TRIVIA: When Rishi Kapoor Turned Down Darr & Suggested Shahrukh Khan's Name!
In his latest book, Rishi Kapoor has revealed the reason why he refused to do Yash Chopra's hit film Darr.
News
oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Shahrukh
Khan's
obsessive
lover
act
in
Yash
Chopra's
Darr
still
manages
to
give
us
goosebumps
even
today.
His
'K..K..Kiran'
act
sent
chill
down
the
spine
and
of
course,
the
film
had
some
chartbuster
music!
But
do
you
guys
know
that
SRK
was
never
the
first
choice
to
play
Rahul
in
this
film?
Yes,
that's
true!
The
makers
of
Darr
initially
wanted
Rishi
Kapoor
to
play
the
main
antagonist.
Rishi
Kapoor
in
his
latest
book,
'Khullam
Khulla:
Rishi
Kapoor
Uncensored'
made
this
startling
revelation.
The
veteran
actor
revealed
that
Yash
Chopra
wanted
him
to
play
the
obsessive
antagonist
in
Darr
but
the
actor
was
in
no
mood
to
play
a
baddie,
especially
since
he
had
last
made
Chandni
with
the
director.
The
filmmaker
then
offered
him
Sunny
Deol's
role.
That
too
was
rejected,
for
Kapoor
believed
he
would
be
overshadowed
by
the
villain
who
had
the
meatier
part.
Kapoor
suggested
the
name
of
his
Deewana
co-star
who
he
thought
was
"smart
and
capable".
The
rest
as
they
say
is
history.
SRK's
role
was
appreciated
by
all
and
continues
to
remain
one
of
his
most
iconic
performances
even
today.
Meanwhile,
do
you
think
that
Rishi
Kapoor
would
have
done
apt
justice
to
the
role?
Do
let
us
know
your
thoughts!