Director Rakesh Roshan, ahead of Karan Arjun's re-release, shared insights into its initial casting challenges. He also revealed that Shah Rukh Khan initially said no to the film, and shared why he finally decided to do it.

Roshan said one tries to be sincere to the story but how the film performs at the box office depends on the 'chemistry between the audience and the movie'.

In an interview with Indian Express, Rakesh Roshan shared, "While Ajay can answer as to why he backed out from Karan Arjun, Shah Rukh had left the film as he wanted to play the role that Ajay was playing and vice versa.

Karan Arjun, directed by Rakesh Roshan, is all set to re-release in theatres this month. Check out what Rakesh Roshan said about a reboot.

Hrithik Roshan began as an assistant director with Karan Arjun and his father Rakesh Roshan reveals how he made the actor uncomfortable while he assisted on the film.

Rakesh Roshan also reflected on the thoughtful casting of the original 'Karan Arjun', explaining that Salman Khan was chosen for the role of Karan due to his ahead-of-its-time physique and expressive eyes,