30 years of Main Khiladi Tu Anari: Find out what happened when Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan's first choice, Akshay-Saib became the pair.

This movie was released on 23rd September 1994, 30 years Main Khiladi Tu Anari was a huge blockbuster movie released on 23rd September 1994 starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Shilpa Shetty in lead roles. The film was one of the top 5 highest grossers of the year and was a huge success at the box office. The film grossed over ₹11 crore. But did you know that Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan were originally chosen for this film? Let's find out some interesting facts about the film. Why didn't Shah Rukh Khan become a part of the film? While the casting of the film was going on, Shah Rukh Khan showed interest in the film and he signed Michael J. I wanted to play Fox in the original Hollywood film The Hard Way. But after learning that Akshay Kumar was playing the role of James Woods in the film, Shah Rukh opted out of the film. With Akshay's presence, he believed that 50% of the film's charm went with him. 30-year-old Khiladi Du Anari Salman Khan was also originally cast for Saif Ali Khan's role. However, Salman was already shooting for four films at that time, so he had to leave this film. After this Saif played the role and he did a great job. The second successful pairing of Akshay-Saif, the film once again proved the success of Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. Before this, their film Yeh Dillagi was also a good success at the box office. However, his other films were not so well liked by the fans. Sura Ke Dil Mera Bana Da, a popular song from the movie Sura Ke Dil Mera, proved to be a superhit song at the time and was later recreated in the 2021 film Hungama 2. Shilpa Shetty paid tribute to the late choreographer Saroj Khan with the original signature steps of the song. Apart from this, a sample of Sura Ke Dil Mera was also used in the soundtrack of the Hollywood film V for Vendetta. Relationship between Shilpa Shetty and Akshay Kumar: While working on the sets of the film, Shilpa Shetty and Akshay Kumar started growing close. Angered by this, Raveena Tandon broke off her relationship with Akshay. However, later the relationship between Akshay and Shilpa also ended. Whose casting problem for Shahrukh in the film? Shah Rukh Khan objected to Akshay Kumar playing the role of James Woods, whereas Shah Rukh felt that an older actor like Naseeruddin Shah or Om Puri should be suited for the role. He said that the film lacked the depth of Hollywood as it was made entirely as a comedy. Also Read: Razia Sultan's 41 Years: Bollywood's biggest flop, it engulfed the entire industry Also Read: 33 Years of Sathi: Sanjay Dutt's Na Aditya Panjoli's career-making film songs Read More: 35 Years Sikka: Jeep's brake failure on the shoot Do you know what happened then, Unheard stories of Sikka 30 years later Main Khiladi Tu Anari: Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan's first choice, Do you know what happened? The next Akshay-Saif pairing was first seen in Prabhat Kabar.