Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan refused to play Aishwarya Rai's husband in movie that emerged as blockbuster! check details

Bollywood Diva Aishwarya Rai (Bachchan) remains one of the most iconic actresses that the country has ever witnessed. Aish has shared screen space with almost all the biggies of the industry. She has played a successful innings in the South Movie Industry as well. There could be rarely any actor who would turn down the offer to work with the Taal actress. But, did you know that Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt and a few other actors once refused to work in a movie with Aishwarya as the female lead?

1999's romantic drama musical film, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, remains one of the iconic movies of Bollywood. This is the only movie in which Salman and Aish worked together as the lead actors and their love blossomed on its sets. Apart from the duo, Ajay Devgn also played a crucial role in the movie. Ajay played the role of Aish's husband in the movie. But, before signing Ajay, SLB had reportedly offered the role to a few others. However, they refused to play the role of Aish's husband.

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After working with Salman in his directorial debut flick Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), SLB was eager to work with him again. The filmmaker's wait finally came to an end after he signed Salman for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam as Sameer. Next, mesmerised and fascinated by Aishwarya's beauty, SLB signed her as the female lead, Nandini.

However, Bhansali faced difficulty in locking an actor as the second male lead Vanraj.

Reportedly, Bhansali approached Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor. However, none of the actors gave a nod to the offer. After refusal from the actors, Bhansali offered the role to Ajay and he finally got his Vanraj.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was made at a budget of Rs 15 crore and its worldwide box office collection grossed Rs 50 crore. The movie emerged as  a blockbuster and still remains iconic. Apart from the storyline, presentation and stellar performance of the cast, the songs in the movie remains unforgettable.

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The movie bagged four National Awards for Best Music Direction (Ismail Darbar), Best Cinematography (Anil Mehta), Best Choreography (for Dholi Taro), and Best Production Design (Nitin Desai). Apart from the National Awards, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam got 17 nominations at the 45th Filmfare Awards and ended up winning eight awards.