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Viewers are loving ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ very much. The film released on June 27 has done a worldwide business of Rs 570 crore in 5 days. Along with South superstar Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan are also in important roles. In this film, Amitabh at the age of 83 is seen in a strong acting. Big B has played the role of Ashwatthama in the film.
Amitabh is once again winning the hearts of the audience with ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. Although Amitabh has acted in many great films in his career, there are some films to his credit which he still regrets rejecting. Let’s take a look at 5 such films of Amitabh. Two films of Anil Kapoor are also included in this list.
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1. Someone…understood
Cast- Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, Preity Zinta
Director-Rakesh Roshan
Hrithik Roshan played the lead role in ‘Koi…Mil Gaya’. Apart from Hrithik, Rekha and Preity Zinta also played important roles in the film. Amitabh was given the role of Rekha’s husband in this film. But, Big B refused to do this role.
2. Sacrifice
Starring – Feroze Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan
Director- Feroze Khan
Another name in this list is ‘Qurbani’. This picture in the year 1980 was offered to Amitabh Bachchan. According to Times of India, Amitabh was not free at that time so he refused to work in the film. Vinod Khanna was later cast as the lead actor in the film.
3. Slumdog Millionaire
Cast- Anil Kapoor, Dev Patel, Irfan Khan
Director- Danny Boyle
Amitabh’s popular show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ was featured in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Amitabh Bachchan was chosen to host the show in the film. However, he rejected this offer. After this, Anil Kapoor was seen in the role of host. The film has won 8 Oscar awards.
4. Mission Kashmir
Cast- Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Preity Zinta
Director- Vidhu Vinod Chopra
The next name in this list is ‘Mission Kashmir’. Amitabh was offered the role of Inspector Inayat Khan in this film. At that time, Big B was busy shooting for ‘Mohabbatein’. That is why he also rejected this film. Released in the year 2002, Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt were seen in the lead roles.
5. Mr. India
Director- Boney Kapoor
Cast- Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Satish Kaushik
Anil Kapoor played the lead role in ‘Mr India Main’. But you will be surprised to know that he was not his brother Boney Kapoor’s first choice for this film. Boney Kapoor himself revealed this in an interview. Along with this, he also said that he wants to see Amitabh in this role. However, some things could not be set up so he rejected the film.
