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Avinash Wadhawan reveals he rejected Chhaava's Aurangzeb, Deewana offers

Avinash Wadhawan reveals he rejected Chhaava's Aurangzeb, Deewana offers
Akshaye Khanna’s role in Chhaava was offered to Avinash Wadhawan, he wasn’t ‘impressed’ by it · indianexpress.com

Avinash Wadhawan is an actor who used to be very famous in old Bollywood movies.

He recently spoke to an interviewer and told them about roles he said no to.

He was asked to play Aurangzeb in the movie Chhaava.

Aurangzeb is an old king with white hair and a long white beard in the film.

But the role only had two or three scenes, so Wadhawan thought it was too small.

He said he did not even go to meet the filmmakers.

Another actor, Akshaye Khanna, took the role and did a great job.

The movie became a huge hit and everyone loved it.

Wadhawan also said he turned down Shah Rukh Khan's very first movie, Deewana.

He now jokes that he made these choices himself and has missed out on big opportunities.

Key facts

Film
Chhaava
Director
Laxman Utekar
Lead actor
Vicky Kaushal
Role turned down
Aurangzeb
Role performed by
Akshaye Khanna
Offered screen time
Two or three scenes
Other film turned down
Deewana (Shah Rukh Khan's debut)
Interview outlet
Hindi Rush
Outcome
Chhaava became a massive blockbuster

Quotes

Avinash Wadhawan

Actor and former lead of 1980s-1990s Hindi cinema

“I didn’t want to do something just for the sake of doing it. If I was making a comeback, I wanted it to be with a strong director and a role that really had something to offer.”
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“I said, ‘There are only three or four scenes?’, and they replied, ‘Yes, sir, but it’s the main villain.’”
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