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29 March 2024

Deepika Padukone regrets saying no to Salman Khan

Deepika Padukone (AFP)

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By Noel Singh Dias

Not many are aware of the fact that Deepika Padukone had a much earlier acting debut offer by Salman Khan. This happened way before she was chosen by Farah Khan for ‘Om Shanti Om’ but what’s astonishing is that Deepika declined it then for she felt she wasn’t ready for stardom.

Recently in an interview she states, “I still regret that decision. Ever since, I haven’t been able to work with him but honestly he was the first one to notice the talent within me. But, I was very young as I had just passed my 10th standard. I felt I was not ready to come in movies but ever since I have been waiting for a chance to work with him.”

She was the top name on the list for Sajid Nadiadwala’s upcoming ‘Kick’ starring Salman but somehow Jacqueline Fernandez took the lead. Now, that rejection must have hurt.

Deepika has successfully given hits with Saif Ali Khan in ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Cocktail’ and ‘Race 2’. As with Shah Rukh Khan, it’s been ‘Om Shanti Om’ and the upcoming ‘Chennai Express’. Now that Deepika has romanced two Khans on-screen, roping in the third Khan would not seem like a far-fetched dream.