Did Aishwarya Rai refuse to work with Aamir Khan?

Two big names of Bollywood, gorgeous diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan, were about to share screen space, but the former refused.

Aishwarya has recently accepted that she denied working with Aamir Khan once.

This might surprise and shock you in equal amounts, but it actually happened.

Though, not recently. This occurred years ago; 1994 precisely.

Aishwarya who will be promoting her upcoming movie ‘’Jazbaa’ on the hit TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil, said that she was offered Raja Hindustani opposite Aamir Khan.

“At that time, I wanted to concentrate and complete my education. So, I turned it down. Later, I became Miss World and then entered films,” revealed Aishwarya.

It was after Aishwarya rejected the offer that Karisma Kapoor got the role. The movie was a super hit and the Aamir and Karisma immediately became stars after its release.

Aamir and Aishwarya, have not worked together ever. The only Aamir movie, Ash was a part of was ‘Mela’, in which she did a cameo at the end. That too, opposite his brother Faizal Khan, who was the second lead in it.

There were rumours that the two superstars of Bollywood – Khan and Rai, would come together for ‘Shuddhi’. This however did not work out since Varun Dhawan has bagged the role of this ambitious project of Karan Johar.

Many actresses in Bollywood have spoken about how Aamir Khan was a prankster on set. It was just part of his personality. Sometimes the pranks would cause embarrassment for heroines, and the actor found himself in a sticky situation many a time….(more)

Aamir and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have only ever worked on a Coke ad. Since then they’ve never been seen on the big screen together, which was a disappointment for fans of the pair. The decision was Aishwarya’s. When they were working on the ad together, Aamir did what he did with all the actresses he worked with, which was pranking them.

He did the same with Aishwarya, who didn’t see the humour in his antics. The actress called him out for it and explained that she didn’t appreciate it. Aamir still went ahead and continued his prank, thinking it was all in good fun. This didn’t bode well for Aishwarya who was annoyed. After the ad, the actress decided she wouldn’t work with him in a film in the future. She did make a cameo appearance in Mela, but she never played the lead opposite Aamir. She even refused Raja Hindustani which became a huge blockbuster with Aamir and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles…(see more)