Bollywood casting stories often make surprising revelations about our favourite films and actors. There have been times when actors have turned down offers that later turned out to be massive hits. One such surprising revelation was made recently. Remember the iconic film, Baghban, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in lead roles? Well, you’ll be surprised to know, that while Hema Malini immortalised the role in the 2003 blockbuster, it turns out that the makers had first approached Tabu.
Why did Tabu reject Baghban?
In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, film producer, Renu Chopra, wife of filmmaker, Ravi Chopra, shared the reason why the Drishyam actress turned down the opportunity. When Tabu first read the script for Baghban, she was deeply emotional, and there was a belief that the actress did not do the films which made her cry. Renu recalled:
“Tabu ko humne kaha. Tabu said ki Ravi ji, main aake kahani sunungi. And she cried and all that. She loved the script, toh maine socha ki ye toh zaroor haan kahegi. Toh saath mein mere koi or baitha tha, wo kehti hai, jis film ki story sunte sunte Tabu roti hai na, toh wo bilkul nahi karti hai.”