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There are many Bollywood Actors who got an opportunity to showcase their talent abroad. But there are also many who have rejected Hollywood roles for one reason or another. Brace yourselves; because we are about to tell you about 10 Bollywood actors who were not only offered roles in Hollywood but also went as far as to reject them: 10.Shah Rukh Khan: Slumdog Millionaire the Indian superstar thought the role was not ‘good enough’ for him and turned it down. The role eventually went to Anil Kapoor and became his ticket to Hollywood. 09.Deepika Padukone – Furious 7 While Deepika finally did make it into Hollywood, with xXx: Return of the Xander Cage, her debut could have been much sooner. She turned down the seventh instalment, of the Fast & Furious series, and chose to do Happy New Year instead. 08.Akshay Kumar – Untitled movie co-starring Dwayne Johnson Akshay Kumar is the biggest action star of India and his daredevil stunts are in the league of Hollywood’s toughest. Akshay turned down the coveted opportunity and stuck to entertaining Indian audiences 07.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Troy Arguably the most well-known Indian face in Hollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was offered a role opposite none-other-than Hollywood’s biggest heartthrob, Brad Pitt. The idea of cosying up to Brad, and romancing him, didn’t go down with Aishwarya. 06.Ronit Roy – Zero Dark Thirty Ronit gave priority to work (Student Of The Year) closer home which had already started and let the opportunity pass with a heavy heart. 05.Priyanka Chopra – Immortals Priyanka Chopra was offered an important role in the Hollywood hit ‘Immortals’ which she couldn’t pursue because of her prior commitment to ‘7 Khoon Maaf.’ 04.Hrithik Roshan – The Pink Panther 2 Hrithik’s father, Rakesh Roshan did not want his son signing any International projects at the time.He even had to turn down the role of Vicente, in Pink Panther 2. Well major loss for you, Hollywood because we get to keep him all for ourselves. 03.Irrfan Khan – Interstellar It takes nerves of steel and the professionalism of Irrfan Khan to reject a Christopher Nolan movie! A revered name in both the industries, Irrfan Khan had to take the most difficult decision of his life when he was offered Matt Damon’s part in Interstellar which required him to camp in the US for four months 02. Madhuri Dixit – Untitled Hollywood Movie Buzz was rife some time ago that an upcoming Hollywood film may have the name of Madhuri Dixit Nene in its star cast. The role required Madhuri to play herself in a cameo which was supposed to be a dream sequence in the movie which traced the journey of an American girl who aspires to become a Bollywood actress. Despite being offered a huge pay packet, Madhuri did not consider the offer owing to the length of her role. 01. Dilip Kumar – Lawrence of Arabia Just to give you an idea of the great Hollywood obsession with Indian actors, here’s thespian actor Dilip Kumar at the tenth spot for rejecting a lead role in the international project Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by director David Lean. However, the reasons for Dilip Kumar not pursuing the offer are not known, the role eventually went to Egyptian actor Omar Sharif. Watch Video To Know More Follow Us On: (Website) www.businessofcinema.com (Facebook) www.facebook.com/businessofcinema (Twitter) www.twitter.com/BOCLive (Instagram) https://instagram.com/business_of_cinema/