Apr 25, 2024, 09:05 AM IST

Bollywood actors who rejected Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas

Riya Sharma

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas is an iconic movie that won several National Awards

The film starred Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit. However, the film was also rejected by many actors. 

Salman Khan was offered the role of Shah Rukh Khan in the movie, but he reportedly rejected it due to unknown reasons

Sushmita Sen was reportedly offered the role played by Madhuri Dixit but she rejected due to work commitments 

Madhuri Dixit played the role of Chandramukhi in Devdas

Saif Ali Khan rejected the role of Chunnilal because he didn't want to play a supporting role

Govinda was also approached for the role of Chunnilal but he rejected it

Manoj Bajpayee was also offered the role of Chunnilal but he rejected it because he wanted to play Devdas

The role of Chunnilal was then played by Jackie Shroff