Ajay Devgan-Raivena Tandon starrer Dilwale was first offered Shah Rukh Khan, director Karan Razdan was revealed: ‘Subhash Gai said that Ajay had not presented, Ravena had 12 flops’. Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Ajay Devgan and Raveena Tandon’s 1994 blockbuster hearted Not only was there a major success, but also a significant turn in his career. However, director Karan Razdan recently revealed that his first choice for the film was none other than Shahrukh Khan. In a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, the Question shared how SRK chose due to creative differences at the end of the film.
Shahrukh Khan was the first choice
अपनी प्रारंभिक कास्टिंग योजनाओं को याद करते हुए, करण रज़दान ने कहा, “फिल्म दिलवाले में अजय देवगन को जो भूमिका दी गई थी, वह मूल रूप से शाहरुख खान के लिए लिखी गई थी। मैं कहानी सुनाने के लिए उनके घर गया था, और उन्होंने स्क्रिप्ट को पसंद किया। उन्होंने मुझे एक बात बताई, ‘करन, अंत में, नायिका को, अंत में, नायिका को, अंत में, नायिका को, अंत में, नायक को, अंत में, नायिका To, finally, to the heroine, finally, the heroine, finally, the heroine, finally, the heroine, finally, the heroine, finally, to the heroine, in the end, I refused to change the end of my film.
Before Ajay was finalized for the lead role, he was already part of the project, but was cast in another role that eventually went to Sunil Shetty. He said, “I went to Ajay’s set and asked him to play a second role. He easily accepted it. We then cast Sunil Shetty for the role of another hero.”
Subhash GhaiDoubt
After the completion of the film, Razdan sought a response from veteran filmmaker Subhash Gai. However, the reaction of the singing left him. “He told me,” If you want to cry, cry now, because you are going to cry on the release day of the film anyway. ” I asked why he asked me, ‘Do you have any complaint against Ajay Devgan? He could not comment much on Sunil Shetty as he was relatively new in the industry.
Despite doubt and criticism, Karan Razdan remained firm on his vision, and the film proved to be a massive hit. “First day, the first show, the film was a super hit. Subhash Ghai called me to congratulate,” he said.

SRK accepts its mistake
Interestingly, Shah Rukh Khan also later admitted that his suggestion about climax was not ideal. “When Shah Rukh met me, he admitted that his suggestion was not very good and I did the right job to stick to my plans.”

Dilwale, with cement as one of the biggest hits of 1994, remains a classic in the action-romance style of Bollywood, proves that a filmmaker’s punishment can often cause cinematic victory.