Archive · 2 Nov 2025
Hema Malini Called Shah Rukh Khan 'Ugly' Before His First Film
A famous actress named Hema Malini once told a young actor named Shah Rukh Khan that he was 'ugly'.
This happened before Shah Rukh Khan became a big movie star.
He was living with a friend named Vivek Vaswani and trying to get acting jobs.
Hema Malini called Vivek and asked to speak to Shah Rukh.
She invited Shah Rukh to her house.
When he got there, she looked at him and said he was ugly.
Even though she said that, she still offered him a part in her new movie, 'Dil Aashna Hai', and said she would pay him money.
This was a funny story told by Vivek Vaswani around Shah Rukh Khan's 60th birthday.
Actress Hema Malini once told Shah Rukh Khan he was 'ugly' before offering him a film role.
Producer Vivek Vaswani shared this anecdote recalling Shah Rukh Khan's early days before his film debut.
Hema Malini had called Shah Rukh Khan to her home after he was trying to get his first break in movies.
Malini offered Khan a role in her 1992 film 'Dil Aashna Hai' for Rs. 50,000.
The offer came after Aamir Khan and Salman Khan had reportedly refused the role.
- Who
- Actress Hema Malini and actor Shah Rukh Khan
- What
- Hema Malini called a young Shah Rukh Khan 'ugly' and offered him a role in her film 'Dil Aashna Hai'.
- When
- Before Shah Rukh Khan's first film, 'Dil Aashna Hai', which was released in 1992.
- Where
- At Hema Malini's home.
- Why
- Hema Malini was casting for her film 'Dil Aashna Hai' and, after being rejected by Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, offered the role to Shah Rukh Khan, describing him as 'ugly' but proposing to pay him Rs. 50,000.
- Actor Shah Rukh Khan's first film
- Dil Aashna Hai (released in 1992)
- Actress Hema Malini's initial impression of SRK
- Ugly
- Producer Vivek Vaswani's role
- Housemate and friend of young SRK, facilitated meeting with Hema Malini
- Film director
- Hema Malini
- SRK's payment offer
- Rs. 50,000
Sources
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