May 31, 2024, 12:11 PM IST

13 actors who rejected Amitabh Bachchan’s Sooryavansham 

Riya Sharma

However, the film was rejected by 13 actors who didn't want to play the role of an elderly man in the movie

Amitabh Bachchan's Sooryavansham turned out to be a flop but later became cult classic

Sunny Deol was offered Amitabh Bachchan's role in the movie but he rejected the offer

Ajay Devgn also rejected to play Heera Thakur in Sooryavansham

Mithun Chakraborty also rejected Amitabh Bachchan's role

Before Amitabh Bachchan, The role of Thakur Bhanu Pratap was offered to Jackie Shroff but he turned it down

Govinda also reportedly rejected to play an elderly man (Thakur Bhanu Pratap) on screen

Anil Kapoor also turned Amitabh Bachchan's role in Sooryavansham down

Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were also amongst the actors who rejected Amitabh Bachchan's Sooryavansham

Akshay Kumar also turned down the film for the same reason

Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt also turned down the offer to play Thakur Bhanu Pratap in Sooryavansham

Suniel Shetty and Saif Ali Khan also refused the role as they didn't want to play an elderly character on screen 

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