# Armaan Kohli, original choice for Deewana, now lives a private life 2026-08-16T19:05:37+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Armaan Kohli, the 1990s actor originally offered the lead role in the hit film Deewana, lost the part because his father, filmmaker Rajkumar Kohli, insisted that their family project Virodhi be released first. Deewana went to Shah Rukh Khan and launched his career as a superstar. Armaan, who had already shot a schedule for Deewana and appeared on its poster with Divya Bharti, told Bollywood Hungama in 2015 that he has no regrets and is 'pretty okay' with Khan becoming a star. Shah Rukh Khan acknowledged in a 2016 TV appearance that he owes his career to Armaan. Armaan debuted as a lead in Virodhi (1992) and acted in films such as Dushman Zamana and Aulad Ke Dushman but failed to sustain success. He later gained attention for his volatile stint on Bigg Boss 7, where he was arrested after a complaint by Sofia Hayat and also for illegal possession of liquor. In 2021, the NCB arrested him in a drug case. Armaan now lives a private life away from Bollywood and occasionally posts on Instagram. His last post mourned the death of Dharmendra, whom he called 'Dharam Uncle'. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Armaan Kohli, Bigg Boss, Rajkumar Kohli, Shah Rukh Khan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/armaan-kohli-original-choice-for-deewana-now-lives-a-private-life/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/armaan-kohli-original-choice-for-deewana-now-lives-a-private-life/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/