Saif was to romance Kajol

Saif Ali Khan turned down Shah Rukh Khan's role in DDLJ. 

Saif Ali Khan was offered the role of Raj Malhotra in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge . 

But he refused the role which then went to Shah Rukh Khan. King Khan had initially resisted playing the lead in this film. 

However, it was DDLJ that created his screen persona of a romantic hero.