Farah Khan Reveals REAL Reason Why Hrithik Roshan Wasn’t Cast In SRK’s Main Hoon Na: ‘He Became A Huge…’ – News18

When Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na was released, it was rumoured that Zayed Khan’s role was supposed to be portrayed by Hrithik Roshan. However, due to tension between Hrithik and Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan had to cast Hrithik. Now, years later, Farah revealed the real reason why Hrithik could not be in the film.

Speaking to Radio Nasha, Farah said, “It was a musical chairs situation to cast that role. Hrithik was supposed to do it initially, because I was shooting Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai, and saw him give his first shot and knew that he was going to be a star… I went to Rakesh Roshan and told him that. You can instantly make out. Rani Mukerji gave one shot in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and we all knew…”

“That time, I told Hrithik that I’d written a script and that he’d be the young boy… He was very excited. He said, ‘Shah Rukh will (work) with me?’ I said, ‘Of course’. That was the (dynamic). And then, obviously, Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai was released, Hrithik became a huge star, and the rest is history…”

It was said back then that since Hrithik Roshan’s popularity had skyrocketed, there was some tension between him and Shah Rukh Khan. Several outlets also mentioned that Hrithik was the next SRK, which did not sit well with Shah Rukh due to his seniority.

In his book, Karan Johar recalled that Shah Rukh ‘distanced’ himself from Hrithik on the set of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. He wrote, “It was unfair because he was too junior, and Shah Rukh was already such a big star. But that was a phase when one or two of Shah Rukh’s films had gone wrong and the media had started projecting Hrithik up there.”

“The negativity that crept in was not justified or correct, and it was really sad. I felt Hrithik was the only one during the course of the shooting who needed a little hand-holding. See, the Bachchans didn’t have that equation with him. Shah Rukh was a bit distant at that time because of everything that was happening. Kajol was Team Shah Rukh,” Karan added.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh Khan is currently preparing for King with Suhana Khan. Hrithik Roshan is shooting for War 2 with Jr NTR and Kiara Advani.