Ajay Devgn-Raveena Tandon starrer Dilwale was first offered to Shah Rukh Khan, reveals director Karan Razdan: ‘Subhash Ghai said Ajay wasn’t presentable, Raveena had 12 flops’ | Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

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Ajay Devgn and Raveena Tandon’s 1994 blockbuster Dilwale was not only a main success but additionally a turning level of their careers. Nonetheless, director Karan Razdan lately revealed that his first alternative for the movie was none aside from Shah Rukh Khan. In a dialog with Siddharth Kannan, Razdan shared how SRK opted out due to inventive variations over the movie’s ending.
Shah Rukh Khan was the first alternative
Recalling his preliminary casting plans, Karan Razdan said, “The position that I gave to Ajay Devgn within the movie Dilwale, was initially written for Shah Rukh Khan. I had gone to his home to narrate the story, and he favored the script. He simply instructed me one factor, ‘Karan, on the finish, the heroine ought to go along with the opposite man.’ I refused to change my movie’s finish. He refused to do it.”
Earlier than Ajay was finalized for the lead position, he was already half of the undertaking however was forged in one other position that finally went to Suniel Shetty. “I went to Ajay’s set and instructed him to do the opposite position. He readily accepted it. We then forged Suniel Shetty for the second hero position,” he revealed.
Subhash Ghai’s doubts
Because the movie neared completion, Razdan sought suggestions from veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai. Nonetheless, Ghai’s response left him bowled over. “He instructed me, ‘If you need to cry, cry proper now, since you are anyway going to cry on the movie’s launch day.’ I requested why? He requested me, ‘Do you could have any grudge towards Ajay Devgn? He isn’t even presentable as a mad individual.’ He couldn’t remark a lot on Suniel Shetty as he was comparatively new within the trade. Alternatively, Raveena Tandon had delivered about 12 flops. Individuals used to tease me, saying, ‘Tervi aapki hogi (thirteenth will likely be yours)’.”
Regardless of doubts and criticism, Karan Razdan remained agency on his imaginative and prescient, and the movie proved to be an enormous hit. “First day, first present, the movie was a brilliant hit. Subhash Ghai referred to as to congratulate me,” he recalled.

SRK acknowledges his mistake
Curiously, even Shah Rukh Khan later acknowledged that his suggestion relating to the climax was not supreme. “When Shah Rukh met with me, he admitted that his suggestion wasn’t nice and that I did the suitable factor by sticking to my plans,” Karan added.

With Dilwale cementing itself as one of the largest hits of 1994, it stays a basic in Bollywood’s motion-romance style, proving {that a} filmmaker’s conviction can usually lead to cinematic triumph.