Bollywood is full of secrets and while many make it out in the public, there are many that remain unearthed. Today, check out such unknown, best kept secrets.
Despite Bollywood scandals, dirty laundry and no-holds-barred gossip somehow always finding their way into the public domain, the industry has still managed to maintain some well-kept secrets closely guarded to its chest. However, we, too, have detectives that are up to the task, who’ve circumvented all the cloak and dagger to unearth a few such secrets.
You’d be shocked to know that according to reports, Allu Arjun was initially offered Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and it was even planned as his Bollywood debut. Word is that after he had backed out, the film was offered to Hrithik Roshan, and it was only after he refused that Salman Khan came on board and as they say, the rest is history.
A sordid rumour in the industry suggests that Amitabh Bachchan had behaved inappropriately with Deepika Padukone during the shoot of Piku, after which the latter was apparently so upset with the Big B that she didn’t even invite him to film’s success party she had hosted when it had become a surprise hit.
Everybody had expected Dilip Kumar and Madhubala to get married, so strong was their romance back in the day. But, fate had other plans, and the Director and producer of the masterpiece, Naya Daur, B.R. Chopra, dragged Madhubala’s father to court after he refused to send his daughter for an outdoor schedule, which had delayed the movie until Vyjayanthimala came on board, and on top of that, he even failed to return Madhubala’s signing amount. The latter supported her father while Dilip Kumar, being a man of principle, testified in court in solidarity with B.R. Chopra. That was said to have ended the relationship between the two legends.
If you thought that the casting secret of Bajrangi Bhaijaan was shocking, then wait till you hear this. Not many know that Salim-Javed had initially written Mr. India, keeping Amitabh Bachchan in mind for the eponymous role, and Anil Kapoor was only considered for it after the Big B refused the part, feeling that playing an invisible character for most of the film would overshadow his performance and also be detrimental for his image. Apparently, this had also miffed the legendary scriptwriting duo, who had penned several of Amitabh’s blockbuster classic, and at a Holi party later, Javed Akhtar had told him that neither would work with the superstar again. However, rumour has it that Salim Khan was never privy to what Javed Akhtar was going to say and after learning what he had uttered, decided that it was Javed whom he’d never work with again (their relationship was already getting fractured for some time before that), thus Mr. India ended up being the last collaboration of India’s greatest screenplay writers ever.
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