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Bollywood stars who turned down roles in Hollywood blockbusters

Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan Khan, Priyanka, Deepika and other stars who also turned down Hollywood roles for Bollywood projects.

By :  R Ayyappan
Update: 2016-06-08 10:19 GMT
Bollywood star Naseeruddin Shah recently revealed that he turned down an opportunity to star as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. The actor said that he was asked to audition for the part after Richard Harris died, but turned it down because he didn't want to audition for it. Here's a list of other stars who also turned down roles in big budget Hollywood projects. Take a look...
Like Hrithik, Akshay Kumar also turned down an action flick with Dwayne The Rock Johnson, as he preferred entertaining the Indian audience.
While other stars turned down Hollywood roles either because of prior films commitments or because the roles were not to their liking, Hrithik Roshan had other reasons. The actor has vowed never to take up an international project, and stay loyal to the Bollywood film industry. He was offered the part of Vicente in the spy comedy Pink Panther 2 that also starred Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Anil Kapoor's role in the Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' was originally offered to Shah Rukh Khan. King Khan however, didn't think the role of a show host would suit him and hence let it go.
Deepika Padukone knew better, not to refuse a role a 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage' after turning down a part in 'Furious 7' for 'Happy New Year'. The actress later went on to explain that she had already committed to the film before the Hollywood offer came along.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned down the part of Briseis in the periodic drama 'Troy'. Ash however turned down the offer because she would have to strip down and get intimate with Brad Pitt.
Ronit Roy turned down a part in the Oscar winning film 'Zero Dark Thirty'. The actor turned down the film based on history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man - Osama bin Laden - for Karan Johar's 'Student Of The Year'.
Long before Quantico came along, Priyanka Chopra was offered television series 'Immortals'. She however turned it down as she was then working on her film '7 Khoon Maaf'. In a recent interview, PC revealed that she accepted the lead role of Alex Parrish in 'Quantico' because it was not stereotypical and that it would be challenging.
Irrfan Khan is one of the few Indian actors who have made a name for themselves in both the Bollywood and Hollywood film industries. The actor left fans stumped when he revealed that he turned down a role in the Oscar nominated film 'Interstellar'. Irran was offered Matt Damon's role in the film, but turned it down as he would have to be in the US for 4 months, and it would clash with his films The Lunchbox and D-Day.
Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan Khan, Priyanka, Deepika and other stars who also turned down Hollywood roles for Bollywood projects.

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