Aug 21, 2024, 04:45 PM IST
Bollywood actors who rejected Amitabh Bachchan's Zanjeer
Riya Sharma
Zanjeer turned out to be a turning point for Amitabh Bachchan's career
Not only this, Zanjeer also made Salim-Javed stars and established writers in Bollywood
However, do you know that the film was rejected by several superstars?
Dev Anand rejected Zanjeer because it didn't have any songs
The script of Zanjeer was written for Dharmendra, but for some reason he rejected it
Rajesh Khanna also rejected Zanjeer because it didn't have any romantic or comedy angleĀ
Jaya Bachchan also initially refused the film as it was male-eccentric, but later did it for Amitabh Bachchan
Mumtaz quit Zanjeer after Amitabh Bachchan was finalised and chose marriage over films
Dilip Kumar rejected the film as he thought the lead character of Inspector Vijay Khanna did not offer scope for performance.
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