New Delhi: The King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan has turned 59 years old. He has been ruling people’s hearts since the 90s. He has produced superhit films at all times. In addition to his acting ability, his charm is also unmatched. His style of film selection made him the king of Bollywood. He started his career on television and became popular with the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge with Kajol. Many people believe that he achieved superstar status through this film. However, very few people know that before ‘DDLJ’ or ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, Shahrukh Khan had proved his acting prowess and made a film that very few people would have dared to do at the beginning of his career.

The film that made Shahrukh Khan a superstar was none other than Baazigar, which had Kajol and Shilpa Shetty opposite him. The film was made on a budget of Rs 4 million, grossed Rs 32 million worldwide and proved to be a blockbuster. This was the film that not only made Shahrukh Khan famous but also made him a superstar.

Shahrukh Khan played a negative role in the film Baazigar.

Shahrukh Khan was not the first choice
‘DDLJ’ was released after Baazigar and in fact it was Baazigar that proved to be a turning point in Shah Rukh Khan’s long and illustrious career. You will be surprised to know that Shahrukh Khan, who delivered the best performance of his career in Baazigar, was not the first choice of the filmmakers. This film was earlier offered to Anil Kapoor but he turned down the role.

The filmmakers wanted to cast Anil Kapoor
According to a report in DNAIndia, Abbas-Mustan had said in an interview with Komal Nahta, “When we finished the story of Baazigar, we first went to Anil Kapoor.” He was shooting for “Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Rajaat” at the time and said that this film was very risky. He said it was good but I won’t do it. He politely declined.

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