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10 Bollywood Actors Who Turned Down Hollywood Roles

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Now that Priyanka Chopra is getting all the attention for starring in the ABC thriller Quantico, we thought we would bring you all the other celebrities who could have made it big on Hollywood much before Piggy Chops, if they hadn’t decided to turn down the offer.

1. Akshay Kumar


Our very own action-star Akshay Kumar could have been on a Hollywood movie opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, if he had been open to catering to a Hollywood audience. Akshay turned down the role simply because he felt that he could perform better for the crowd back home.




2. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan


Touted the most beautiful woman in the world, it was no surprise that Aishwarya Rai was offered the role of Briseis opposite to BRAD PITT in the movie Troy. She, however, got queasy at all the intimate scenes required of the role and turned down the offer.

3. Dilip Kumar


Even the oldies, like Dilip Kumar used to get offers for Hollywood films back in their days. Mr Dilip Kumar rejected the legendary lead role in the movie Lawrence of Arabia, which then went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif.

4. Irrfan Khan


Irrfan Khan is no stranger to appearing in strong roles in Hollywood movies. He has already appeared in movies like The Jurassic World and The Amazing Spiderman. However when he was offered Matt Damon’s role in Interstellar, he felt compelled to turn it down, because taking it up would mean that he would need to be in the US for 4 months straight and that would clash with his prior commitments to The Lunchbox and D-Day.




5. Ronit Roy


Another serious Indian actor turning down a commendable role in a Hollywood movie because of his prior commitments to projects back home is Ronit Roy. He was offered a role in the Oscar-winning movieZero Dark Thirty, which he had to turn down because of Student Of The Year.

6. Deepika Padukone


Would YOU ever turn down a role in one of the biggest franchise movies in the world like Furious 7 for a Bollywood flick like Happy New Year? Because that’s exactly what Deepika Padukone did. We should all learn loyalty towards our mentors from Deepika.

7. Hrithik Roshan


Despite his extremely global looks and killer physique, Hrithik Roshan has vowed never to work in Hollywood films. Which is why he turned down the role of Vicente in the movie Pink Panther 2, immediately after it was offered to him.




8. Madhuri Dixit


Some time ago Madhuri Dixit was supposed to appear in a cameo as herself in a dream sequence in a Hollywood movie about an American girl who wanted to be a Bollywood actress. But Mrs. Nene turned down the offer because she didn’t want to appear in such a short role.

9. Shah Rukh Khan



SRK could have starred in the global phenomena of the Slumdog Millionaire, but he turned down the role because he felt that the role didn’t suit him. The role finally went to Anil Kapoor and became his ticket to Hollywood.

10. Priyanka Chopra


Would these actors have made a considerable impact in Hollywood if they had said yes? what do you think?



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