Meet actor who worked with Shah Rukh, Salman, Ajay Devgn, turned down offer to play Arjuna because of one condition, now his idols are worshipped in…

The film industry has seen many big name actors having a roller coaster ride in their careers. That you have stumble upon stars who lost their roles by reason of diverse reasons, but one such actor who had worked with big names like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. He turned down a lifetime opportunity by reason of 1 small condition. We are talking in regards to the epic series of Mahabharat aired on Doordarshan. Are you capable of guess which actor refused to play the role of Arjuna?

This actor refused to do Arjuna’s role, here’s why…

Produced by BR Chopra, the Mahabharata epic casts Mukesh Khanna as Bhishma and Nitish Bhardwaj as Lord Krishna, Roopa Ganguly as Draupadi and Puneet Issar as Duryodhana. A couple of different roles were played by Gajendra Chauhan as Yudhishthira, Praveen Kumar as Bhima, Firoz Khan as Arjuna, Sameer Chitre as Nakula, and Sanjeev Chitre as Sahadeva.

But this actor refused to play the role of Arjuna, by reason of 1 such reason. Did that actor Pankaj Dheer became the first approach to play Arjuna in Mahabharat who declined the offer by reason of 1 condition? The makers asked Pankaj to shave off his moustache, which he failed to comply with. In a candid interview with Lehren Retro, Dheer recalled, “After I gave my audition, dialogue writers Rahi Masoom Raza, Bhring Tupkari sahab and Pandit Narendra Sharma ji had a panel together. They all thought that I would suit the role of Arjuna well. We shook hands on that and I signed the contract. Then BR Chopra often which is is named me and told me that since I would also should play the role of Brihannala (the eunuch kind of Arjuna) and for that I would should shave off your moustache. I became like, ‘No, I can’t do that.’ I told him that my face’s balance is such that if I shave off my moustache, I won’t look good. He told me, ‘Are you an actor or what? You are leaving such a significant role by reason of a moustache. I can’t bear in mind this'(sic).”

Pankaj Dheer without delay regretted turning down the offer of Arjuna after BR Chopra threw him out of the office after he declined the offer. Later when Pankaj became given the role of Surya and Kunti’s son. Later he requested BR Chopra to let him play Karan.

The veteran actor added, “It became my big stupidity but at that point, I could possibly bear in mind only this tons. Chopra sahab told me, ‘Get out of this door and don’t come again.’ He threw me out of his office. My contract became torn and for six months I kept roaming around and doing dubbing. Chopra sir often which is is named me again and which is what I call destiny. He asked me if I could possibly do Karna’s role. I asked him, ‘Sir I don’t should shave off my moustache right?’ He said no. It became destiny that I got Karna’s role (sic).”

After appearing within the epic series of Mahabharat, Pankaj Dheer’s career got a boost when he went on to work with big names like Shah Rukh Khan in Baadshah, Salman Khan in Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge and Ajay Devgn in Zameen.