6 superstars who rejected Darr

In 1993, Shah Rukh Khan made history at the box office with two blockbusters, Baazigar and Darr

However, even for Yash Chopra's directorial, SRK wasn't the first choice for Rahul Mehra. Here are actors who rejected Darr

Before Sunny Deol, Ajay Devgn was approached to play Sunil Malhotra. However, the actor was busy shooting for another film, and thus, he rejected the film

Ajay Devgn

Not Shah Rukh, but Aamir was approached to play grey-shade Rahul Malhotra. However, he rejected the film, when Yash didn't agree for joint narration

Aamir Khan

Not only Ajay but even late Rishi Kapoor was approached to play the protagonist. Yash expected that Rishi would agree to collaborate with him after Chandni, but the actor didn't like the character

Rishi Kapoor

Reportedly, Mithun was approached to play the lead role of Sunil Malhotra, but the actor rejected for the reasons best known to him

Mithun Chakraborty

As per the media reports, Jackie Shroff was busy shooting for Gardish, and thus he rejected Sunil Malhotra's role

Jackie Shroff

The 90s' superstar revealed in an interview that he was offered Darr, but he rejected the film

Rahul Roy

Made in a budget of Rs 3.25 crores, Darr grossed Rs 21 crores worldwide