Mahabharat: In the year 1988, director BR Chopra brought a TV show named ‘Mahabharat’ on Doordarshan. As soon as it started, this show became famous in every household. Artists like Pankaj Dheer, Mukesh Khanna, Punit Issar, Gajendra Chauhan were seen in this show. All had settled in the hearts of people through ‘Mahabharata’. Popular Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla was also going to be seen in this show. But something happened, after which she separated from the show. Not only Juhi, Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff was also going to do this show.
‘Mahabharata‘ Roopa Ganguly played the role of Draupadi. According to IMDB trivia, 6 actresses were shortlisted for the role of Draupadi, one of whom was Chuhi Chawla. However, at the same time he was offered Aamir Khan’s film ‘Qayamat Se Qayam Tak’. Due to getting the lead role in this film, Juhi had decided to exit the show. After Juhi’s exit, the names of Ramya Krishnan and Roopa Ganguly were in the final list among the shortlisted actresses. Then Roopa Ganguly was selected for the role of Draupadi.
Which role was Jackie Shroff going to play?
Firoz Khan played the role of Arjun in this show of BR Chopra. He also gained a lot of popularity from this role. It is said that Jackie Shroff was selected for this role before his casting. But due to some reason he could not do this role. Later Firoz was cast. Firoz had told in an interview that he had auditioned for this role in BR Chopra’s office.
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23 thousand auditions for one role
Firoz Khan did not get any response from BR Chopra for a week after giving the audition. In such a situation, he went to his office again. On reaching there, he was dressed in costume and put on a moustache. After that he was told that he was playing the role of Arjun in this show. More than 23 thousand people had auditioned for this role. Among so many people, Firoz Khan was selected for this role.
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