Two decades ago probably around this time the Hindi movie DARR was released. Sah Rukh Khan played a role which was earlier supposedly refused by Amir Khan and Sunny Deol. The former took a calculated risk. From that movie he never looked behind. For the first time in the Hindi movie industry the audience clapped when the villain stabbed the hero. The audience's reaction totally took me into surprise. At the end the stammering KKK..Kiran Khan turned out to be the de facto hero. Proves yet again no risk no gain in life. Complacency leads to stagnation and the risk takers wear the hat of success. Movie industry has the history of refusal to play certain roles by much established actors which leads to the establishment of another one. Amitabh did the role in ZANJEER supposed to have been refused by Dev Anand. Amzad Khan played Gabbar Singh in Sholay refused earlier by Danny. The role played by Richard Gere in THE OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN which propelled him into stardom was earlier refused by Jon Travolta. Rest we know is history.
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