Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor refused this Sanjay Leela Bhansali film; it won four National Awards

Sanjay Leela Bhansali had first offered Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam to Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar before signing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. Salman Khan was the third lead in the 1999 musical romantic drama.