When Rishi Kapoor rejected a role offered by Salim Javed in Trishul 


Rishi Kapoor was offered the role of Sachin in the Yash Chopra directorial venture 


By Rajesh Ahuja 


Bollywood's favourite lover boy Rishi Kapoor,  who was a part of many successful Yash Chopra films like Kabhi Kabhie, Doosra Aadmi and Vijay,  rejected a role offered by legendary screenplay writers Salim Javed in Yash Chopra's Trishul . 


Legendary screenplay writers Salim Javed, who were at their peak of glory in the 1970s , offered to Rishi Kapoor the role eventually played by Sachin in Trishul. 


Writing in his autobiography Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor uncensored,  the late Bollywood actor said that Salim Javed wanted him to work in Trishul but he said 'no' to the  offer . 


Rishi Kapoor refused a role offered by Salim Javed in Trishul 




'A few years after the release of Zanzeer,(which brought Amitabh Bachchan in limelight as the new 'angry young man' of Bollywood), Salim Javed wanted me to work in Trishul,  directed by Yash Chopra.  They offered me the role that eventually went to Sachin but I said 'no 


I must be the first' and the only actor in the history of Indian cinema to have refused Salim Javed at their peak,'Rishi Kapoor wrote in his autobiography. 


Rishi Kapoor said that he refused the role in Trishul because he did not like the way it had shaped up. 


'Kabhi Kabhie had released by then. Ramesh Talwar(erstwhile AD to Yash Chopra) had become a friend.  I was already doing his film Doosra Aadmi, which Yashji was producing.  And I was on excellent terms with Yashji too. But I refused Trishul because I did not like the way the ro,but had shaped up,'Rishi Kapoor said. 


Rishi Kapoor said that his refusal to play the role led to some animosity between him and Salim Javed. 


'Salim and Javed bristled at my rejection and the animosity bubbled on the surface when I encountered Salim Khan at Playmate Club (which used to be in Hotel Sea Rock in Mumbai) a few days later. 


I was playing a game of snooker when Salim sa'ab walked over and asked me,'how did you have the guts to refuse Salim Javed? Not one to be intimidated,  I shot back, 'I didn't like the role.  Salim sa'ab boasted to me,'do you know that to this day nobody has said no to us? We can destroy your career','Rishi Kapoor said. 


Reminiscing about the incident,  Rishi Kapoor said, 'thankfully it did not turn into anything serious.  I'd hurt their ego by turning them down when every other actor though it was an honour to work with them.' 


Released in 1978, Trishul,  an action drama directed by Yash Chopra,  had screenplay by Salim Javed, who had written the story and screenplay of many hit films like Sholay, Zanzeer,  Deewar, Yaadon Ki Baraat, Haath Ki Safai  and Kaala Patthar  in the 1970s. 


Trishul starred Sanjeev Kumar,  Shashi Kapoor,  Hema Malini,  Amitabh Bachchan,  Rakhee Gulzar, Pooja Dhillon and Sachin.


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