Did SRK turn down a film with Jackie Chan?

During interviews, a recurring question to top rung movie stars is whether or not they’d like to do a film in Hollywood. Almost always they don’t rule out the possibility, but at the same time they make it clear that they are extremely content being the big, sought-after hero in Bollywood. Shah Rukh Khan made headlines for not accepting Danny Boyle’s offer to act in Slumdog Millionaire and now it seems he has turned down another biggie.

A source told us that a leading Hollywood studio is making a two-hero project starring Jackie Chan. For the other hero, they were looking for a leading star and were very clear about wanting Shah Rukh on board. “The way the role was etched out, it fit Shah Rukh’s onscreen persona very well. Only he would have been perfect for that role.”

Sources have revealed that the story of the film revolves around two characters and one of them is on the look out for a tech expert for a mission. The tech expert was supposed to be SRK, who would eventually go on a crazy ride with Jackie’s character. The leading studio had approached Gulshan Grover for a pivotal role and had requested him to sound off Shah Rukh to see if it would interest him. “Gulshan contacted SRK a couple of months ago and discussed the project with him at length. But due to some logistical reason, SRK turned out the offer.”

When contacted, Gulshan Grover did acknowledge the course of events. “Yes, I was approached for a role and I did speak to Shah Rukh about this project. But I can’t comment further on this.”