Did you know Shah Rukh Khan was not even supposed to be in this popular film? Instead this actor was initially roped in for the lead role. However one incident ruined his career.
The 90s was a period in Bollywood where many actors got major breakthroughs after appearing in films that later went on to become highest highest-grossing films in Bollywood. While many actors rose to prominence, one such actor set apart his standards when it came to films. Many also believed that he would be the next superstar in Bollywood. However, things drastically changed for this actor and he became a forgotten legend
Not Shah Rukh Khan but THIS actor was the first choice for Baazigar, but later got cheated
We are talking about the untold story of Deepak Tijori. The actor rose to prominence after appearing in the popular 1990 film, Aashiqui. Deepak from his very first film became fans’ favourite. Despite not getting lead roles in the film his presence playing supporting characters was considered equally important.
1993 was the year when Deepak Tijori was on the verge of getting the tag of a superstar. However, this was not the reality for Deepak since he was cheated and his dream of becoming a superstar went in vain. Since then, Deepak Tijori’s downfall began in Bollywood and he was never seen in films again. But what exactly was the betrayal? Here’s everything you need to know.
In 1993 only two films dominated the box office, Baazigar which was released in 1993 caused a huge ruckus at the box office, it went on to become the fourth highest-grossing film. After a while another film of SRK, Darr dominated the box office for a while, it turned out to be the third highest-grossing film released in the same year. This reflected how Shah Rukh Khan became the king of Bollywood.
Deepak Tijori reveals SHOCKING details about Baazigar
What we are going to tell you next might surprise you, Deepak Tijori recently revealed that Shah Rukh Khan was not the first choice for Baazigar instead Deepak was on the priority list. However, things didn’t work out between him and the makers and later he got cheated by them. Talking to Bollywood Thikana Deepka Tijori revealed, “I saw a film, A Kiss Before Dying, and told him a story. At that time, this is how it worked, there was no concept of copyright, and the studio system had not come into practice.”
He further added, “So, most of the films were inspired by Hollywood films, so I told Abbas Mustan that this is a villain’s role which I will do and they can cast other heroes and other roles. They agreed. Then Khiladi was released, followed by Jo Jeeta Wo Sikandar. Now people in the distribution circle were looking at me as if I am progressing and soon I will become a hero.”
Deepak Tijori once shared how he almost got a film with producer Pahlaj Nihalani. Everything was set, but then Nihalani called with surprising news: Abbas-Mustan was in talks with Venus Films to make the same movie.
Tijori asked SRK if he was involved, and he confirmed he was. Abbas-Mustan had already signed Shah Rukh for the lead role, and they warned Tijori that backing out could hurt their careers. They promised to work with him on another film later. Tijori later said, “I thought it didn’t matter at the time. I didn’t know that ‘we’ll work together later’ often doesn’t happen.”
