I will work on 1 condition… ‘, when Aishwarya Rai kept a condition for the film 500 crores, Salman Khan refused

Last updated:January 27, 2025, 19:03 IST

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The director was changed to the lead star cast of the film.

New Delhi. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavat’ was released in the year 2018. In this, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor were seen in the lead characters. This film created history at the box office in terms of earnings. But do you know that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s first choice for the role of Shahid and Deepika in the film was some other stars. His name is Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan. But due to Aishwarya’s 1 condition, Salman Khan refused to work in ‘Padmavat’.

According to the IMDB report, Sanjay Leela Bhansali first wanted to take Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai for this film. But at that time the conversation between the two stars was closed. Salman Khan had agreed to do the film, but Pench was trapped due to Aishwarya Rai. She placed the condition that she would work in the film only when Salman Khan will play the negative character of Alauddin Khilji, so that there is no scene with him. Salman Khan refused to accept this condition of Aishwarya Rai.

Bhansali had to change the cast
In this way, ‘Padmavat’ film with Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai could not be made. After this, Sanjay Leela Bhansali decided to make ‘Padmavat’ with Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. He gave the role of the villain to Ranveer Singh, in which he killed his strong acting.

‘Padmavat’ created history at the box office.

Ranveer Singh won hearts as a villain
Shahid Kapoor was in the role of Maharawal Ratan Singh in ‘Padmavat’. Deepika Padukone played the role of Rani Padmavat. At the same time, Ranveer Singh played the role of Alauddin Khilji. His strong performance was highly praised. He played a negative role for the first time and won the hearts of fans from his Khalayanaki on the big screen.

Earning more than 500 crores was earned
According to Bollywood Hungama, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor’s ‘Padmavat’ had collected a gross collection of Rs 387.37 crore across the country. The film was grossed by Rs 571.98 crore worldwide. This proved to be the second highest grossing film of 2018. Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Sanju’ was at number one.