In the year 1992, the film Deewana came and turned Shahrukh Khan's career around. Shahrukh was in a side role in the film and this was his first film to be released. In this film, before the interval, Rishi Kapoor, who was the lead actor of this film, is shown. Whereas Shahrukh comes as the second lead actor after the interval and the audience liked him so much that Rishi Kapoor's role got sidelined.
The lead actress in the film Deewana was Divya Bharti and this film was included in the list of superhit films of that year. Everyone enjoyed Shahrukh's work but do you know that Shahrukh was not the first choice for this role.In an interview given to Siddharth Kanan, Avinash Wadhawan revealed that he was selected in place of Shahrukh Khan in 'Deewana'. The actor talked about his initial journey in this interview. He said, 'Raju ('Deewana' director Raj Kanwar) came to me with the offer of 'Deewana'.'
He told me, 'He has received an offer to direct the film Deewana. It has three producers and two heroes. Rishi Kapoor has been signed in the lead role and a new girl Divya Bharti has come, both of them are in the lead role. There is a search for a hero who is a new face and I have come to you with this offer.
'I told him that Raju is the second hero's entry just before the interval...the entire film is focused on Rishi Kapoor and Divya Bharti, man, I am working as a solo hero right now and you are offering me the second lead. Anyway, I respect Rishi ji a lot, he is my senior and also my favourite. I think I should not do this role, I will look very small in front of him. Still, Raju tried hard to make me say yes to this role.
Why didn't Avinash Wadhawan sign the film?
The conversation between Avinash and Raju ended with no conclusion. Avinash further expanded on this point and said, 'My other films were signed with filmmaker KC Bokadiya ji. He had to go to Chennai for 10 days and along with that I also had to go to Mahabaleshwar for a song shoot. I talked to my secretary who told me that Avinash sir, we cannot sign any film right now.
'If anyone comes to sign, we will give a date next year. On the other hand, Raju was after me to do 'Deewana', so I told Raju that I do not have any date for the next 12 months because my 8 films are on the floor. The makers of the film did not want to stop, so I had to refuse that film.
How did Shahrukh Khan get 'Deewana'?
Avinash further said in the same interview, 'Shahrukh had come into a new industry at that time. Divya Bharti already knew him, perhaps he was shooting for a film. He introduced Shahrukh to the makers of 'Deewana' and he was signed. 'Deewana' became Shahrukh's first film to be released and his stardom today is not hidden from anyone.According to media reports, Shahrukh Khan was signed for Hema Malini's film Dil Aashna Hai and Shahrukh met Divya on its sets. Divya knew Shahrukh from here and had recommended him to the makers for 'Deewana'.
Aamir Khan was already a huge name a much ,much bigger star than SRK and 4 years his senior
Not a rank newcomer like SRK after Deewana
He already had Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Qsqt halter the action hero era of Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra
Which was copied by the likes of Anil Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty.
Dil which outgrossed Ghayal Sunny Deol who was the biggest superstar of the era
Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi
&
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Even SRK said he watched Qsqt in college
SRK movies like Raju Bangaya Gentleman
And
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Were Aamir Khan rejects even Juhi Chawla when asked about the newcomer for Raju Bangaya Gentleman was said that he's like Aamir Khan
After the huge flop which was Lamhe Yash Chopra and Aamir Khan worked together in Parampara
Yash Chopra's first movie after Deewar which produced by an outside producer
Deewar by Gulshan Rai
And Parampara by Feroz Nadiadwala
Aamir Khan already a young superstar wanted a join narration with Sunny Deol
He was not okay with the fact that Sunny Deol would beat the shit out of him like he did too SRK in the movie he wanted a equal fight and Juhi Chawla killing his character.
He even said he didn't reject Darr he was removed from it.
There are many controversial moments of his career. Some of them are -
1)Beating a journalist - Shahrukh did a movie “Maya Memsaab” in which he did some intimate scenes with Deepa Sahi, wife of film director Ketan Mehta. This is quite normal in Hollywood to appear nude in films either by actors or actresses. And this movie was adaptation of Bollywood movie “Lady chatrerlee’s lovers”. Shahrukh was a newcomer and media took him to task for this. One journalist went overboard and wrote things about him in a tabloid. Shahrukh grabbed his collar and slapped him. There was a police complaint and Shahrukh had to go to police station and was detained for couple of hours before released on bail.
2) Rivalry with Hrithik - Shahrukh had acted in three movies of Hrithik’s father Rakesh Roshan Karan Arjun, King Uncle and Koyla even before Hrithik arrrived on the scene. But once Kaho Na Pyaar Hai (KNPH) was released, Hrithik became an overnight sensation and super Star. It rang a warning Bell for SRK who was reigning superstar that time. Hrithik got all the awards that year and SRK’s films (Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Badshah) were not doing well at that time. Rivalry took bitter form in advertising. Coke ad was done by Hrithik and Pepsi was endorsed by SRK. SRK as made fun of Hrithik look-alike. Roshans took an umbrage to this and it took some time for this controversy to die down. Later they patched up and two acted together in movie “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum”.
3) Tussle with Amitabh Bachchan - SRK attended an award ceremony in Dubai hosted by Zee telefilms. Amitabh and Amar Singh were also invited. Amar Singh felt that they were not being treated properly by the hosting team. On this, Zee owner Subhash Chandra called event manager Kareem Morani and slapped him. SRK saw this and as he was friend of Kareem Morani, he intervened. He said, “Amar Singh aap Gundagardi kar rahe hain” to which Amar Singh replied that he was not in a mood for dark humour of Shahrukh. This led to Tussle between Shahrukh and Amitabh Bachchan. This was mainly created by Amar Singh. But once it happened they both acted as enemies to the point that Amitabh didn't invite Shahrukh in Abhishek Aishwarya ‘s wedding. Later he did KBC and acted in movie Don. This was supposed to annoy Amitabh. Karan Johar has a hard time as he casted both Amitabh and Shahrukh for his movie “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna”. Somehow shooting was completed and Karan heaved a sign of relief with the promise that he will never cast them together again. But later Big B and King SRK patched up and now they do ads together.
4) Fight with Salman Khan - On Katrina Kaif’s birthday, Salman and SRK were talking with a group of people. Suddenly, Salman said, “Now we should do some mardon wala kaam” to which Shahrukh with his usual wit replied, “ Jaise tune Aishwarya ke saath kiya tha”. This hit a raw nerve of Salman and he lunged towards Shahrukh. Bodyguards came in between. Finally, Gauri and Katrina had to intervene to take them away. There rivalry continued for years before they patched up with the active involvement of people like congress politician Baba Siddiqui.
5) Wankhede Stadium controversy - Shahrukh went in the dug-out area and started shouting at stadium officials. SRK alleged that they were pushing teenage girls who were friends of his daughter Suhana and Shahrukh reacted for that. There was huge uproar with some officials saying that Shahrukh was drunk and no one is allowed inside the dug-out area. Finally, a compromise was reached and Shahrukh was banned from Wankhede entry for 10 years.
6) Sameer Wankhede controversy - Another Wankhede controversy pertains to other Wankhede which is NCB official Sameer Wankhede. Sameer arrested Shahrukh‘s son Aryan Khan on the charges of drugs possession. SRK even sent text to Sameer Wankhede when Aryan was in jail. Texts were leaked to the media by Sameer Wankhede. SRK maintained dignified silence throughout the ordeal and never spoke to press or public on this issue. Now Aryan is our of jail and all charges were dropped against him.
So, these are major controversies in which Shahrukh was involved and he handled them all with patience and dignity. If you like it, pl follow this space for more such contents. Many thanks..
