idiots

Yes, Shah Rukh Khan was offered the role Aamir Khan in 3 Idiots. Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had once told PTI that SRK had been the first choice, but again King Khan had to back out due to date issues. The role then went to Aamir Khan it was one of his iconic roles.

Lagaan

Lagaan is one of the most iconic movies in Hindi cinema and before Aamir Khan, SRK was offered the movie. Ashutosh Gowarikar struggled to find the right actor for Bhuvan after SRK turned it down. Lagaan was the third Indian movie to be nominated for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S

Rajkumar Hirani had offered the comedy movie to Shah Rukh Khan before the role went to Sanjay Dutt. Did you know that Sanjay was actually considered to play Zaheer and SRK was the first choice for Munnabhai? But eventually, SRK refused the movie due to reported back problems.

Kaho Na…Pyaar Hai

Shah Rukh Khan had also turned down what was Hrithik Roshan's debut film. SRK was first approached by Rakesh Roshan for the film, but the actor was not convinced with the script, so then Rakesh finalized his own son Hrithik for the movie.

Ek Tha Tiger

Shah Rukh Khan was said to be offered the Kabir Khan movie Ek Tha Tiger but he had to turn down the movie despite liking the script because he did not have the dates. The film finally went to Salman Khan and it was a hit at the box office.

Jodhaa Akbar

Ashutosh Gowarikar wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan in Jodhaa Akbar before the role went to Hrithik Roshan. But SRK turned down the movie given the tough shooting schedule and the locations as per reports.