Witnessing the blockbuster success of Pushpa, one can say South Movies truly are giving Bollywood a run for their money!
See 6 South Actors Who Rejected Bollywood Movies –
1) Allu Arjun
As per this report, the Pushpa star was approached for Salman Khan-starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan but he turned it down owing to his busy schedule.
Another report claims Allu Arjun was offered a part in Ranveer Singh’s 83 movie, but he rejected it allegedly.
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2) Anushka Shetty
Baahubali star Anushka Shetty rejected Ajay Devgn’s Singham because of ‘low pay’. Kajal Aggarwal ended up in her place.
She allegedly also turned down Sidharth Malhotra starrer ‘Ittefaq’ due to her packed schedule.
3) Rashmika Mandanna
Rashmika Mandanna’s making her Bollywood debut opposite Sidharth Malhotra in Mission Majnu.
As per India Today, before that, Rashmika had opted out of Shahid Kapoor’s Jersey, saying, “ I feel they (the film’s makers) deserve more. Someone who can give in energy.”
The portal further reported that the Dear Comrade actress was offered a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film co-starring Randeep Hooda, but things didn’t materialize on that front.
4) Vijay Deverakonda
The handsome hunk Vijay Deverakonda is making his Bollywood debut with Liger opposite Ananya Panday.
As per TOI, KJO had bought the rights of Vijay’s Dear Comrade movie and offered him the Hindi remake. But Vijay declined saying that he ‘doesn’t see any point in telling the same story twice’!
Bollywood Hungama reports that Vijay also turned down 83 movie. He was offered the role of Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
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5) Nayanthara
South star Nayanthara will be sharing screen space with Shah Rukh Khan in Atlee’s next.
But the actress had allegedly refused to star in Chennai Express for ‘One Two Three Four’ song. Priyamani ended up doing the dance.
6) Mahesh Babu
Popular Telugu star Mahesh Babu was offered the role of Lord Ram in Madhu Mantena’s Ramayana 3D.
The 500-crore Bollywood film has Hrithik Roshan as Raavan and Deepika Padukone as Sita reportedly. However, Mahesh Babu rejected it, in favour of focusing on his next project with SS Rajamouli.