There are characters that have defined television in the year gone by and there are actors who have chosen to give them a miss for varied reasons. It's difficult to say if they were downright stupid or plain disintetrested, but one thing's for sure that these characters have become BIG or are on their way to be so! We decided to go back in time and list the guys who said 'no' and still lived to see another day!

	PLAYING SUJAL: Pawan Shankar was offered Sujal's character after Rajeev Khandelwal called it quits. But the actor politey refused. The character is now being played by Gurpreet Singh. Pawan's stint as a lawyer in Siddhanth has come to an end and the actor has refused Ravi Chopra's Viraasat.
	KKAVYA CAPERS: Bhanu Uday, who played Aryan in Special Squad refused to play Kkavya in Kkavyanjali because he thought that the character 'lacked depth' Rakshak took on the mantle of Kkavya, only to be thrown out in sometime. Eijaz Khan now plays Kkavya.
	SACHIN'S NO TO SWAYAM: Sachin Tyagi who came into the limelight with his powerful performance in Family Business but he decided to give Swayam's character a miss because he wasn't getting the money he wanted.
	RAJEEV REFUSES TO PLAY NIKHIL: Rajeev Khandewal refused to play the 30 plus character of Nikhil in Sony's Ek Ladki Anjaani Si. The character is currently being played by Shakti Anand. The show is gaining in popularity and Rajeev has nothing in his kitty, after a cameo in CID.
	SUMEET'S NO TO SWAYAM: Sachin wasn't the only actor to have refused Sawyam's character in Kahin To Hoga. He was just wasn't interested in the character.