Known for his brief stint in Bollywood, actor Imran Abbas has revealed some candid details about the Hindi blockbusters he has previously rejected over time.
In an interview with Nida Yasir for her show Shan-e-Suhoor, the actor talked about turning down offers from directors like Mahesh Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Rajkummar Hirani.
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“Career-wise main peeche murr ke dekhta hun, Aashiqui jaisi film chorr di, sab kehte hain, ‘Aashiqui chodh di, itni badi film, aray Ram-Leela ko tumne na keh diya.’ PK mein jo Sarfaraz wala role tha, Heeramandi jo abhi inki film aa rahi hai Sanjay Leela Bhansali ki, wo toh maine mana nahi ki thi, shelf ho gayi thi. Guzaarish ek film thi jo Aditya Roy Kapur waala role tha. (When I look back at my career, I rejected a film like Aashiqui 2. People keep telling me how could I say no to Aashiqui 2 and Ram-Leela. I was also offered Sarfaraz's character in Rajkummar Hirani's PK. Although I didn't say no to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi, it got shelved. Aditya Roy Kapur's role in Guzaarish was first offered to me as well).”
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"Aashiqui 2 sabse bada project tha. Ab toh har koi keh raha hota hai ki mujhe bhi Aashiqui offer huyi, aap Mahesh Bhatt se jaa ke pooch leejiye that the only official offer made by the director Mohit Suri and the producer, wo sirf mujhe hi unhone ki thi. Lekin log mujhe ehsaas dilane ki koshish karte hain ke ye kya kar diya, wo toh itni badi film thi aur kaunsi film kar ke aa gaye, wo itni hit nahi huyi. Bhai please, aap mujhe depress karne ki kosish na karein, main nahi hounga (Now everybody claims that they were offered Aashiqui 2. But you can confirm with Mahesh Bhatt and Mohit Suri that the only official offer came to me. But people keep telling me how could you let go of these films as my other movies weren't as successful. Please don't try to discourage me because I won't be affected)."
