Mumbai, Feb. 15 -- Shah Rukh Khan has time and again been bombarded with questions as to why he has not explored any projects in Hollywood given his stature as a global star. Not only this but not many know that the superstar was offered Anil Kapoor's role in the Oscar-award winning film Slumdog Millionaire. In a latest interview, Shah Rukh revealed why he turned down the movie.

In an interaction with journalist Richard Quest at an event in Dubai, Shah Rukh revealed the reason behind turning down Slumdog Millionaire. He said, "Yes, Slumdog was there, and I spent a lot of time with Mr Boyle. He was very sweet. But I was doing Who Wants to be a Millionaire on television, but I just felt that in the story being told, the guy who was hosting...