Mumbai, Jan. 22 -- Rajeev Khandelwal was a hit with the audiences with his very first show on television Kahiin Toh Hoga which later became a pedestal for bigger highs in his career. The actor who played Sujal on the Ekta Kapoor show made girls swoon with his effortless charm and, however, reveals that he wasn't the first choice for the role despite having auditioned for the part.

Rajeev's who auditioned for two Ekta Kapoor shows had bagged the lead role in Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat while Kahiin Toh Hoga went to another actor. To top it all Rajeev reveals in a chat with ETimes, that his first instinct having bagged an Ekta Kapoor show, which is no small feat, was to say no.

In the interview, he recalled, "I was told that I should audition f...