Amitabh and Shahrukh were never approached for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Now contradictory to all the reports stating that Amitabh and Shahrukh were approached for the role in Slumdog Millionaire which they turned down, we hear that the two were never approached at all.
Speaking to Loveleen Tandon, casting director of the movie, she confirms that the mega stars were never approached at all. So far we had heard that the Big B and Shah Rukh Khan who have hosted the globally successful game show, were approached for the host's part.
Says Tandon, "In fact the game show host is far more negative in the original novel (by Vikas Swarup). But we changed that. Still, audiences the world over would have been put off if they saw Mr. Bachchan playing this game -show host who wants the young hero Jamal to lose at any cost." adding "We changed all of that and still found the role unsuitable for Mr. Bachchan. For God's sake, he plays the national icon in the film. We couldn't show him as cunning game-show host. We even thought of changing the identity of the slum-boy's icon from Mr Bachchan so he could play the game-show host."
"We changed all of that and still found the role unsuitable for Mr. Bachchan. For God's sake, he plays the national icon in the film. We couldn't show him as cunning game-show host. We even thought of changing the identity of the slum-boy's icon from Mr. Bachchan so he could play the game-show host."
That’s when they thought of roping in Anil Kapoor. But Amitabh was still required to make an appearance. It was for a scene where a mass of slum dwellers spot "Amitabh Bachchan ka helicopter" hovering in the air. The icon had to descend and sign the young hero's autograph.