{"id":4464,"date":"2025-04-23T01:36:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2025-04-23T01:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T20:36:41","slug":"the-bollywood-film-that-almost-had-srk-aamir-kajol-and-aishwarya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=4464","title":{"rendered":"The Bollywood film that almost had SRK, Aamir, Kajol, and Aishwarya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bollywood giants Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Kajol were almost part of the same film back in 2000, but things didn\u2019t go as planned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While SRK eventually starred in the action-romance movie alongside Aishwarya Rai, Kajol turned down a key role, and Aamir Khan walked away from the project after a casting mix-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film in question is&nbsp;<em>Josh<\/em>, directed by Mansoor Khan. Released in 2000, the movie starred Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Chandrachur Singh in lead roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what fans may not know is that before casting Aishwarya Rai, the director had offered Kajol the role of SRK\u2019s sister in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P4dAM1avh88\">film<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a past interview, Mansoor Khan revealed that the character of Max, played by King Khan, was close to his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said SRK was always his first choice for that role. He had also hoped to cast Aamir Khan as the romantic lead opposite the female character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, when Aamir Khan heard the script, he assumed the role of Max was for him. Upon learning that Shah Rukh Khan was playing Max, Aamir turned down the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mansoor Khan then approached Kajol for the role of SRK\u2019s sister. But Kajol refused to take the part, saying she didn\u2019t want to play Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s sister on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following this, the role went to Aishwarya Rai, who played Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s twin sister in the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The director praised Aishwarya Rai\u2019s professionalism and said, \u201cAishwarya was very professional. She accepted the role without any hesitation. I think&nbsp;<em>Josh<\/em>&nbsp;is one of her best films.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though SRK and Kajol didn\u2019t share the screen in&nbsp;<em>Josh<\/em>, they have continued to remain a fan-favourite pair with their work in several films like&nbsp;<em>Kuch Kuch Hota Hai<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>My Name is Khan<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Dilwale<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Kajol turned down&nbsp;<em>Josh<\/em>, her decision did not affect the love that fans still have for her on-screen chemistry with Shah Rukh Khan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood giants Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Kajol were almost part of the same film back in 2000, but things didn\u2019t go as planned. 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