6 actors who rejected SRK's Main Hoon Na, including one pan-India star

Shah Rukh Khan's blockbuster Main Hoon Na (2004) is among his fans' favourite films

Farah Khan's directorial debut was praised for being an overall entertainment package

However, it took a lot of work for Farah to finalise the cast. Here's the list of the actors who rejected Main Hoon Na

Shah Rukh was confident that Kamal Haasan would play antogonist Raghavan, but Kamal rejected the film

Kamal Haasan

After Kamal, Farah approached Nana for the villain's role, but he also rejected the film but gave some inputs that Farah added to the character

Nana Patekar

Before Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, Hrithik was supposed to play SRK's on-screen brother. After his debut film, Hrithik rejected Main Hoon Na

Hrithik Roshan

Not only Hrithik, but Abhishek was also considered to play Laxman Prasad Sharma, and he also rejected the role

Abhishek Bachchan

Before Zayed, Farah even tried to rope in Sohail for the same role, but he also rejected the film

Sohail Khan

Not Amrita Rao, but Ayesha Takia was signed for the role. However, Imtiaz Ali took her for Socha Na Tha, and Farah had to replace her with Amrita

Ayesha Takia