Well it would’ve been a role of a lifetime for Shiney Ahuja, probably because he would be working for the last time with Bollywood Badshah SRK, had he said yes to the role of a villain in Om Shanti Om.
A source says, “The first actor approached to play the role of the villainous producer Mukesh Mehra in OM SHANTI OM was Vivek Oberoi but Vivek declined the role, since he didn’t want to be seen in a negative role, in the mega film starring King Khan. Then the next actor approached was Shiney Ahuja. His GANGSTER back then had just released, and he had been winning accolades for his acting skills in HAZAARON KHAWAISHEN AISI and GANGSTER. In fact, Shah Rukh even had a few meetings with Shiney over the role. But Shiney finally opted out of playing the part, since, perhaps, he thought this villain’s part may slot him as a negative role specialist actor and it would become a dead end for his solo hero aspirations.”
Finally the role went to Arjun Rampal who completely rocked the character of a handsome villain.
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