Juhi
Chawla
made
a
smashing
debut
in
the
film
industry
with
Aamir
Khan's
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak
in
1988.
Over
a
period
of
time,
the
actress
starred
in
many
blockbuster
hits
like
Darr,
Hum
Hai
Raahi
Pyaar
Ke
and
others
and
became
one
of
the
top
leading
ladies
in
the
90s.
However,
at
the
peak
of
her
career,
Juhi
also
turned
down
many
films,
which
later
went
on
to
become
huge
hits.
In
an
interview
with
Rajeev
Masand,
the
Yes
Boss
actress
spoke
about
getting
complacent
during
her
successful
phase
in
Bollywood
and
rejecting
films
that
eventually
made
huge
money
at
the
box
office
because
of
her
"ego".
Juhi
told
the
noted
film
journalist,
"I
became
pig-headed.
I
suddenly
thought
the
industry
will
stop
if
I
don't
work.
I
got
some
amazing
chances
to
work
in
films,
but
my
ego
came
in
the
way.
I
didn't
do
some
films,
which
I
could
have
done,
which
may
have
been
harder
work
and
more
competitive.
I
just
didn't
do
them
because
I
wanted
the
easy
stuff
and
I
wanted
to
work
with
people
I
was
comfortable
with.
I
didn't
break
barriers."
Interestingly,
Juhi
Chawla
was
the
first
choice
for
Karisma
Kapoor's
role
in
Raja
Hindustani
and
Dil
Toh
Pagal
Hai.
However,
the
actress
turned
down
both
the
films
and
the
rest
is
history.
Opening
about
turning
down
these
two
films,
Juhi
told
Rajeev,
"I
made
stars
out
of
everybody
else."
Karisma
Kapoor
bagged
a
National
Award
for
her
performance
in
Dil
To
Pagal
Hai
and
Raja
Hindustani
is
considered
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
hits
in
her
filmography.
When
pointed
out
how
the
two
films
rejected
by
her
went
on
to
"make
Karisma's
career",
Juhi
joked,
"Absolutely.
I
am
responsible
for
her
stardom."
Speaking
about
films,
Juhi
was
last
seen
in
Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga,
which
starred
Sonam
Kapoor,
Rajkummar
Rao
and
Anil
Kapoor.