Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit's Film 'Anjaam' Turns 32 Years: THIS Top Actor Rejected The Movie

2026-04-22 01:15:45

(MENAFN- AsiaNet News)

Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit's film 'Anjaam' has completed 32 years. The film released on April 22, 1994. Director Rahul Ravail's psychological thriller had no main hero, and SRK wasn't even the first choice for the role

The 1994 psychological thriller 'Anjaam' had no traditional lead hero. Shah Rukh Khan played the villain, and Madhuri Dixit was the lead heroine. This film, without a hero, turned out to be a flop at the box office.

Did you know 'Anjaam' was Shah Rukh Khan's third film in a villainous role? Before this, he played negative characters in 'Baazigar' and 'Darr'. He even won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain for his performance in 'Anjaam'.

According to reports, director Rahul Ravail first approached Anil Kapoor to play the lead role. However, Anil refused to do the film, saying he felt the movie would flop. After his rejection, Shah Rukh Khan entered the picture.'Anjaam' was the first film to feature Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit together. After this, the pair appeared in hit movies like 'Koyla', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam', and 'Devdas'. Not many people know that Rekha was the original choice for Madhuri's role.Director Rahul Ravail made 'Anjaam' on a budget of ₹2.65 crore, and it did a business of ₹9.66 crore at the box office. Besides Madhuri and Shah Rukh, the film's cast included Sudha Chandran, Tinnu Anand, Johnny Lever, Beena Banerjee, Kiran Kumar, Kalpana Iyer, and Himani Shivpuri in key roles.

The songs from 'Anjaam', like 'Badi Mushkil Hai Khoya Mera Dil Hai' and 'Chane Ke Khet Mein', became very popular. Fun fact: the song 'Badi Mushkil Hai' was originally written for the film 'Dil', but director Inder Kumar rejected it. Shah Rukh Khan has since bought the rights to 'Anjaam' under his production house, Red Chillies Entertainment.

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