Throughout her 18-year career in Bollywood, Deepika Padukone has solidified her position as a leading actress, working with a variety of stars, including Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan. However, one notable pairing that never happened was with Salman Khan. This article explores the movies Deepika Padukone turned down that could have altered her on-screen partnerships.
Padukone’s debut film in Bollywood was in 2007 in ‘Om Shanti Om’ alongside Shah Rukh Khan, which was very well received by the audience. Despite this successful beginning, she has never worked with Salman Khan in her career.
The first film offered to Deepika was ‘Jai Ho’. The movie was released in 2013 and did well in the box office. She also chose not to be a part of ‘Kick’ in 2014, which was a huge success.
Further, Deepika declined roles in ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and ‘Sultan’. After she turned them down, Anushka Sharma went on to star in ‘Sultan’ and Sonam Kapoor was cast in ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’. Both movies enjoyed significant success. ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ made over 400 crore rupees and was a major hit. ‘Sultan’ earned over 600 crore rupees worldwide, becoming a blockbuster.
Despite the missed opportunities for a leading role, the actors did appear together in ‘Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna’ released in 2009. Deepika played a cameo role in the movie. Kareena Kapoor Khan played the lead role, with Sohail Khan also featuring in the film.