Rahul Roy Rejected Darr: Many times in Bollywood, a film changes the entire life and career of an actor. When some actors get a chance to work in such films, they do not let it go. On the contrary, many actors knowingly or unknowingly refuse to do such films. For which he still regrets. One such incident is related to the popular actor of the 90s, Rahul Roy. Rahul Roy, who made a place in people's hearts overnight with 'Aashiqui', had received such a film offer. Which gave new heights to Shahrukh Khan's career. Let us know which film it was and why he rejected that film.
Rahul Roy rejected this film of Shahrukh Khan
Rahul Roy had joined the list of very popular actors in the early 90s. He became a household name with the film 'Aashiqui' released in 1990. People liked the story, songs and acting of Rahul Roy very much. After this film, he started getting offers for big films from many big filmmakers. During this time, veteran director Yash Chopra was also working on a film. According to Rahul Rai, the idea was to cast him in the character that Yash Chopra had prepared for the film keeping in mind. But at that time Rahul Rai had rejected that film. Later he came to know that the film which he had refused to do was none other than 'Darr' released in 1993.
Why did Rahul Rai reject 'Darr'?
Rahul Rai recently told in Archana Puran Singh's chat show that after the hit of 'Aashiqui', he was getting film offers from many big filmmakers. During this time, Yash Chopra was also preparing for a film and he had written the story of the film keeping him in mind. But he refused to do that film. At that time he probably had no idea that this film would later become one of the blockbuster films of Bollywood. Later when he came to know that the film was 'Dar' and in which Shahrukh Khan had played the role. After which he regretted his decision.
Shahrukh Khan played a memorable character in 'Darr'
'Dar' was released in 1993 and was directed by Yash Chopra. In the film, Shahrukh Khan played the character of an obsessive lover named Rahul Mehra, who is ready to cross all limits for his one-sided love. Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla were also seen with him in this film. Shahrukh Khan's character is considered to be the biggest feature of this film. He did not play the role of a normal hero in the film, but played the role of a person who is obsessed with love. People liked the way Shahrukh played this negative character. The dialogue 'I love you, Kkk-Kiran' from this film is still very popular.
'Darr' got National Award
'Darr' commercial of that era is considered very successful. According to the information received, this film was made for about Rs 3.25 crore and it earned a net of Rs 10.74 crore, while the gross collection is said to be between Rs 14.92 to 19.73 crore. The success of this film was not limited to earnings only. It also received the National Award for Best Film. This film became one of the memorable films of the 90s due to its unique story, performance of the star cast and direction of Yash Chopra. Especially the negative character of Shahrukh Khan is still counted among his most brilliant roles.
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