Karan-Arjun: Nowadays there is a trend of re-releasing Bollywood films. After re-release of films like Laila-Majnu, Rockstar, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani etc., now Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan starrer Karan-Arjun will also be re-released. Recently, the re-release of director Rakesh Roshan’s film has been announced, due to which this blockbuster of Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan is in the news. This film will be released in theaters tomorrow i.e. on 22nd November.
You might not know this thing about Karan-Arjun film
Today we will know about one such incident related to Karan-Arjun. When the cast of this film was decided, Salman Khan was not the first choice of the producers. This role was offered to the superstar of the 90s. Also, the name of this blockbuster film was not Karan-Arjun.
This actor got Karan-Arjun’s offer!
As a director, Rakesh Roshan did not want to leave any stone unturned in making a Karan-Arjun film. The biggest challenge he faced at that time was which actor to cast for both the lead roles. In which Shahrukh Khan’s name had already been finalized for the role of Arjun. But Ajay Devgan was chosen instead of Salman Khan for the role of Karan. But due to some reason Ajay could not do this film and this role was offered to Salman. Salman liked the story of this film and said yes to this film.
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This film will complete 30 years in the year 2025
After this, the pairing of Salman and Shahrukh created a stir at the box office. With this, the Karan-Arjun pairing has become one of the most successful films of the 90s. This film, released in 1995, will soon complete 30 years of its release.
The name of the first film was not Karan-Arjun
You will be surprised to know that the name of Karan-Arjun film was earlier Kainaat. But later it was changed to Karan-Arjun. This blockbuster of the 90s will be re-released in theaters on November 22.