Sholay

Shatrughan Sinha was initially offered a role in Ramesh Sippy's classic Sholay. After he declined, Amitabh Bachchan took the role, making it iconic

Deewaar

Sinha passed on this major crime-action film, which ultimately became one of Amitabh Bachchan's career-defining movies

Zanjeer

Another classic rejected by Sinha, Zanjeer was a turning point in Bollywood action films and Amitabh's career

Parvarish

Initially approached for this blockbuster ensemble, Sinha opted out, leaving the role for Amitabh in this hit crime drama

Shor

Manoj Kumar offered Sinha a lead role in Shor, but after he turned it down, Kumar cast himself opposite Jaya Bachchan