Sudesh Berry Reveals Losing Role in Yash Chopra's Darr to Shah Rukh Khan
Actor Sudesh Berry revealed he was initially cast as Rahul Mehra in Yash Chopra's 1993 film Darr, with costumes prepared, before Shah Rukh Khan replaced him. Berry said the change occurred because the director felt a lesser-known actor punching a bigger star like Sunny Deol would seem unconvincing. The male lead role saw several actors considered, including Rishi Kapoor and Aamir Khan, before Sunny Deol was finalized. Berry has not seen the film and acknowledged the director's passion in making the movie.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 50%, Right 50%). Overall sentiment is neutral (51/100). Lens Score 28/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 0 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 2 Aug, 12:52 pm. Other outlets followed.