Shah Rukh Khan refused to do this Hollywood movie, reason was cheating

Shah Rukh Khan is rightly known as the King of Bollywood. The actor has managed to mesmerize the audience across all age groups and gender with his past decades as an ace artist.  Despite all of this, did you know that your very own King Khan refused to act in an Oscar blockbuster movie, on the grounds of cheating? Here’s everything you should know about it. 

Shah Rukh Khan was approached to portray a fictitious presenter in the film Slumdog Millionaire after hosting the reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Shah Rukh Khan stepped out of the role after working with director Danny Boyle, during the early parts of the movie together. He was then replaced by actor Anil Kapoor, who did do a tremendously well job on the part. 

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While promoting his 2010 film My Name is Khan on an English broadcast chat program, Shah Rukh Khan was questioned by the host as to why he didn’t become a part of Slumdog Millionaire, which introduced Western fans to Bollywood-style filmmaking. To this, the actor replied how keen he was to be a part of the production because of very friendly terms with Danny Boyle (director) and also due to the interesting storyline. The only thing the veteran actor was not okay with was that the game show host in the movie is a bit of a ‘cheat’.

Shah Rukh Khan stated that despite the accuracy of the portrayal of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ in the movie, he was not okay with some of the alterations made to the character. He, having hosted the game show in reality, was not comfortable letting his fans think that he was mean or a cheat on the show himself.

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Letting go of such a huge opportunity was not all bad for King Khan. He was all praises for Anil Kapoor, who later on played the role of the game show host in the movie. Slumdog Millionaire went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture with a gross profit of over $300 million worldwide, boosting Dev Patel and Freida Pinto’s careers. Following the popularity of the film, Anil Kapoor landed roles in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and the TV program 24.