When Salman Khan Revealed He Was Unhappy With Bhansali Taking Shah Rukh Khan In Devdas
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s directorial enterprise Devdas, that includes Shah Rukh Khan within the titular function, was launched in 2002 and turned out to be an enormous field workplace success. Co-starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit Nene as the feminine leads, the tragic love story has accomplished 20 years of launch.
We’ve a throwback for this event when Bollywood famous person Salman Khan took a dig at Sanjay Leela Bhansali for taking SRK in Devdas.
In 2017, through the Padmaavat controversy, Bhansali was attacked by Karni Sena after being accused of wounding sentiments by distorting historical past. Again then, in an interview, Salman was requested if the filmmaker had a monitor document of wounding sentiments.
Reacting to it, the Bajrangi Bhaijaan star jokingly acknowledged that he did not find out about others however Bhansali offended him by signing Shah Rukh Khan for Devdas. He stated, “I do not find out about others, however he positively offended me. I gave him two hits — ‘Khamoshi’ and ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and he took Shah Rukh within the subsequent one (Devdas).”
For the unversed, after the announcement of Devdas, Salman reportedly anticipated that Bhansali will strategy him for the lead function. Nevertheless, he was shocked when the filmmaker signed SRK for the function. After this, he stopped speaking to the director.
Nevertheless, they patched up after the actor’s break up with Aishwarya.
Curiously, not many individuals know that Salman was additionally featured in a quick scene in Devdas.
As per the ebook King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema, a biography of SRK by Anupama Chopra, the actor was part of the scene the place SRK removes a thorn from Aishwarya’s foot. Throughout the shoot, Salman was current on the set and requested to do the scene. The movie’s last lower had Salman’s hand as an alternative of SRK’s.
