5 huge movie roles celebs regret turning down

Many contemporary blockbusters, which did wonders with their lead actors, were turned down by other Tollywood A-listers due to personal reasons or professional commitments. We spoke to some these Bengali stars about the films or roles they regret missing out and what came out is absolute surprise. We bet you didn’t know these behind-the-scene stories.

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Raima once revealed that she still regrets not being able to do ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Delhi Belly’. "For ‘Mohabbatein’ I had got a call from the makers. They wanted me to audition for the film. But I was too lazy to go for it. Now I feel that I should have gone for the audition at least. Same thing happened with for Delhi Belly," shared Raima.

Srabanti was offered the character opposite Soham in Raj Chakrabarty's ‘Bojhena Shey Bojhena’ but at that time she was shooting Ravi Kinagi's film . The actress recalls, "Rajda asked me to adjust my dates, but I couldn't, as I had already made a commitment. Mimi essayed the role that was offered to me and did a fabulous job. But when I watched the film, I looked at Rajda with teary eyes and he assured me that he will cast me in future. Then there was ‘Dashomi’, in which I was offered a role opposite Indraneil Sengupta. But again, I was shooting with Raviji and Jeet for ‘Deewana’. And though I loved the script and my character, I had to turn the offer down."

Buddhadeb Dasgupta wanted Rituparna to play the title role in ‘Uttara’ but at that time, she was too busy with commercial films of Haranath Chakraborty, Sujit Guha and others. "I was also part of many Bangladeshi productions. So, I couldn't adjust the dates. When I watched the film, I was in tears for not being able to play such a once-in-a-lifetime character. I also regret that I couldn't work with Rituparno Ghosh in ‘Dosar’ and ‘Choker Bali’ for personal reasons. Same was the case with Gautam Halder's ‘Bhalo Theko’. I was busy with Tarun Majumdar's film and still feel bad about not being able to work in such a good film," revealed the seasoned actor.

"I was working full time down south when one day, Rituda (Rituparno Ghosh) called me and offered me work in ‘Dahan’. I remember him telling me that he wanted my dates from the 13th, which month I can't recall. But in south, people block dates three-four months in advance, so I told him I could work in the film only if he could postpone the shoot. But that wasn't possible, I guess. I don't even know which character he had thought for me. Till today, when I watch Dahan, I feel sad for not being able to work with a director of his stature," Prosenjit said while speaking about his regrets in life.

‘Proloy Asche’, the television series directed by Raj Chakrabarty, was extremely popular and was nothing less than a film. Everyone appreciated my performance and so, I have an emotional attachment with the name, Proloy. Later, when Raj made the film, ‘Proloy’, he offered me the lead role of Barun Biswas (which was later done by Parambrata Chatterjee).I couldn't accept it, as my wife had just delivered a baby and leaving my newborn angel for a month-long outdoor shoot was out of question. When I watched the film, I felt bad for not being able to work in it.