After refusing by Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan signed the Baazigar, revealed Robin Bhatt: ‘But put a strict situation’. Hindi film news

Bollywood’s undisputed king Shah Rukh Khan has given countless unforgettable performances over the years. In his early successes, juggler A fan-psandida remains, which is observed for its bold storytelling. Interestingly, the film’s journey was not straight for Shah Rukh. Screen writer Robin Bhatt recently revealed that SRK came on board only after both Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar rejected the role, and had only one firm demand.
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In an interview with Friday Talkies, Robin Bhatt, who is Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt’s younger step brothers, said how Baazigar was born. He shared that he received a call once asked if he had seen a kiss before he died. Although he had not seen the film, Robin read the novel on which it was based and believed that he could adapt it. Soon after, he was asked to prepare the screenplay with the directors Abbas-Mustan Eager to direct the project.
Large obstacle came later: Casting. Since the script flipped the traditional hero story by making the hero a villain, most of the stars fled. Akshay Kumar was the first choice but rejected. Later, Salman Khan was approached through his father, Salim Khan, but he also passed the project.
Robin then realized that someone would be really fearless to play such a morally unclear role. And then Shahrukh Khan entered the picture.
Shahrukh Khan immediately agreed but put a strict situation
Robin recalled the meeting with SRK repeatedly at Hotel Villa, where actor Raju will participate in the script session for Gaya Sajjan, while Robin worked on his stories. He noticed that Shahrukh had a different mindset than others. During an accidental conversation, Robin narrated the first part of the story of Baazigar to Shahrukh.

For his surprise, SRK immediately said yes, even without hearing the second half. However, Shah Rukh made it clearly clear: “I will film if only you leave the script.

His unbreakable attitude gave Abbas-Mustan the confidence to stick to his courageous vision without softening the character. And history was made. For those who do not know, Baazigar went to the star on Kajol, Shilpa Shetty, Rakhi and Johnny Lever, and became one of Shah Rukh Khan’s early game-changing hits.