Irrfan Khan Death Anniversary: The legendary actor had passed away on 29 April 2020, battling cancer.
The talented actor had carved his niche in both Bollywood and Hollywood. Did you know he turned down a Christopher Nolan film?
Irrfan Khan Death Anniversary: Hollywood Movies Rejected By Him
1) Interstellar
Irrfan Khan had turned down one of the biggest names in Hollywood – Christopher Nolan!
Back in 2013, Irrfan revealed that he had made the tough decision of saying no to Nolan’s epic sci-fi film ‘Interstellar’ as he had already made a prior commitment to ‘The Lunchbox’ and ‘D-Day’.
“Knowing it’s a Christopher Nolan film, I can say that this has been one of the most difficult decisions I’ve made” – Irrfan Khan had said.
2) The Martian
Irrfan was offered a pivotal role in another science-fiction film – ‘The Martian’, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.
However, he had chosen to stick to his Bollywood commitment first and gave preference to ‘Piku’ over this Hollywood space movie. Irrfan did not regret this choice as he felt ‘Piku’ was an important film in his career.
“It was a lengthy, pivotal role but I had already committed the dates to Shoojit Sircar for Piku,” Irrfan had told Mumbai Mirror.
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Irrfan Khan Death Anniversary: Hollywood Movies Rejected By Him
3) Steven Spielberg Movie
Irrfan also shot down the chance to work with another legendary director – Steven Spielberg! The film was rumoured to be ‘Robocalypse’ and was also going to feature Scarlett Johansson.
Irrfan rejected the role as it wasn’t meaty enough, though he expressed regret at having missed the opportunity to work with Scarlett Johansson.
“I didn’t feel the character offered to me gave me much scope. So I said ‘No’; though Scarlett Johansson is an actor I would have loved to share screen space with,” he had commented.
4) Body Of Lies
Director Ridley Scott had also approached Irrfan Khan for a role in the action-thriller ‘Body Of Lies’, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Russell Crowe.
“I was hoping to do The Martian and Piku but the schedule did not permit. I hope to work with Ridley Scott again. It was a second miss as I was earlier supposed to work with him in Body of Lies but that also did not work out.” Irrfan had told India Today.
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