Throwback: When Sanjay Leela Bhansali said he won’t do ‘Devdas’ without Shah Rukh Khan

It was director Sanjay Leela Bhansali who managed to convince SRK, stating that he wouldn’t do the film without him. At a time when the actor had created a certain type of image for himself with films like Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Mohabbatein, Devdas came as a fresh wave of air for Shah Rukh